The Eastern Conference has been dominated by the NBA Champs Cleveland Cavaliers as expected. At 13-2 win-loss record, they are the top team in the East. The Cavs are in action yesterday. So is the improving Philadelphia 76ers.
Kyrie Irving is one of the top performers in the East for November 27 action. Joel Embiid also manages to get in. But who are the other three Eastern Conference players who made it to our top 5?
Here are the lists of the top 5 players in the Eastern Conference from the games played in November 27.
No. 5: Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers
Joel Embiid is drafted as the 3rd overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2014 NBA Draft. He missed his first two seasons due to various injuries. And on October 26 of this year, he made his much-awaited NBA regular season debut, as per Wikipedia.
He was doing well so far this season as he averages 18.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.4 block shots. And despite the loss against the Cavaliers, he still performed well as he recorded 22 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks shots. He also shot an impressive 3 out of 4 from the three-point line.
No. 4: Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers
Kevin Love had another outstanding performance. Against the Sixers, he had another double-double performance with 25 points and 11 rebounds. This was already his 11th double-double of the season. He also shot 4-8 from the three-point line and a perfect 9-9 from free-throws.
He was involved in a lot of trade rumor talks. But those rumors just inspired him as he proved to be the right fit for the Cavs team.
No. 3: Evan Fournier of the Orlando Magic
Despite the loss to the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks, Evan Fournier had an outstanding performance. He finished the game with 27 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. He also shot 11-21 from the field and 2-3 from the free-three line.
Fournier has been the star for the Magic this season. He leads the Magic in scoring with 17.6 points per game.
No. 2: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers
In the game against the Sixers, LeBron James dominated the game once again as he record another triple-double with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists. This was James third triple-double of the season.
Now on his 14th NBA season and 31 years of age, James is still showing that he still at the top of the NBA as he is averaging 23.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 9.7 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks, as per ESPN. He don't need to score that much because he is playing alongside great scorers in Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving.
No. 1: Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers
Kyrie Irving is the top Eastern Conference player for November 27 action. He had an astonishing performance as he recorded 39 points on 14-27 from the field goal and a perfect 6-6 from the free-throw line. He also had 4 rebounds and 2 assists with only one turnover.
Irving has been remarkable this season. He is clearly one of the biggest reasons why the Cleveland Cavaliers are at the top of the Eastern Conference.
