Scoring is one of the most critical technical stats in an NBA game, and it determines the outcome of a game. No matter how good the defense is, it is "service" for scoring, no matter how many assists there are, it needs to score to be effective, even if it is rebounding, it is to ensure a scoring advantage or catch up with the score. It's important for the team and for the players. If we remove the free throws from the score, do you think the average of 25 points per game this season is how difficult it is?
KD difference 2.7 minutes
Even Durant, whose points per game this season are 2.7 points away from averaging 25 points per game if free throws are excluded. For this reason, it can be said that if you want to average 25 points per game in terms of free throws, it is really difficult enough!
2.6 minutes difference
It can be seen that Durant has more needs than Curry in terms of dependence on free throws, and it can be said that Moe God is still as good as in the past this season, and has not been able to get free throws that are enough to match his superstar status, which may have a lot to do with the style of play, but it is also very related to the rules of penalty judgment.
Doncic 27.1 points
This season, the only player who can score more than 25 points per game without free throws is Doncic, which is enough to prove that he really outperforms other active stars in scoring in all aspects, and the scoring title is well deserved. In addition, Embiid has scored nearly 25 points this season without free throws, reaching 24.5 points!
What about James
So far this season, James has averaged 25.7 points per game, and his free throw score is 4.3 points, and after removing the free throw points, James' score has become 21.4 points! It can be seen that as he gets older, the 39-year-old James has also shown fatigue, and his performance above the average points per game is similar to the new generation or Curry and Durant.