The 76ers made history in their 157-137 win over the Bulls Wednesday night and we all saw some things that either rarely happen or never happen.
The 76ers made some history in their 157-137 win over the Bulls at the Xfinity Mobile Arena Wednesday night and we all saw some things that either rarely happen or never happen.With a tip of the cap to Stathead, let’s take a look at 10 76ers stats you will not believe:-most in franchise history and their most since Feb.
15, 1970, when they beat the Suns 159-125 at the Spectrum behind 34 points from Jim Washington. They scored more points three times as the Syracuse Nationals and just four other times since moving to Philadelphia in 1963 – 160 at Seattle in 1967, 158 vs. the Lakers in 1968 and 159 vs. the San Diego Rockets in January 1970. The 157 points are tied for the most in the NBA this year. The Nuggets won 157-103 in Portland in February.With 35-year-old Paul George scoring 28 points and 32-year-old Joel Embiid scoring 35, this was the first time in 32 years and only the second time ever two 76ers 32 or older have scored 25 points in the same game. On April 6, 1994, 34-year-old Orlando Woolridge scored 29 and 32-year-old Jeff Malone had 32 in a 115-114 win over the Bucks at the Spectrum. Embiid, playing his first game since turning 32 on March 16, is the seventh 76er to score 35 points in a game after turning 32. George had 35 in December in a loss in Atlanta, James Harden had two games of 35 points after turning 32 and before that it was Doc, Leroy Kellis, Kevin Loughery, Hal Greer and Dolph Schayes.With his 3-pointer with 25 seconds left on his 40th birthday, Kyle Lowry became the oldest player in 76ers history with a 3-pointer. The previous oldest 76er with a 3 was Lowry, who was 39 years and 321 days when he made his last one, in Portland on Feb. 9. The oldest 76er with a 3 before Lowry was P.J. Tucker, who was 38 years, 177 days, when he made a 3 vs. Portland in October 2023. Lowry is the 18NBA player to make a 3 after turning 40, a group that also includes Grant Hill, Jason Kidd, Chris Paul, Michael Jordan, John Stockton, Steve Nash and LeBron James.-most in franchise history and are the most ever in a home game. The only times they made more 3’s were 23 in a win at Indy in 2022, 24 in a win in Toronto in 2024 and 24 in a win in Houston last March. Their 47 3-point shots are 7-most in franchise history. The Bulls also took 47 3’s . This was the fourth time the 76ers have played a game where both teams shot 47 or more 3’s. The 76ers’ 57 field goals matched their most since they had 59 in a 134-109 win over the Nuggets in December 1988. They also had 57 in a win over the Suns in 1990 and a win over the Cavs in 2019.Embiid had seven assists, V.J. Edgecombe had six, Quentin Grimes and Dominick Barlow five apiece and Paul George had four. This is the seventh time in 76ers history all five starters have had at least four assists. It happened in 1980 with Mo Cheeks, Darryl Dawkins, Lionel Hollins, Caldwell Jones and Bobby Jones, in 1989 with Ron Anderson, Charles Barkley, Mike Gminski, Hersey Hawkins and David Wingate, 2013 with Spencer Hawes, Jrue Holiday, Evan Turner, Damien Wilkins and Thaddeus Young, 2020 with Joel, Tobias Harris, Al Horford, Josh Richardson and Ben Simmons and again in 2021 with Seth Curry, Joel, Danny Green, Harris and Simmons.The 76ers only committed eight turnovers, making them the first team in NBA history to score 157 points while commiting single-digit turnovers. The fewest turnovers previously by a team scoring at least 157 points was 11 by the Bucks in a 171-166 triple-overtime win over the Spurs at HemisFair Arena in San Antonio on March 6, 1982.Justin Edwards was plus-20 in just 14 points. Only six 76ers have ever been plus-20 or better in fewer than 14 points, most recently Patrick Beverley in 2023 vs. Washington .The 76ers improved to 7-71 in franchise history when allowing at least 138 points and 2-58 in regulation. Their only previous non-overtime wins when allowing at least 138 points were 163-148 over the San Francisco Warriors at Onondaga War Memorial in Syracuse in 1963 and 147-143 over the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in 2023.In his first game since Feb. 26, Embiid had 35 points, seven assists and six rebounds. This is his 15career game with 35 points, seven assists and six rebounds, which trails only Allen and Wilt in franchise history. And Paul George, in his first game since Jan. 29, had 28 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals, making him the oldest player in 76ers history to reach those benchmarks in a game. The previous oldest was Doc, who was 32 when he had 29 points, seven assists, six rebounds and four steals in a win in Houston in 1983. Only 13 other players in NBA history have hit those figures in a game after turning 35, including LeBron, Karl Malone, John Havlicek, Larry Byrd, Clyde Drexler, Kobe and Jimmy Butler. George is also the first player in NBA history with 28 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals in fewer than 26 minutes after turning 35.
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