Daily News | Joel Embiid clinches NBA scoring title; first center to do so since Shaquille O’Neal in 2000
Whether or not Joel Embiid plays or not Sunday , he has officially wrapped up the NBA’s scoring title after Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out of thew Bucks’ regular-season finale Sunday afternoon with right knee soreness.
Embiid was averaging 30.6 points per game entering Sunday. If he plays against the Pistons but does not score a point, Antetokounmpo would have needed to score at least 47 points in order to surpass him . Embiid, an MVP contender, is the first center to lead the league in scoring since Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal did so during the 1999-2000 season. The last center to average more than 30 points per game in a season is Hall of Famer and Sixers legend Moses Malone, who averaged 31.1 points per game in 1981-82 while with the Houston Rockets.
Embiid made a strong final push to clinch the title, scoring at least 41 points in three of the Sixers’ past four games.
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