![]() ![]() ![]() “I’ve never seen a more dominating performance when you combine defense and offense,” 76ers coach Doc Rivers told reporters.Įmbiid will have the opportunity to continue his ridiculous scoring run against the Milwaukee Bucks and their NBA-best record on Friday after some much needed rest. “My teammates knew who had the hot hand and they just had to feed me,” a humble Embiid said, thanking his team for the support.Īn impressive fourth-quarter underlined just how dominant Embiid was feeling on Sunday, as he scored 26 out of his team’s 27 points. Dustin Satloff/Getty Imagesīrooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai says he believes Kyrie Irving 'does not have any beliefs of hate towards Jewish people' Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets warms up before the game against the Indiana Pacers at Barclays Center on Octoin New York City. His demolition job is all the more impressive considering he was recovering from an illness last week. It marks an unprecedented weekend for Embiid who also scored 42 points in the Sixers’ win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. “To be in that company means a lot, but I still got a long way to go.” “Those are two legends that played here and that I respect a lot,” Embiid told reporters after the game. His astonishing performance also marked the fifth best scoring performance in 76ers franchise history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain – who holds the top three spots – and Allen Iverson. It was a dominant display that wrote his name into the NBA record books as he became the only player to score 50 points, 10 boards, five rebounds, five assists and five blocks in a single game, since blocks became an official statistic in 1973. The 28-year-old flirted with a quadruple-double, scoring a monstrous 59 points – over half his team’s total – while adding 11 rebounds, eight assists and seven blocked shots. Joel Embiid produced arguably the greatest performance of his career to inspire the Philadelphia 76ers to a 105-98 victory over the surprising Utah Jazz on Sunday. ![]()
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