{"id":64684,"date":"2024-02-22T19:51:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T00:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=64684"},"modified":"2024-02-22T19:51:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T00:51:30","slug":"allen-iverson-predicts-absurd-scoring-average-if-he-played-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/22\/allen-iverson-predicts-absurd-scoring-average-if-he-played-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Allen Iverson Predicts Absurd Scoring Average if He Played Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Allen Iverson<\/a> is seen by many as the best little man scorer in NBA history. Listed at six feet, 165 lbs., Iverson was often the smallest man on the court. Despite this, he could rarely be contained on the offensive end.<\/p>\n

During his 14 seasons in the NBA, Iverson<\/a> averaged 26.7 points per contest in 914 regular season games. \u00a0That average went up to 29.7 points per game in his 71 postseason outings. Iverson won four scoring titles, averaged over 30 points in four seasons, and was named the 2000-01 MVP.<\/p>\n

Allen Iverson Predicts Absurd Scoring Average if He Played Today<\/h2>\n

Today\u2019s Game is Heavily Tilted to the Offensive End<\/h3>\n

There was a lot of scrutiny surrounding Sunday\u2019s NBA All-Star Game.<\/a> The Eastern Conference scored a whopping 211 points in their 211-186 win. The two teams combined for 168 three-point attempts and just five free throws, as there wasn\u2019t an ounce of defense being played for most of the game.<\/p>\n

While it isn\u2019t quite that bad in games that count in the standings, scoring continues to go up. Every team averages at least 107 points per game this season, with the Indiana Pacers leading the way at 123.5. At the All-Star break, an incredible 46 players are averaging more than 20 points a night while playing at least 70% of their team\u2019s games.<\/p>\n

43 Points Per Game?!<\/h3>\n

The four-highest single-season scoring averages belong to Wilt Chamberlain<\/a>. He averaged an astounding 50.4 in the 1961-62 season. The only other player to average at least 37 per game is Michael Jordan<\/a> (37.1 in 1986-87). Recently, James Harden<\/a> averaged 36.1 in 2018-19 with the Houston Rockets.<\/p>\n

A guest on The Big Podcast with Shaq, Iverson was asked by Shaquille O\u2019Neal<\/a> how many points he believes he can average in today\u2019s NBA. Iverson spoke of how he averaged 33 points in the 2005-06 season yet still didn\u2019t win the scoring title, as Kobe Bryant<\/a> averaged more. Iverson said he thinks you can add 10 points to his scoring average in today\u2019s game, bringing him to 43.<\/p>\n

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Allen Iverson says he would average 43 points in today\u2019s NBA \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n

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