Joel Embiid may have wrapped up MVP with his herculean performance vs. the Celtics. And while that matters, it's not what matters as the postseason approaches.
Joel Embiid might have put a bow on the MVP raceEmbiid leads the NBA in scoring with a career-high 33.3 points per game. In fact, his shooting percentage is also at a career-high clip too.
The other two players in the discussion - Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo and reigning back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokic of Denver - have better rebounding numbers.Would they even make the playoffs? Perhaps. But it's clear, Embiid has carried this team. Let's look at some other categories. Embiid plays better defense than the other two - he's averaging a full block per game better than the Joker and nearly a full one per game over the Greek Freak.Let's look back to Tuesday's dominance.This season, JoJo has been basically unguardable.But let's not forget the real goal here.
As much as I'm sure Embiid wants to win his first MVP, what he really wants - and what we all want even more - is to see this team finally make it past the second round.
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