Fans of offensive cards were spoiled less than ten days ago. On January 22, Joel Embiid scored 70 points when Karl-Anthony Towns scored 62 for his part. Four days later, on the 26th, it was Luka Doncic who blew up the scorers with 73 points, while Devin Booker scored 62 points at the same time.
Two evenings with two players who exceed 60 points at the same time, including a 70-point performance each time, it's absolutely incredible.
“It’s basketball today,” believes Joe Dumarsdirector of basketball operations for the NBA. “It’s the rhythm of the matches, it’s the number of 3-point shots that are attempted. We're going to have breakouts like that from now on. »
If these performances obviously allow the NBA to gain popularity, some also complain, pointing out matches where defenses have disappeared and attacks take up all the space.
An offensive trend confirmed by the figures. This season, NBA teams are averaging 115.6 points per game. Last season, it was 114.7 points on average. And that’s five points more than in 2021/22 (110.6).
“We are going to see big numbers in attack because of the pace and the winning shots,” insists Joe Dumars. “But neither I nor anyone in the NBA offices intends to impose a certain score in matches. I saw the Boston – Denver match (Nuggets narrow victory, 100-102) and it was a great match. This is what the fans want. They want to come out of a meeting and say it was crazy. The score is secondary to that. Fans just want to see great matches. »
