I think Embiid is the MVP of the regular season.”
The NBA’s 2022-2023 regular season is heading towards its end. Nevertheless, the current NBA is hot with the regular season MVP competition. The main characters are Joel Embiid (213cm, C) and Nicola Jokic (211cm, C). The two players didn’t compete only this season. However, in the past two seasons, Jokic defeated Embiid and won the back-to-back MVP.
Even until the middle of this season, it leaned towards Jokic. However, at the end of the season, Embiid showed a monstrous performance. He averaged 32.7 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.0 blocked shots in his last 15 games. It was the Philadelphia 76ers who recorded 11 wins and 4 losses thanks to Embiid’s performance.
Conversely, Jokic has missed the last three games in a row. As it is the end of the season, Jokic’s absence is giving a big blow to the MBP match. 카지노사이트
In this situation, Portland’s Damian Lillard (188cm, G) conveyed his thoughts. Lillard appeared on the ‘Dan Patrick Show’ and picked Embiid as the regular season MVP, saying, “I think Embiid is the regular season MVP.”
Afterwards, “Embiid also deserved to be MVP over the past few years. But both times he lost to Jokic. It’s different this time. Jokic has already won two MVP awards. That’s why I think Embiid, who showed similar performance to Yokichi, should be awarded the MVP,” he explained why he was chosen as the MVP.
Embiid has played 64 games and is averaging 33 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per season, with a field goal success rate of 54%. Jokic is averaging 24.9 points, 11.9 rebounds and 9.9 assists for the season in 67 games. Although there is a difference in play style, these two players are showing great performance.
The team performance is also similar. Philadelphia, where Embiid belongs, is 51-27, and Jokic’s Denver Nuggets are 52-26. As both individual and team results are similar, the MVP competition between the two players will continue until the end of the season.