The top scorer of the NBA is Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) with an average of 35 points per night. In 30 per game there are five players, in 20 the list grows to 42 that Dejounte Murray (Atlanta Hawks) sets as the limit by averaging 20.2 in his 31 games played in the 2022-23 season. In the NBA he gets involved a lot, of course. And a debate opens about the future of the league in comparison to past times. A little over a decade ago (2011-2012), the season closed… with 12 scorers in 20!
Murray becomes strong against Sabonis.
It is a fact wild and several NBA players opened a debate, because 11 years ago only Kevin Durant (28 on average), Kobe Bryant (27.9), LeBron James (27.1), Kevin Love (26), Russell Westbrook (23.6), Carmelo Anthony (22.6), LaMarcus Aldridge (21.7), Dirk Nowitzki (21.6), Deron Williams (21), Blake Griffin (20.7 ), Monta Ellis (20.4) and David Lee (20.1) were ‘scorers’ in over 20. Times have totally changed.
There is more rhythm and the rules do not favor the defense
Kyle Kuzma
The players attribute that change to the defense. “There is more rhythm and the rules do not favor the way of defending,” said Kyle Kuzma, one of the Washington Wizards’ references. in the annotation. The minimum pace for a team was 89.14 – for the Bulls – in that course, understood as the number of possessions a team has per game. Currently, the one that generates the least is once again the Bulls with 95.88 possessions. That figure would place them as the one with the most in that 2011-2012 (it was the Kings at 94.68).
It also got wet Dwight Howard, as with almost everything. He is one of those who had to convert from a center who wreaked havoc in the area to a specialist. “Before we played in boxes and with many shoulders. The paint was full, packed,” he analyzed. Change the way you defend, what is allowed and the scoring is triggered.
Before we played in boxes and with shoulders
Dwight Howard
Zubac tries to block Ja Morant.
A turn giant to understand basketball. In the NBA it is defended, another assessment is incorrect. But the scoring skyrocketed enormously in the face of another type of game. Scoring nights are now a habit, not strange situations.
2023-12-30 08:50:16
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