As the NBA regular season draws to a close, the battle for first place in five basic stats is fierce. Score is one of the data that everyone pays the most attention to, so what is the current situation? First of all, we need to note that since the regular season, the overall situation of the scoring championship battle has been decided, and there is not much suspense. The scoring king is decided! The three withdrew from the competition, Lillard came later, and eventually the two turned.
To say that the game has been played so far, what is the threshold for competing for the scoring title? That's to get at least 30+ points. As things stand, there are 6 players who have scored 30+, namely Tatum, Alexander, Alphabet Brother, Lillard, Doncic, and Embiid. That is to say, if you can't get 30+ scores, you can't even touch the minimum threshold. A player like Mitchell, even though he has 70+ scoring performances, is averaging less than 30 points per game.
In other words, this season's scoring title battle was born among these players. So what is the situation among these 6 players? First, Tatum, Alphabet Brother, and Alexander basically withdrew from the competition. Why do you say that? Although these three players score 30+, they are also only in their early 30s. Given the small number of matches, it is unlikely that you will want to buck the trend unless you score 40+ points in a single game in a row in future matches.
Lillard has been scoring a lot this season, especially over the past period, when he has also scored 70+ points in a single game. Lillard is averaging 32.1 points per game this season, and he can rush to third place, mainly because he came later. Lillard averaged 20.7 shots per game and hit 9.7 of those shots for a 46.6 percent percentage. In terms of points per game this season, Lillard is a career high, maintaining a fairly strong scoring firepower.
However, it should be noted that even if Lillard comes out on top, he is unlikely to compete for the scoring title. On the one hand, because of the difficult late-stage schedule, his scoring was already limited against the Celtics and 76ers. On the other hand, the Blazers became the first team to fall behind in Western Conference play-off qualifiers. If the Blazers change their strategy late-stage, Lillard may not have to play again and will not compete for the scoring title again.
As far as the current situation is concerned, in the end, it is Doncic and Embiid who turn. At present, Doncic is averaging 33 points per game and Embiid is averaging 33.4 points per game, and the two are too close, which also makes scoring predictions more difficult. Embiid was last season's scoring champion and he definitely wants to win this season. Doncic, on his side, is a league superstar and has raised his scoring status to a relatively high level this year. As far as the competition between these two people is concerned, there is no victory or defeat until the last minute.
If you have to make predictions, Embiid has a good chance of becoming the scoring champion. First, Embiid is now in the lead, and the scoring momentum has not diminished recently, and Harden on the team has also turned into a green leaf and will not steal Embiid's play. Second, Doncic has scored far less aggressively than before the trade after Irving joined. What's more, when playing with Irving, Irving dilutes Doncic's score. Overall, Doncic is at a disadvantage in the race to score.
All in all, this year's competition for the scoring title will be fierce, but the big picture is basically set, that is, Embiid and Doncic play together, and the rest of the players are running. In addition, there are so many players averaging 30+ points per game, which is also refreshing everyone's cognition.