Historic night for Joel Embiid, the Sixers star left inspired and put up a career-best performance of 59 points, while adding 11 rebounds, eight assists and seven blocks to lead Philadelphia to a valuable victory over the Utah Jazz with a score of 105-98.
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Embiid has clearly gotten back on his feet over the past week after recovering from illness. The reigning NBA scoring champion scored 42 points Saturday in a win against Atlanta.
Embiid added 26 of Philadelphia’s 27 points in the fourth quarter and became the first player in NBA history with 50 points, 10 rebounds, five rebounds, five assists and five blocks in a game since blocks became an official stat in the 1973-74 season.
“I have never seen a more dominant performance combining defense and offense,” coach Doc Rivers said.
Malik Beasley finished with 18 points for the Jazz.
With the 76ers leading 101-98 and 1:19 minutes left, Embiid blocked a shot attempt by Collin Sexton, then headed to the other end of the court to hit a game-winning shot.
