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Without James Harden, Embiid is 2-4 vs. teams above .500 this year.
Without Joel Embiid, James Harden is undefeated against teams above .500 this year. 5-2 overall.
Without Jamal Murray, Jokić is 4-1 against
such teams. 8-2 overall.
Monday will decide if Harden or Jok is MVP
Jok has shot better than his 63.2% average 27 times this year.
Record: 21-6
Embiid has eclipsed 63.2% ONLY 24 times in the last 3 years COMBINED.
Record: 21-3
Giannis has done it 27 times in last 2 years.
Record: 24-3
Efficiency matters, folks.
MVP x3.
People have been claiming Jokic is only efficient because he takes easy shots.
The reality is that not only does Nikola Jokic take the most difficult shots out of any superstar in the league: he also makes difficult shots at a higher clip than any other player.
Joel Embiid has played on 2 teams with 4 players averaging 16+ PPG in the playoffs.
Only 1 other team in the last 13 years has had 4 players w/ 16+ PPG in the playoffs:
2020 Jazz (slain by Jokić)
Embiid has had more help than any other player in the modern era.
The most common assist combinations in the league:
1. @BigGameTae to Jokić (149)
2. Trae Young to Capela (149)
3. Jokić to @Double0AG (144)
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9. Jokić to @BigGameTae (125)