![]() ![]() She previously covered the league for Sports Illustrated, the Los Angeles Times, the Bay Area News Group and the San Antonio Express-News. Melissa Rohlin is an NBA writer for FOX Sports. So, really, it just comes down to how good Embiid and Jokić have been. Antetokoumpo has played in slightly fewer games than both Embiid and Jokić, which counts for something in this tight of a race.īut, honestly, it's difficult to justify Antetokounmpo being third considering his statline hasn't been matched since Wilt Chamberlain in 1965-66. In a normal season, that could've made him a shoo-in for the award.īut this isn't a normal season, considering both Jokić and Embiid are also playing out of their minds and are leading their teams to impressive finishes. Antetokounmpo led the team during Khris MIddleton's extended absence, is an incredible two-way player, and has led the Bucks to the best record in the league (56-22). And while Jokic is a phenomenal player who is consistently atop nearly every advanced statistic, I don't think he edged out Embiid this season to join that remarkably elite list.ģ. Jokić has won the award the last two years and would be in rarified air if he three-peated, joining Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and Larry Bird. But he clearly trails his competition on the defensive end. He's a brilliant scorer and playmaker, and is arguably the biggest offensive threat in the group. Jokić has been incredible all season and has led the Nuggets to the top seed in the Western Conference (52-26). This season, after being the runner-up for the award the last two years, it belongs to him. Embiid has shown time after time that he has a killer instinct and can be the most dominant player on the court on any given night. He has been incredibly dominant this season, taking his game to another level. In an extremely tight race, I'm giving a hair's edge to Embiid, who is leading the league in scoring while shooting a career-high 54.2% from the field, is an elite defender, and has led his team to a 51-27 record. So, judging upon the entire season, my vote still goes to Embiid. Not to mention, that decision is often up to a team’s medical staff. Joel Embiid vs Giannis AntetokoumnpoWelcome to an epic battle between two giants of the NBA, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo. One game should not have a big impact on who wins an award that's predicated upon an 82-game body of work. He has consistently dominated Embiid over the years and has shut. Some thought he should be docked points for that. In 12 games, Giannis has averaged 32.7 PPG, 13.9 RPG, and 6.8 APG, while Embiid is putting up 26.8 PPG, 12.0 PPG, and 5.0 APG. ![]() Here's where the MVP race stands in my eyes, with less than a week to go in the regular season.Ī lot was made of Embiid missing the big matchup against Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets last week because of right calf tightness. Fans were blown away.A handful of games remain, meaning the top MVP candidates have just days left to finalize their cases. That’s a brick wall, fam.īut Giannis is Giannis. This is pretty incredible. I mean, that dude is 7 feet and 280 pounds. ![]() If it were a normal human being they’d probably have immediately exploded. But, clearly, it wasn’t that big of a deal to him.Įmbiid really hockey-checked that man. He has won twice as many games as Embiid, and he dominates him in overall stats as well. If Antetokounmpo falls this is probably a flagrant 2. The two superstars have met 12 times in their careers, and Giannis holds the edge (8-4). Giannis doesn’t move after this Flagrant 1 from Embiid. He gives him the elbow, but Antetokounmpo still gets up the shot and watches the ball after.Įmbiid is somehow the one who ends up on the ground! It’s incredible. The only thing he can do is foul, but he shouldn’t have fouled him this way. Embiid is sliding and tries to stop him but is clearly out of position. He really didn’t move.Īntetokounmpo was coming down the court in transition. And it wasn’t just any flagrant foul, either. Any person who can take a flagrant foul from Joel Embiid and not budge seems like somebody who you don’t really want to mess with. ![]()
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