Joel Embiid won the NBA scoring title to become the first Philadelphia player to top the league since Allen Iverson 17 years ago.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 03: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers celebrates against the Chicago Bulls at Wells Fargo Center on November 03, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Joel Embiid was good-naturedly swatted with towels by his 76ers' teammates as "MVP! MVP!" chants filled the arena.That made two 76ers' scoring champs in the house.
Embiid sat out the 76ers' 118-106 win over Detroit and finished at 30.6 points per game. Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo also rested Sunday, finishing at 29.9 points. He's been dominant again and is one of the contenders for NBA MVP — an award he had set as a season goal. Embiid finished the season on a streak of nine games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds. He had a whopping 12 games of 40 points and 10 rebounds, joining Russell Westbrook and Moses Malone as the only players to hit that mark since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976-1977.Embiid posted those numbers in just 33.
Embiid did finish runner-up last season to Denver’s Nikola Jokic in MVP voting. While the Denver star was a deserving winner, he played in 72 games and logged 2,488 minutes to Embiid’s 51 games and 1,585 minutes.
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