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.

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.

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.

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