Joel Embiid amassed a stat line reserved solely for the NBA all-timers, racking up a career-high 59 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists, and seven blocks to propel the Sixers to a 105-98 victory over the Utah Jazz.
Joel Embiid bent over at the 76ers’ free-throw line as “M-V-P!” chants rained down from the Wells Fargo Center stands.
It’s not hyperbole to call Embiid’s masterpiece one of the best in Sixers and NBA history. Since blocks became an official stat, he is the only player to total at least 50 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five rejections in a game. And it was the fifth-highest single-game scoring output in franchise history, only surpassed by legends Wilt Chamberlain and Allen Iverson .
Embiid’s personal avalanche occurred about 24 hours after he dropped 42 points in 40 minutes during Saturday’s victory over the Atlanta Hawks, and less than a week after returning from a three-game absence because of the flu. He scored 26 of the Sixers’ 27 fourth-quarter points — and recorded five blocks during that same timeframe — to fend off every Jazz push.
Embiid scored 13 first-quarter points, setting a strong tone for the second night in a row. He helped pull the Sixers out of a 14-point second-quarter hole, which his team fell into as he rested. He dropped in a game-tying shot through contact with about nine minutes to play in the fourth, before swatting away a Jordan Clarkson shot and hitting a jumper to give the Sixers an 88-86 lead with less than nine minutes remaining.
And now, Embiid can rest. The Sixers have a rare four days before their next game, a home contest against a Milwaukee Bucks team that boasted the NBA’s best record at 10-2 entering Sunday.The good news for the Sixers: Embiid is clearly regaining his rhythm amid early-season health troubles. He played the entire first quarter Sunday, making him the last starter to sub out of the game. Then, he was on the floor for all but 57 seconds in the final period.
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