James Harden had the largest scoring margin in a season ahead of Chamberlain 's 5.5 ppg due to the absence of Paul George against Milwaukee Bucks due to an injury on April 10 .
On April 10 , a right shoulder injury for Paul George—thus missing the final regular season game against the Milwaukee Bucks—ensured Harden would have the largest scoring margin , 8.1 points we game ( ppg ) , over the second-leading scorer since Chamberlain ( 1963-64 , 5.5 ppg ) .
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