Who is the team with the highest points per game this season? Perhaps some fans think it will be the Denver Nuggets, because this season's Nuggets, shooting efficiency is very exaggerated, both shooting percentage ranks first in the league (shooting 51.1%, three-point shooting rate 39.4%), offensive efficiency is also the first in the league. However, the Nuggets' pace at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends is actually not fast, and their average number of rounds per game is in the middle and lower reaches of the league, so the Nuggets are averaging only 117.1 points per game, ranking 6th in the league. Some fans may think that it will be the Golden State Warriors, thanks to the team's unique passing system and the offensive tactics of shooting three-pointers, the Warriors have a very fast offensive tempo and they also have multiple shooting points. However, the Warriors' efficiency this season can only be said to be average, and they are averaging 118.5 points per game, ranking second in the league.
The Celtics, who are now the league's No. 1 (43-17, 71.7%), are averaging 118.3 points per game, ranking third in the league, so who will be the king in points per game? It was actually an upset team, the Kings. The Kings' performance this season has been amazing, and it is indeed not easy to stand out in the top three in the Western Conference in such a competitive Western theater, and they also rely on super efficiency on the offensive end. The Kings' offensive performance is not limited to shooting, they can also play fast offense, and their ability to cut the basket is also excellent. Like their iconic player Malik Monk, he can shoot suddenly, is super athletic, and his three-pointers in key moments are quite consistent.
In his most recent game with the Kings, Monk scored a career-high 45 points, shooting 15-of-24 from the field and scoring six three-pointers to help the team turn the Clippers around. In this game that is enough to go down in history, the two teams scored a total of 351 points, the second highest in history, and can compete with the Clippers who are explosive on paper, and the Kings' offensive ability has once again been verified. So far this season, they have averaged 120.6 points per game, far higher than the Warriors, Celtics, Nuggets and other teams, ranking first in the league. In fact, before this season, perhaps no one could have predicted that the Kings would remain at the top of the West, and most fans would have the impression that they were nothing more than a fish-belly team that missed the playoffs for a long time. In fact, the last time the Kings made the playoffs was 16 years ago in the 05-06 season.
However, this season, with the gradual adaptation of Sabonis Jr. and the team, the rapid growth of Fox, the power of young rookie Murray, the Kings have also become a super dark horse, there are more than 20 games left in the regular season this season, according to this state, they want to get a ticket to the playoffs, there should be no suspense. Fox and Sabonis, both named to this season's All-Star team, Sabonis is a very well-rounded center, can shoot and steal passes, averaging 18.8 points, 12.3 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game this season, but the role on the defensive end is slightly worse. Fox is a characteristic young backcourt player, averaging 25.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game this season.
Fox's peculiarity is that his three-point shooting is actually not outstanding, shooting only 33%, which is not in line with the main theme of today's league guards, however, Fox has the league's first-class hard solving ability, his mastery is unique, breaking through to the high range near the paint area, basically darts must hit. In addition, Fox's confrontation ability is not weak, and he is also very experienced in breaking through and killing, and his style of play is not at all like a 25-year-old player. It's also worth mentioning that Fox has been particularly outstanding in key moments, ranking first in the league this season with 5.5 points per game (a time when the two teams have no more than 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter or overtime).
In fact, the Western side is not only a dark horse of the Kings, young teams such as the Jazz, Thunder, and Grizzlies are eyeing the ticket to the playoffs, and there is no need to say more about the competitiveness of the Western theater this season, there are 11 teams with a win rate of 46% to 58%, and the rankings of each team between them may change greatly at any time. When teams like the Kings can rank in the top three in the West, traditional Western flow teams like the Warriors and Lakers are increasingly facing greater challenges. Now, Durant and Irving have also come to the West, Wilson has also gone to the Clippers, forming a new Big Three, but the Lakers and Warriors are outside the top eight in the West, do you think these two teams can make the playoffs?