The 4-time All-Star put up an outstanding 27-minute performance for the 76ers on Wednesday.
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid erupted for 50 points, tying his career-high in a 123-110 victory over the Orlando Magic,
becoming the first center to score 50-plus points this season. The four-time All-Star added 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 assists and a steal to his absolutey dominating performance.
Embiid started out hot and never slowed down, dropping more points in the first half (24 points, 9-13 FGs) than the rest of the 76ers combined (23 points, 10-27 FGs) while also going perfect from the line (6-6 FTs) all before the 2nd quarter buzzer.
When was the last time Joel Embiid achieved career 50 points.?
the last time an NBA center achieved this feat was exactly 11 months ago, when Embiid dropped a career-high 50 points against the Chicago Bulls on Feb. 19, 2021.
Joel Embiid is just the second player in @sixers history to record multiple 50-point, 10-rebound games.
— Justin Kubatko (@jkubatko) January 20, 2022
He joins Wilt Chamberlain, who had 11 such games with the franchise.
The only others with even one such game are Dolph Schayes and Moses Malone. pic.twitter.com/bLROkEG5k1
Top Active NBA players to score 50-plus points in a regular season game, History.
Embiid is the sixth active center to score 50-plus points in a regular-season matchup and joins DeMarcus Cousins as only the second current player to do so more than once.
Joel Embiid also becomes just the second player in NBA history to record 50-plus points, 10-plus rebounds and 3-plus blocks in a game, joining Lakers’ Anthony Davis.
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His 50 points in 27:03 minutes played are the second-fewest minutes played in a 50-plus point game, only behind Klay Thompson who did so in 2019 when he scored 52 in 26:33 minutes.
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