The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphiawitnessed one of the most dominant performances in recent years in the NBA and the protagonist of this spectacular night was Joel Embiid, who gave us a memorable performance in the Sixers’ 105-98 win over the Jazz.
unstoppable Embiid
The Sixers star lived the best night of his career on Sunday night, if a day before he had shown his power with 42 points, this time, achieved number never seen before. 59 points, plus 11 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 blocks in just 36 minutes of play.
To give us an idea of the impact of what Embiid did, we can point out that of the 27 points the Sixers got in the fourth quarter, Embiid scored 26.
Numbers for history
Joel Embiid’s impressive numbers make him occupy a special place in the NBAWell, according to information from ESPN Stats, the Sixers player wrote his name in various departments. He is the first player to get at least 50 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks. since the blocks began to register in the statistics in 1973-74.
It is also the first player to get 20 points and 5 blocks in a single room.
Se une al grupo de Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant y Bradley Bealas the only ones who have managed to score at least 100 points on consecutive nights since the union of the NBA and the ABA, Wilt Chamberlain had done before in 1967.
In Philadelphia history
His 59 points, in addition to being a personal record, they put him in the top 5 in Sixers history.
- Wilt Chamberlain | 68 points | December 16, 1967
- Wilt Chamberlain | 65 points | February 7, 1966
- Wilt Chamberlain | 62 points | March 3, 1966
- Allen Iverson | 60 points | February 12, 2005
- Joel Embiid | 59 points | November 13, 2022
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