Daily News | Joel Embiid’s numbers were historic beyond his 59 points
Joel Embiid’s performance against the Utah Jazz on Sunday night was one of the greatest achievements a player has ever had in a 76ers uniform.
The stat line is the first of its kind in league history since blocked shots became an official statistic in 1973. No other player has been credited with at least 50 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and five blocks in a game. His 59 points are the fifth-highest total by a Sixer, surpassed only by Wilt Chamberlain’s 68 , Chamberlain’s 65 , Chamberlain’s 62 , and Allen Iverson’s 60 .Coming on the heels of his 42-point performance the night before, against the Atlanta Hawks, Embiid became the fourth player since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976 to score a total of 100 points or more in back-to-back games, joining Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, and Bradley Beal. And he is the first center to do so since Chamberlain in 1967.
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