On the night of November 14, Joel Embiid panicked the counters and made NBA history by scoring 59 points. A record for the naturalized Franco-American Cameroonian basketball player. Embidd has also distinguished itself by its performance in all areas of the game.
Colossal! Breathtaking! What Joel Embiid has achieved is breathtaking. One minute left to play. The Cameroonian pivot still prevents an opponent from scoring his 7th against of the evening which ensures the victory of Philadelphia against Utah, one of the best teams in the league this season, to perfect the match of his life.
His trainer Doc Rivers will say he has never seen such a dominant performance in defense and attack. Because the native of Yaoundé also scored 59 points, his record. Far from Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 points half a century ago. But if this performance is so hailed, it is because never has a player, author of so many points, had achieved such a complete match in the other sectors.
First ever player…
Embiid came close to the triple-double (11 rebounds, 8 assists) and did not go far from an extremely rare quadruple-double with his 7 blocks inflicted. Only Nate Thurmond, Alvin Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson have achieved this feat. He remains the first player in history to score at least 50 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks in a game, since blocks became an official stat in the 1973 season. 74. Sick, he had yet missed several games last week.
Joel Embiid, 28, wrote a page of history last night, the best performance of all time for a Cameroonian player or a French player. United States, France, Cameroon, the pivot to triple nationality has still not announced for which country he was going to wear the jersey.
The highlights of Joel Embiid’s legendary match:
59 stitches
11 rebounds
8 passes
7 against1st player in NBA history in 50-10-5-5 minimum.
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— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) November 14, 2022