As the Philadelphia 76ers beat the San Antonio Spurs 133-123, Joel Embiid became only the ninth player in NBA history to score 70 or more points in a game.
Il a marqué 70 points, battant le record de franchise des 76ers de 68 points détenu par le célèbre Wilt Chamberlain depuis 1967.
Embiid a également marqué 18 rebounds et a contribué à 5 assists d
ans sa carrière.
Nick Nurse, le coach des 76ers, a déclaré : “Quand il est motivé comme ça, tout peut se passer.”
Il an une multitude de possibilités de score. His size gets him a lot of stuff around the basket and free throws.
The skill that makes it even more difficult to stop him is his shooting touch.
The 76ers’ next highest scorer was Tyrese Maxey with 18 points, while the Spurs’ number one draft pick Victor Wembanyama scored 33 points.
The 76ers are third in the Eastern Conference with three wins consecutive, while the Spurs are bottom of the Western Conference with only eight wins from 43 games.
In the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 128-125 home defeat by the Charlotte Hornets, Karl-Anthony Towns scored a franchise record 62 points.
Il s’agissait de la quatrième fois, et la première depuis 1978, que deux joueurs de la NBA avaient atteint un total de 60 points le même jour.
When Embiid, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, broke the 76ers record with one minute 41 seconds left, they called a timeout to allow him to leave the game. At the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, he was greeted with standing ovations.
at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
David Robinson, David Thompson, Elgin Baylor, Kobe Bryant, Donovan Mitchell, Devin Booker and Damian Lillard are the other players to score 70 points or more in a game.
Chamberlain holds the record with 100 for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks in 1962.
The game was played 18 years to the day since Los Angeles Lakers legend Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors – the second-highest individual haul in NBA history.
“From the time I started playing, Kobe was my guy,” Embiid said.
“He’s the reason I started playing basketball. It’s funny, on the same night he got 81 and was my favourite player.”
Embiid has now scored at least 30 points in 21 consecutive games.
Kevin Durant scored a season-high 43 points to help the Phoenix Suns to a 115-113 home win over the Chicago Bulls.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and made 17 rebounds and 10 assists to help the Milwaukee Bucks to a 122-113 victory – their ninth in succession – at the Detroit Pistons.
Jayson Tatum contributed 39 points and 11 rebounds as the Boston Celtics won 119-110 at the Dallas Mavericks, for whom Luka Doncic scored 33 points.
