Joel Embiid has scored 59 points in an NBA game for the first time in his career and the Philadelphia 76ers to a win against them Utah Jazz guided.
The 28-year-old Cameroonian Embiid was the outstanding basketball player on the field at 105:98 on Sunday (11/13/2022 / local time) and ended the game with statistics that, according to the US news agency AP so never existed in the NBA: 59 points, eleven rebounds, eight assists, a stolen ball and seven blocks. Never before has anyone had even 50 points with at least five reboundstemplates and blocks combined since the NBA Blocks 1973/1974 included as statistics.
“I’ve never seen a more dominating performance when you combine attack and defence”praised 76ers– Coach Doc Rivers. 26 of the 27 points for Philadelphia in the last quarter came from Embiid, who had already beaten the night before Atlanta Hawks had collected 42 counters. After a weak start to the season, the 76ers now a balanced record of seven wins and seven defeats.
New York Knicks continue to falter
the New York Knicks have a negative balance again despite another good performance by Isaiah Hartenstein. The 135:145 against them Oklahoma City Thunder was the seventh defeat, six times there was a win. Hartenstein started the game and had 14 points, seven rebounds and one assist.
Lakers prevent negative record
Without the injured LeBron James, they won Los Angeles Lakers in the evening after the last five defeats in a row unexpectedly 116:103 against the Brooklyn Nets and thus prevented the worst start to the season in their history.
The home win was only the third success this season for the team of national player Dennis Schröder, who is to be examined again on Thursday after his thumb injury and on Friday against the Detroit Pistons could possibly appear for the first time this season.
Doncic with 42 points in Mavericks win over Trail Blazers
Luka Doncic scored for the tenth time in twelve NBAPlay this season scored at least 30 points and with the Dallas Mavericks the home game against them Portland Trail Blazers won.
Trail Blazers Anfernee Simons (2nd from left) is blocked by the Mavericks Luka Doncic (lr), Maxi Kleber and Tim Hardaway Jr.
The Slovenian scored 117:112 in the North American Basketball League triple double from 42 points, 13 rebounds and 10 templates. The decisive points of the tight game scored Spencer Dinwiddie with three converted threes in the last two and a half minutes. Dinwiddie got a total of 20 points. National basketball player Maxi Kleber recorded four points in just over 23 minutes on the field, two rebounds and a template.
Also Tatum and Embiid over 40 points
Games with at least 40 points also had alongside Doncic on Saturday Jayson Tatum and Joel Embid. With his 43 points, Tatum made the sixth win in a row possible for the Boston Celtics. Last season’s finalist won 117:108 against the Detroit Pistons. Emboid won with the Philadelphia 76ers 121:109 against them Atlanta Hawks and scored 42 points.