It will be recorded on Wednesday evening in memory of the Cameroonian Joel Embiid He wrote an NBA record.
In the game against the Orlando Magic, the Philadelphia heartland scored 76 fifty points in just 27:03 minutes on the field.
His contribution helped the Sixers beat Magic 123-110 for their eighth win in their last 10 matches. He also added 12 rebounds and three blocks. He went 17-for-23 from the field and 15-for-17 from free throws.
According to data from ESPN Statistics and Information, the All-Star’s 50 points at 27:03 represented the second shortest time on the field to score during the hour. Golden State Warriors captain, Klay ThompsonI got the same amount (50) but at 26:33 minutes during the match that was played on October 29, 2018.
Thompson himself has another similar sign. In 2016 he scored 60 units during 29:03 on the field.
Embiid is now the eighth player to rank 4 or 5 in NBA history with multiple 50-point games, joining legends of the caliber of Patrick Ewing, Hakim Aliwan And Dirk Nowitzki, each with 50 points each.
The next step for the 76ers will be to arrive David Robinson and Shaq, who throughout their career scored 3 nights out of 50 points; Away, now marks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with 10 games and Wilt Chamberlain, who had 118 games by that number.
Although Joel shares a tag with Wilt, they are the only players in the Sixers with multiple games of 50 points and 10 rebounds; Chamberlain was 11.