Antitokunbo, LeBron and Ebid in an unimaginable battle for the title of top scorer by 0.1 points

Simply because he improved his average as much as it took to create a condition we’ve had to see in the NBA since 2011-12. Who is she; The difference between No. 1 and No. 2 (in this case even No. 3) in the scorer list is 0.1 points.

Joel Ebid is the one who has been dominating the NBA’s top spot in terms of points per game for the past few weeks. In this case, the tall Philadelphia Sixers are averaging 29.5 points/game but no longer feel like the (steadfast) favorite for that singles honor in the regular-season Finals.

Simply because he feels the breath of Giannis Antitokoumbo and LeBron James. Greek Freak is firmly in the top three this season, with the ‘King’ playing… hard to win, overtaking both in the turn and lifting the top scorer title.

Essentially this is an opponent of these three players as the gap below third position is quite large. You see, DeMar DeRozan and Tre Yang are almost a point and a half away from #1, which means they need to start posting consecutive 30+ point games to have any hope.

Detailed picture in the top ten so far

1. Joel Ebid – 29.5
2. Giannis Antetokounbo – 29.4
3. LeBron James – 29.4
4. DeMar DeRozan – 28.1
5. Tre Yang – 28.0
6. Lukas Doncic – 27.8
7. Yes Morand – 27.7
8. Jason Tatum – 26.0
9. Donovan Mitchell – 25.9
10. Stephen Curry – 25.8

By the way: In the new millennium, the difference between first and second place was four times smaller than one point. In fact, Kevin Durand beat Coby Bryant by 0.1 points in 2011/12, a condition we may see again this year.

Analytically the four smallest differences in the new millennium

• In 2014/15 Russell Westbrook beat James Harden by 0.7 points
• In 2012/13, Carmelo Anthony beat Kevin Durand by 0.6 points
• In 2011/12 Kevin Durand beat Coby Bryant by 0.1 points
• In 2009/10, Kevin Durand beat LeBron James by 0.4 points