Most Clutch points in the NBA?
Joel Embiid, and it ain’t close. The margin between him and #2 (LeBron) is 1.5 PPG, the same margin between LeBron and Devin Booker, in 20th.
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Joel Embiid has scored 82 points in the clutch (five-point differential or less in the last five minutes of a game) this season. No other player in the NBA has more than 59 points in clutch situations (Kevin Durant and Jayson Tatum are tied for second-most with 59)
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NBA’s [Clutch] Leaders:
PTS: Joel Embiid
FTA: Joel Embiid
BLK: Joel Embiid
[TRAILING BY or LEADING BY 5 or less points in the final 3 minutes of the 4th Quarter]
Embiid is shooting 50% from the Mid Range in the 4th Quarter thru 11 games since returning from Covid. Joel Embiid’s shooting splits in the clutch are 51.9/41.7/71.9, and he’s averaging just 0.5 turnovers in those minutes.
Side note: Embiid is also the NBA's all-time leading PPG scorer per 36.
This post was edited by Sixers on Dec 21 2021 10:36am