Joel Embiid Posts First 40-15-7-7 Game Since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Joel Embiid had the best game of his life on Wednesday at the Staples Center against the Los Angeles.
In the Sixers' 115-109 win, Embiid tallied 46 points (14-20, 2-3, 16-19), 15 rebounds, seven assists, and seven blocks while committing just two turnovers! It is a line, according to ESPN's Kevin Negandhi, that has only been accomplished by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar since 1973, when the NBA started recording blocked shots.
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And Kareem did it in a four-overtime game.
How rare was @JoelEmbiid line vs the Lakers?
— Kevin Negandhi (@KevinNegandhi) November 16, 2017
Since the NBA started recording blocked shots in 1973, only one other player has scored at least 40 pts w at least 15 reb, 7 blocks and 7a --- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and he did it in a four-overtime game.
46 points (14-20, 2-3, 16-19) | 15 rebounds | 7 assists | 7 blocks | WOW ???? pic.twitter.com/Zt452E4ixo
— SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) November 16, 2017
Embiid's counterpart, Ben Simmons, had 18 points, 10 assists, nine rebounds, and five steals of his own -- including an early dunk on Lonzo Ball.
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— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) November 16, 2017
????That was easy. https://t.co/gzFY2imGFP
Historic night for the big dawg @JoelEmbiid !! We gotta keep rollin...
— Justin Anderson (@JusAnderson1) November 16, 2017
After the game, Embiid said he is still working on his condition and is only around 69 percent.
Now, despite 10 of their first 14 games on the road against the NBA's toughest schedule, the Sixers are 8-6. They host the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center.