Duncan and Malone are two very good power forwards. They are regarded as the best candidates for the first power forward in NBA . Some people think that Duncan is the number one power forward in history, and some people think that Malone is the best power forward. The first power forward in history, what kind of performance did they play when they played against each other?
They played a total of 36 games. Duncan averaged 39.6 minutes per game, averaging 23.8 points, 11 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.4 blocks per game, shooting 51.6% from the field, and a record of 20 wins and 16 losses. Malone played 38.4 minutes per game, averaged 19.4 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 0.8 blocks per game, shooting 42.9% from the field, and a record of 16 wins and 20 losses.
These 36 matches were one-sided. Duncan is better than Malone in both personal data and team record. However, Duncan only entered the NBA in 1997 when he was 21 years old. Malone is 34 years old. When he played in the first season, Malone was in excellent physical condition and had much more experience than Duncan, so he did not lose Duncan too much in the matchup.
But starting from Duncan's second season in the NBA, Malone was one year older while Duncan was better adapted to the NBA. After that, Duncan had the upper hand in almost every match, and Malone was only 4 He scored more times than Duncan, but his shooting percentage was lower than Duncan's. Duncan also scored 46 points and 14 rebounds on his head for a large double-double. Malone lost not to Duncan, but to his age. If he can At the peak meeting, he can at least draw a tie with Duncan, even if he has the upper hand, it is not surprising, because his strength is really strong, in terms of statistics, he is even better than Duncan.
Duncan played in the NBA for 19 years, played 1,392 games, averaged 34 minutes per game, averaged 19 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3 assists, 0.74 steals, and 2.17 blocks per game.The shooting percentage was 50.6%. His total data in the regular season was 26,496 points, 15091 rebounds, 4225 assists, 1025 steals, 3020 blocks.
Malone also played in the NBA for 19 years, playing 1,476 games, averaging 37.2 minutes per game, averaging 25 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.41 steals, 0.78 blocks, and field goal percentage. For 51.6%, his total data in the regular season was 36,928 points, 14,968 rebounds, 5248 assists, 2085 steals and 1,145 blocks.
In addition to Malone's rebounds and blocks less than Duncan, the rest of the data are superior. Malone’s effective field goal percentage in the regular season is 51.7%, which is higher than Duncan’s 50.7%. His efficiency value is 57.7%, which is higher than Duncan’s 55.1%. Malone's regular season data is even better, so how does the data compare in the playoffs?
Duncan played in 251 playoff games, averaging 37.3 minutes per game, averaging 20.6 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3 assists, 0.67 steals and 2.26 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was 50.1%. Malone played 193 playoff games, averaging 41 minutes per game, averaging 24.7 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.34 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was 46.3%.
In the playoffs, Duncan’s average rebounds, blocks per game, and field goal percentage are higher than Malone’s. Duncan’s effective field goal percentage and efficiency rating are also higher than Malone’s, and Malone’s average points per game. He has an advantage in assists and steals per game. On the whole, Duncan is better. The reason is that in the playoffs with higher defensive intensity, Duncan still maintains an excellent shooting percentage, and other statistics are higher than the regular season. The playoffs are the stage for testing superstars. Duncan proved himself to be a superstar with both offense and defense. Malone's efficiency was reduced due to the increase in defensive intensity. Many statistics were lower than those in the regular season, and his performance in the playoffs was slightly inferior to Duncan.
Ma Long performed better in the regular season,Duncan's performance in the playoffs was even better. The two were evenly divided. The main reason Duncan could leave Malone far behind was the number of championships. Duncan's 19-year career has won 5 individual championships and won 3 finals. MVP, and Malone’s lack of success in this area led to his historical status far lower than Duncan, and even lower approval ratings than , Nowitzki and Garnett in the selection of the best power forward in history.
In the US media’s historical power forward selection, Duncan won 80% approval rate, while Malone only got 3% approval rate, which is lower than Nowitzki’s 10% and Garnett’s 4 %. This result is enough to reflect how important the championship is to the superstar’s historical status. This is also the reason why many players want to win the championship before the end of their career. Malone also tried to reduce his status to compete for the championship, but he encountered O’Neal and O’Neal. Bryant was in conflict. Although he entered the finals, he still lost to the Pistons. After the end of the season, Malone also retired sadly.
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