Balance: The NBA Playoffs Are Demonstrating the Power of Balanced Scoring Over One-Man Shows

Jonah Hall
5 min readJun 7, 2021

There are now eight teams remaining in the NBA Playoffs. This year’s NBA scoring leaders: Steph Curry (32.0), Bradley Beal (31.3), and Damian Lillard (28.8) are all on well-deserved vacation, though they’d prefer to be playing in the Conference Semis. All three are incredible scorers, with Curry and Lillard showcasing mind-boggling range. They score out of necessity. Their teams depend on their virtuosity to win. The playoffs demand more out of offenses than mind-boggling range…teams must have…

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Jonah Hall

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