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Joel Embiid, Luka Doncic and Other NBA Stars Complete Historical Week

Joel Embiid and several NBA stars wrap up a historical week.

Justin Grasso

Joel Embiid, Luka Doncic and Other NBA Stars Complete Historical Week
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On Monday night, Joel Embiid turned heads around the NBA with his standout performance against the San Antonio Spurs.

For the third time in his career, Embiid exceeded 58 points in a single outing. He surpassed his career-high of 59 points, shattering his personal record by dropping 70 points in one night.

With that, Embiid collected his own career-high while notching a franchise record, surpassing the legend, Wilt Chamberlain. 

As Embiid’s 70-point outing concluded, all of the league’s attention went over to the Minnesota Timberwolves as the star center Karl Anthony-Towns was putting together a 50-plus-point showing. While he didn’t beat out Embiid’s total, Towns collected 62 points on the same night.

Four days later, Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic ended up scoring 73 points in a shootout victory against the Atlanta Hawks. On the same night, Phoenix Suns’ star Devin Booker scored 62 points of his own. 

Just like that, the NBA had a historical week, which featured two 60-plus-point outings on the same day within the same week.

The last time two players across the league scored over 60 points on the same day was back in April of 1978. David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets scored 73 points, while George Gervin of the San Antonio Spurs scored 63.

It happened on two other occasions: on January 17m, 1962, with Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain, and on December 8, 1961, with Elgin Baylor and Chamberlain.

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Justin Grasso
JUSTIN GRASSO

Title: Credentialed writer/reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation Email: JustinGrasso32@Gmail.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: Reporting, insight, and analysis on the Sixers and the NBA  Justin Grasso is a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation.  Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association.  Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoNBA

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