Joel Embiid, the greatest basketball player on Planet Earth, drops 70 points on the San Antonio Spurs, shatters NBA history books

For those who are foolish enough to not be watching what Joel Embiid is doing on a basketball court this season, I’m here to tell you that The Process just dropped 70 POINTS in a basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, setting a 76ERS FRANCHISE RECORD.

The 76ers played host to No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night and left the Wells Fargo Center with a 133-123 win, extending their winning streak to six games ahead of a five-game road trip that begins on Thursday.

I repeat, Joel Embiid dropped 70 POINTS on Greg Popovich and the Spurs heads while adding 18 rebounds and five assists to his historic stat sheet. 

JOEL EMBIID: 70 PTS | 18 REB | 5 AST

Embiid scored 24 points in the first quarter and was unstoppable from, well, everywhere on the basketball court.

By halftime, Embiid scored a career-high 34 points, passing the 30+ point mark for the 21st consecutive game.

At the end of the third quarter, Embiid amassed 59 points, 15 rebounds, and 4 assists on 21-of-35 shooting from the floor and 16-of-17 shooting from the foul line. 

50-point games by an active center:

• Joel Embiid: 8
• Everyone else combined: 4

Joel Embiid ended the game with 70 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal, and a block. He shot 24-of-41 from the floor and 21-of-23 from the free throw line. 

Embiid scored the first 70-point game in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 75-season franchise history, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s record of 68 points, set on December 16, 1967 in a game against Chicago. 

Only players with 70+ points and 15+ rebounds in NBA history:

• Joel Embiid 
• Wilt Chamberlain (5 times)
• Elgin Baylor 

Embiid became the first player with 70+ pts & 15+ rebounds in a game since Wilt did it in 1963. He is the 9th player in NBA HISTORY to score 70+ points. 

List of players to record 70+ points in a game:  

• Wilt Chamberlain – 100 – 3/2/1962 
• Kobe Bryant – 81 – 1/22/2006 
• Wilt Chamberlain – 78 – 12/08/1961 
• David Thompson – 73 – 4/9/1978 
• Wilt Chamberlain – 73 – 11/16/1962 
• Wilt Chamberlain – 73 – 1/13/1962 
• Wilt Chamberlain – 72 – 11/3/1962 
• Damian Lillard – 71 – 2/26/23 
• Elgin Baylor – 71 – 11/15/1960 
• David Robinson – 71 – 4/24/1994 
• Donovan Mitchell – 71 – 1/1/23 
• Devin Booker – 70 – 3/24/17 
• Wilt Chamberlain – 70 – 3/10/1963
• Joel Embiid – 70 – 1/22/2024

Joel Embiid walks off to a standing ovation as the 9th player in NBA history to score 70+ points 👏👏👏 https://t.co/2znkwtF5Q3 pic.twitter.com/JQrBoEsRxL

— NBA (@NBA) January 23, 2024

Listen I get it. Everyone in the city of Philadelphia has been keeping the Sixers at arms length this season after yet another disappointing playoff performance last year when we suffered a second round exit with an injured Joel Embiid underperforming when the team and fanbase needed him the most. 

No one is denying that and honestly you have every right to be frustrated and halfway out the door with the Philadelphia 76ers. I totally get it. Trust me. 

However…

Joel Embiid is literally the best basketball player on planet Earth and what he’s doing this season is somehow, better than last year when he won the NBA MVP Award. Embiid is putting up HISTORIC NUMBERS and cementing himself in NBA History as a certified LEGEND. 

Embiid is currently averaging the most points per minute in NBA history

• 1,156 points
• 1,096 minutes

Embiid since December 1, 2023…

• 40.3 PPG
• 11.9 RPG
• 5.1 APG
• 57/42/90%

Embiid this season…

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Forget about the playoffs. We’ll walk down that road when the time comes. Right now, witness and appreciate greatness. It literally does not happen too often in the NBA. 

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