The last days of the regular phase are always exciting, but there is much more at stake than simply knowing which teams will fight for the ring.
One of the most exciting and even fights of the 2022-23 season has been to be the top scorer in the NBA. Luka Doncic and Joel Embiid have been exchanging the lead in the scoring table to face the last two games of the regular phase with everything at stake.
Evolution of the scoring average of Luka Doncic and Joel Embiid this season
The Sixers star comes from winning his first top scorer award (30.6 points per game in the 2021-22 season), but it will not be easy this time. Despite starting with an advantage thanks to his 33.1 points per game than averages this season, Embiid’s team has already delivered, so it wouldn’t be surprising if He won’t play as many minutes as usual against the Hawks and Nets.
Luka Doncic for his part is averaging 32.7 points and everything seems to indicate that he is going to throw himself into his shoes. The Mavericks still have a chance to make the playoffs, but they need to beat the Spurs and Bulls (and wait for a Thunder stumble) to do so. The scenario is propitious for the Slovenian to score many points and more taking into account how good these two teams are at Doncic: he scored 28 and 51 points in the two games the Mavs have played this season against the Spurs.
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