Putting the NBA's scoring explosion in context
We have to account for the outrageous offensive environment
In the last week, we’ve seen NBA superstars post absolutely absurd scoring numbers. Joel Embiid scored 70 points. On the very same night, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 62. A few days later, Luka Doncic put up 73 while at the same time, Devin Booker was scoring 62.
The numbers are getting ridiculous, and the scoring explosion is not limited to individual outp…
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