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Joel Embiid Breaks Wilt Chamberlain’s Single Game Franchise Record

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Author Andrew Salciunas and Dylan MacKinnon
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 16: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts during the third quarter against the Denver Nuggets at the Wells Fargo Center on January 16, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Just when you thought Joel Embiid couldn’t surprise us anymore, he goes and sets a new franchise record, When the night started, Wilt Chamberlain held the single-game franchise record for points in a game with 68. That is no longer the case. The new record belongs to Joel Embiid after he dropped 70 tonight against the Spurs.

97.5 The Fanatic on Twitter: "70 points, and a new franchise record for Joel Embiid. If you are one of those people who said they are out on the Sixers until they get out of the 2nd round, are you regretting that decision yet? Because tonight you missed quite the show. pic.twitter.com/DD6cTkCFtO / Twitter"

70 points, and a new franchise record for Joel Embiid. If you are one of those people who said they are out on the Sixers until they get out of the 2nd round, are you regretting that decision yet? Because tonight you missed quite the show. pic.twitter.com/DD6cTkCFtO

By halftime, and in just 17 minutes, he had already racked up 34 points. But he continued to pile it on in the second half. And by the end of the 3rd he had 59. Once he checked back in during the 4th quarter, we were officially on watch for history. Embiid took nearly every shot, though he still found the time to also pick up assists in the quarter. Until finally with 1:41 left in the game, he got a steal, went the length of the floor, and laid it in to claim the franchise record.

It took Embiid only 41 shots to score 70. He made 24 of those shots, with just one coming from beyond the arc. Embiid also went 21-23 from the line.

Fans went out to get their first glimpse of another must see player in Victor Wembanyama. And they did get to see him put on a show. But It was Embid who stole the night and gave fans a show they will never forget. He is only the 9th player to ever score 70 points. Lebron James never did it. Michael Jordan never did it. Shaq never did it. But now Embiid has. He joins a rare club. And he is only the 2nd player to do it while playing fewer than 40 minutes, Damian Lillard being the first.

Embiid was already averaging a point per minute coming into the game. He scored nearly 2 per minute tonight. He also grabbed a casual 18 rebounds and 5 assists just to add to how special the night was.

If you are one of those fans who are out on the Sixers until they get out of the 2nd round, you are missing out on something very special. Not just tonight, but all season long. It is his 3rd  50-point game of the season, and obviously the 1st 70-point game of his career. He is putting on a show each and every night. In this game, he just took it to another level.

Joel Embiid has established himself as one of the greatest players in Sixers’ history. And now he will be in the history books until someone can score 71 for them.

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10 Things Daryl Morey Said When He Joined Us From The Sixers Gala

  • How He Feels About Th Season So Far

     “Coach Nurse has the group playing at a very high level. Joel is as locked in as I have ever seen. Maxey is playing as well as we hoped. People right now are taking for granted how he is playing. We think he is a for sure All-Star, and going into this year that is what we needed. Then you have guys like Tobias who has really stepped up lately. Nic Batum. Pat Beverly feels like he was born to play in Philly. So it is pretty exciting. “

    Ky Carlin on Twitter: "Patrick Beverley on the keys to slowing Jamal Murray late: "No key. I've been locking his ass up for years."On his approach against a guy like Murray: "No approach. Normal day." #Sixers / Twitter"

    Patrick Beverley on the keys to slowing Jamal Murray late: "No key. I've been locking his ass up for years."On his approach against a guy like Murray: "No approach. Normal day." #Sixers

  • If Injuries Have Hampered Their Ability To Evaluate This Team

    “Obviously you’d love to have perfect health from day 0. But injuries in the regular season, as long as they are not things that will affect you going forward, I think can be healthy for a team. Guys get a chance to step up and play. Jaden Springer has given us good minutes. Mo Bamba recently gave us good minutes. Those guys could be asked to play in the playoffs.”

    TSN on Twitter: "Mo Bamba with the DENIAL ❌ pic.twitter.com/nOg6rMQ74g / Twitter"

    Mo Bamba with the DENIAL ❌ pic.twitter.com/nOg6rMQ74g

  • Calls The Celtics The Team To Beat

    “I think we are one of the few championship contenders. But you have to be realistic about where you are relative to other teams. Boston is the favorite right now to come out of the East… Boston is playing at a very high level, it’s a team we focus a lot on. I think Milwaukee is also right there with us.”

    StatMuse on Twitter: "Celtics this season:2nd in ORTG2nd in DRTG1st in NETRTGCurrently have the highest net rating by a team since the 2017 Warriors. pic.twitter.com/dWWOG7Yp7w / Twitter"

    Celtics this season:2nd in ORTG2nd in DRTG1st in NETRTGCurrently have the highest net rating by a team since the 2017 Warriors. pic.twitter.com/dWWOG7Yp7w

  • On If They Know What Direction They Will Go At The Trade Deadline

    “We have a sense of it. Guys have played enough minutes. We have seen the players play within (Nick Nurse’s) system. Coach has added a lot of things both offensively and defensively… Thats really the only thing we do. We just had a 5-hour meeting focusing on the trade deadline. That is coming up here.”

  • On The Players They Added in The James Harden Trade

    “The two you mentioned, (Nicolas Batum and Marcus Morris). Both are giving more than we thought going in. Marcus is from Philly. Yesterday he gave us a ton of great minutes. Nic has been maybe the best pairing with Joel for that kind of a player since Joel has been here. I know Joel feels that way. Covington when he was healthy he was giving us good minutes. KJ Martin, I feel bad for. He has played very well prior to this. Nick has a hard job figuring out who to play. But I do think if KJ had gotten all those minutes, we would be talking about him right now.”

    NBA on TNT on Twitter: "Emphatic rejection from Batum 😤 pic.twitter.com/MBDmOM2cwp / Twitter"

    Emphatic rejection from Batum 😤 pic.twitter.com/MBDmOM2cwp

  • Calls Joel Embiid The Best Player He Has Ever Had

    “For players I have had on a team, I felt I would never have someone beat James Harden. I have had a lot of great players. Tracy McGrady, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard. But what Joel is doing right now is hard to fathom. On both ends, offense and defense. The approach he brings each night, and the leadership he has show to this group. I never thought it would happen, but it has been great.”

    Philadelphia 76ers on Twitter: "47 PTS | 18 REB | 5 AST | 3 STL | 2 BLK we're glad @JoelEmbiid starts for us.🎥 presented by @palottery pic.twitter.com/1TJq971Kce / Twitter"

    47 PTS | 18 REB | 5 AST | 3 STL | 2 BLK we're glad @JoelEmbiid starts for us.🎥 presented by @palottery pic.twitter.com/1TJq971Kce

  • On Why They Had So Much Faith Maxey Would Take This Leap

    “It is his work ethic, how he has added to his game every year. I have to give Coach Nurse a lot of credit. He felt like when he watched Tyrese, he could utilize him even more. Guys going into their 4th year can sometimes step up, and he did. It’s been amazing to watch. Nick and Joel told him, you have the ultimate green light. Take every other shot. Put the fear of god into the defense. You can be that guy, you should be that guy, and he is doing it right now. “

    NBC Sports Philadelphia on Twitter: "IT'S TYRESE MAXEY'S WORLD AND WE'RE JUST LIVIN' IN IT 🌎 👌 pic.twitter.com/HnY5T5wxpp / Twitter"

    IT'S TYRESE MAXEY'S WORLD AND WE'RE JUST LIVIN' IN IT 🌎 👌 pic.twitter.com/HnY5T5wxpp

  • On The Work Nick Nurse Has Done With Joel Embiid

    “He has always been a defensive innovator. So I knew that would come. He has utilized Joel in different ways. But is really on offense where I thought they clicked. In the off-season, Nurse said we need to prep you for the playoffs. We need to make you hard to guard in the playoffs. And that means being less predictable. So we need to spend all of this season working on different actions, so when we get to those games in April, May, and June, you’ll be ready to make any defense pay depending on what look they throw at you.”

    NBA on Twitter: "Joel Embiid delivered a stellar performance in his return to the lineup 🔥41 PTS / 10 REB / 57% FG / W▪️ He becomes the third player in NBA history to record 16+ consecutive games of 30+ points and 10+ rebounds in a single season pic.twitter.com/QgIDPhSc0V / Twitter"

    Joel Embiid delivered a stellar performance in his return to the lineup 🔥41 PTS / 10 REB / 57% FG / W▪️ He becomes the third player in NBA history to record 16+ consecutive games of 30+ points and 10+ rebounds in a single season pic.twitter.com/QgIDPhSc0V

  • On How Tobias Harris Has Played This Year

    “We are getting the best Tobias. Nick wasn’t as used to him. But I was like I promise you, whatever you tell Tobias to do, he is going to go out there and do it. You cant say that a lot of guys with his pedigree and the amount of money he makes. Some guys aren’t willing to do whatever it takes to help the team win, but he does.”

    https://x.com/sixers/status/1745998329199112507?s=20

  • His Message To Fans Impatient With The Team Not Making a Move Yet

    “Evaluate us at the right time, which is the playoffs, and how the team looks going into them. Most of the trades that really help teams happen closer to the deadline. The ones that happen earlier than that usually have one team overpaying. Generally those don’t help you as much. We are evaluating everything. We obviously look at everything. I do want to tell the fans that calling the same team over and over again doesn’t actually help a deal get done… If a player becomes available that can help us, we will for sure be right there.”

  • You can watch the full interview with Daryl Morey below:

Andrew Salciunas, “The Choonis,” has done it all at the station - screening calls, working events as a member of the street team, producing 7 days a week, doing updates, and now hosting his own show. Now with a wife and kid, his life experiences are far different than when he first started, but this “regular guy” knows how to relate to anyone. He writes about the Flyers, Phillies, Sixers, and Eagles.

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