Clippers swingman Norman Powell has actually taken benefit of the chance afforded by the departure of Paul George and the damage to Kawhi Leonard to unfold his wings this season. With a inexperienced mild to shoot, his scoring common has gone from 13.9 factors per sport to 23.3 factors per sport, a 9.4-point enchancment in only one 12 months.
That will sound like lots, however it’s nothing in comparison with different scoring leaps we’ve seen in NBA historical past. We rank the largest ever beneath. (It’s possible you’ll quickly discover these scoring explosions have been extra frequent again within the day than they’re now.)
Stephen Dunn/Allsport/Getty Photographs
1985-86: 7.06 ppg1986-87: 24.89 ppg
Malcolm Emmons- USA TODAY Sports activities
1970: 2.59 ppg1971: 20.20 ppg
Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports activities
1967: 2.91 ppg1968: 20.15 ppg
Ken Levine/Getty Photographs
1989: 6.16 ppg1990: 23.21 ppg
Charles T. Higgins/NBAE by way of Getty Photographs
1952: 5.97 ppg1953: 22.34 ppg
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports activities
1970: 4.31 ppg1971: 20.40 ppg
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1976: 3.94 ppg1977: 19.35 ppg
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports activities
1969: 5.86 ppg1970: 21.00 ppg
Jim Gund/Getty Photographs
1988: 7.51 ppg1989: 22.62 ppg
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Community.
1967: 9.25 ppg1968: 23.97 ppg
USA TODAY Sports activities
1986: 22.67 ppg1987: 37.09 ppg
NBAE Pictures/NBAE by way of Getty Photographs
1957: 5.49 ppg1958: 19.87 ppg
Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports activities
2015: 6.84 ppg2016: 20.83 ppg
Getty Photographs
1988: 4.49 ppg1989: 18.46 ppg
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1960: 0.00 ppg1961: 13.73 ppg
Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports activities
2019: 4.72 ppg2020: 18.17 ppg
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports activities
1961: 17.58 ppg1962: 30.80 ppg
Getty Photographs
1978: 15.67 ppg1979: 28.77 ppg
Dick Raphael/NBAE by way of Getty Photographs
1980: 9.26 ppg1981: 21.86 ppg
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1961: 3.51 ppg1962: 16.07 ppg
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports activities
1973: 18.01 ppg1974: 30.55 ppg
Getty Photographs
1990: 12.71 ppg1991: 25.09 ppg
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports activities
1975: 7.69 ppg1976: 20.01 ppg
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports activities
1971: 15.95 ppg1972: 28.22 ppg
Otto Greule Jr/Getty Photographs
1984: 9.84 ppg1985: 22.09 ppg
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports activities
1971: 9.19 ppg1972: 21.43 ppg
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Community.
1978: 3.95 ppg1979: 16.03 ppg
Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports activities
2011: 2.62 ppg2012: 14.63 ppg
Getty Photographs
1987: 4.00 ppg1988: 15.99 ppg
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports activities
1961: 38.39 ppg1962: 50.36 ppg
