Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid has rewritten the franchise record books, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's single-game points record in a 133-123 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night .
Embiid scored a career-high 70 points, which was done just 13 times before the big man accomplished the feat. He became the ninth player to do so.
Chamberlain still holds the record for most in a single game with 100, but his career high in Philadelphia was 68 points. Embiid's left-footed transition layup late in the fourth quarter gave him the record. The Wells Fargo Center erupted in applause as 76ers fans knew what was at stake when the ball hit the glass.
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Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers takes a free throw during the game against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
Embiid finished the game 24 of 41 from the field, which is an unprecedented amount of shooting, but when you're shooting at a 58.5% clip, no one on the Sixers is going to be mad about it.
He was also getting to the free throw line a lot, making 21 of his 23 chances there.
Embiid was also racking up rebounds, collecting 18 that night to become the first player in league history to do so. He also added five assists to his total.
Embiid's previous career-high was a 59-point performance against the Utah Jazz last November.
This once-in-a-lifetime game for Embiid came on a night where Spurs rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama stood out because it was his first time facing Embiid, the reigning NBA MVP.
Embiid clearly didn't care about all the talk and rumors surrounding Wembanyama, as he was clearly the star of the show, but “Wemby” certainly held his own in the hostile environment, losing 33 points as the duo combined for more than 100 points in the night.
Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers takes a shower of water after recording a franchise-record 70 points against the Spurs on Tuesday night. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
Wembanyama was 10 of 19 and made 11 of his 12 shots at the charity stripe, adding seven rebounds and two assists.
The NBA world showed its love for Embiid after his brilliant performance, including former NBA center Pau Gasol.
“Congratulations on a career night @JoelEmbiid!! #70piece,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
It's almost poetry that Gasol said this when his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate, the late Kobe Bryant, dropped 81 points on this same date in 2006.
Embiid is known to love Bryant's game, and even says that he fell in love with basketball because of him.
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers celebrates during the game after setting a new franchise record against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Now, Embiid is among the Bryants, Chamberlains and other NBA legends who have reached the elite 70-point club.
