Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid etched his name into the NBA history books with a career-high and franchise-record 70 points in a 133-123 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Embiid's scoring breakdown included 46 points from two-point range, 21 points from free throws, and 3 points from three-point range. He also amassed 18 rebounds and 5 assists, shooting an impressive 24/41 from the field and 21/23 from the free-throw line. Embiid joined an elite group of players who have scored 70 or more points in a game, including Wilt Chamberlain (6 times), Kobe Bryant, Elgin Baylor, David Thompson (Skywalker), David Robinson (Admiral, 1994), Devin Booker (Book), Damian Lillard (Dame), and Donovan Mitchell (Spida). Wilt Chamberlain was the last center to score 70 points in an NBA game in 1963. Embiid's performance also surpassed a record for the most points by a Spurs opponent, previously held by James Harden with 61 points in March 2019. The game against the Spurs featured Victor Wembanyama, and Embiid's historic night also made him the first player since Michael Jordan in 1990 to have a game with 65+ points and 17+ rebounds, and the first since Jordan in 1987-88 to score 35+ per game on better than 50% shooting from the field.
Joel Embiid is currently averaging 38.0 points per 36 minutes which is the highest in any season in the shot clock era (since 1954-55). #NBA | #BrotherlyLove https://t.co/sWnffZTlqN
Last night, Joel Embiid became the ninth player in NBA history to score 70 points in a single game. In my latest article for @ESPN, I examined the best individual scoring efforts in NBA history. Spoiler: Wilt Chamberlain pops up quite a bit! https://t.co/O9GWBZYJuM
Joel Embiid led his team to victory last night against the Spurs while breaking records in the process! Not only is it amazing that he scored 70 points, I'm blown away that he shot 58% from the field! With his team tied for the 2nd best record in the East, he's once again the…
Sixers Bell Ringer: Joel Embiid hammers Spurs with franchise-record 70 points https://t.co/qxG0pPgQiV
Joel Embiid is on pace for his third straight scoring title at 36.1 per game. He would become the first center to do it since Wilt Chamberlain won the scoring title seven straight times from 1959-66. 👀🤯🐐
Welcome to the club! 👏 After his 70 point performance last night, Joel Embiid becomes just the 9th player in NBA history to put up 70+ in a game. https://t.co/x71bFgazjN
From @TheAthletic: Joel Embiid's 70 points were the most by any 76ers player ever, eclipsing even Wilt Chamberlain. The performance was a tour-de-force, a complete annihilation of the Spurs and Victor Wembanyama. https://t.co/ry02YApxvM
Spurs fight til the end in spite of 70 points from Joel Embiid https://t.co/DljGByZnDd
Players to record 65+ points, 15+ rebounds, and 5+ assists in a single game (NBA history) 🔥 ▪️ Joel Embiid (last night) ▪️ Michael Jordan (3/28/1990) https://t.co/pxajmbdaOX
After last night, Joel Embiid is now averaging 36.1 PPG and shooting 53.9% from the field. Since the merger (1976), we've seen one season of a player scoring 35+ per game on better than 50% shooting from the field: Michael Jordan in 1987-88.
Joel Embiid drops 70 points as 76ers defeat Spurs: What led to the record-setting performance? ⤵️ https://t.co/T5rGKRFWoB
Wild stat from @johnschuhmann: Joel Embiid's 70 points against San Antonio now pushes his scoring average to 38 points per 36 minutes, the highest in NBA history
Joel Embiid drops huge 70 points but NBA fans are not having it https://t.co/x2xx1ZjlPs
Joel Embiid scored 70 points during the Philadelphia 76ers win over the San Antonio Spurs Monday. Here’s a look at the highest single-game scoring performances in NBA history. https://t.co/sMvwxYP7bq
Embiid is scoring more points per minute than Wilt the year he averaged 50. My God. https://t.co/paEZwMWi3Y
Sixers’ Joel Embiid breaks Wilt Chamberlain’s franchise record in masterful performance vs Spurs https://t.co/Tziow2DmAg
Joel Embiid’s historic night: Drops 70 points as 76ers triumph over Spurs #JoelEmbiid #Philadelphia76ers #SanAntonioSpurs #VictorWembanyama https://t.co/VNRYWi66fB
Joel Embiid is the best player in the NBA. He is playing at an historic level. Better than any Big in history. 70 pts, 18 rebs, 5 asts. Only such game in NBA history. The League already has his address. Just mail him the MVP now. https://t.co/Zlq7398Z5A
Joel Embiid scores franchise-record 70 points as 76ers beat Spurs https://t.co/T1cORQlflz https://t.co/XxgOG6Pqsw
"To be in the same conversation [as Wilt Chamberlain], that's pretty cool." Embiid on passing Wilt's 68 for the @sixers' franchise record 🗣️ https://t.co/fxkwugIbB0
Joel Embiid is averaging more points per 36 minutes this season (38.0) than Wilt Chamberlain (37.4) did the year he averaged 50 points per game… h/t @johnschuhmann https://t.co/vHCoDaZete
Joel Embiid had everyone talking after putting up a franchise-record 70 points 👏 #BrotherlyLove https://t.co/xfZTN3yRPY
As I noted last month, no player in NBA history has averaged more points per 36 minutes than Joel Embiid (38.0). Not even Wilt (37.6).
Pure joy in the @sixers locker room after Joel Embiid’s franchise-record & career-high 70 points! https://t.co/XrjtJJ7r2i
Watch Embiid overwhelm Wembanyama, Spurs on way to 76ers record 70 points https://t.co/LPEmoCRDLX
The Sixers gave Joel Embiid the silent treatment before going wild over his 70-point performance https://t.co/qdKnrJCN1c https://t.co/Eu1HK6bOlT
Joel Embiid sets franchise record with 70 points in 76ers’ win over Victor Wembanyama, Spurs https://t.co/rRoI965WZU
All 70 of Joel Embiid points against the Spurs… #NBA #BrotherlyLove https://t.co/1KJXDhpCGD
Joel Embiid posts franchise-record 70 points in 76ers’ win over Spurs https://t.co/hpFMT4Qadh https://t.co/eT8ZIwg0JT
Story: Joel Embiid scores career-high & 76ers franchise record 70 points vs. Spurs, becoming just the 9th player in NBA history to score 70 @PostSports https://t.co/JxHfGKxS4P
Joel Embiid Drops Sixers Franchise Record 70 Points And Is Becoming A Pure Basketball Deity https://t.co/jjGzrjMHU9 https://t.co/0HKcxrc6o2
AN HISTORIC 70-POINT NIGHT FOR JOEL EMBIID 👏 ✅ 76ers franchise record ✅ 9th player in NBA history to score 70+ ✅ A new career high 70 PTS, 18 REB, 24/41 FGM, 21/23 FTM https://t.co/gDKY2E9bVA
76ers star Joel Embiid scores 70 points to surpass Wilt Chamberlain and set a new franchise record for points in a single game. https://t.co/MdVNjZ5P2v
Joel Embiid 70 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists today, on 24 of 41 shooting https://t.co/pmyqyEmH1r
JOEL EMBIID SCORES 70 IN A HOME WIN AGAINST THE SPURS! 🤯 https://t.co/RsvhytEm4K
Final Score: Spurs fade in the brilliant light of Embiid, 76ers 133-123 https://t.co/CD9IaEBdCu
Joel Embiid had a career high 70 points! 🔥 @patbev21 said it best “[Joel Embiid] is DIFFERENT.” 😤 @RunItBackFDTV | @ChandlerParsons | @JoelEmbiid | @PatBevPod | @FanDuel https://t.co/FJwmmKOf5E
Embiid with 70 points on 24 of 41 from the floor, 1 of 2 from 3-point territory and 21 of 23 from the free-throw line.
A CAREER NIGHT FOR JOEL EMBIID 🗣️ 🔥 70 PTS (career-high, franchise-record) 🔥 18 REB 🔥 5 AST https://t.co/DUkZvuPlhT
Joel Embiid had 70 points, 18 rebounds & 6 assists in their 133-123 win against the San Antonio Spurs. 😮💨 📸: basketballforever // IG https://t.co/mZz7JYLvjG
70!!! JOEL EMBIID IS THE NINTH PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY TO SCORE 70 OR MORE IN ONE GAME https://t.co/RBn0y547j5
Joel Embiid updated season stats 36.1 PPG 11.6 RPG 5.9 APG 1.9 BPG 1.2 SPG 54/36/89 splits (65.1% TS) One of the greatest seasons of all time #TheProcess https://t.co/ANa3pGiWEq
Joel Embiid set a Sixers franchise record with 70 points on 51 true shot attempts (69% true shooting on 58% usage). He was 23/39 inside the arc and 21/23 from the line. He also had 18 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block while committing just 1 turnover. https://t.co/T5nas3YWlL
Embiid finishes with 70 POINTS 18 REBOUNDS 5 ASSISTS lol (And might not be the league’s high scorer tonight)
Joel Embiid set a Sixers franchise record with 70 points on 51 true shot attempts (69% true shooting on 58% usage). He was 23/39 inside the arc and 21/23 from the line. He also 18 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block while committing just 1 turnover. https://t.co/UUSC1z175b
Embiid tonight: 70 PTS 18 REB 5 AST No player in our database has ever matched these numbers in a game. https://t.co/jkz9metmGo
Joel Embiid receives a standing ovation after dropping 70 points 👏 🎥: @NBA https://t.co/vwPIyNFifb
You just witnessed an actual Wilt Chamberlain record falling. Joel Embiid puts up 70 points, 18 years to the day of Kobe scoring 81 https://t.co/mzTiYso8mf
Joel Embiid walks off to a standing ovation as the 9th player in NBA history to score 70+ points 👏👏👏 https://t.co/JQrBoEsRxL https://t.co/2znkwtF5Q3
Joel Embiid tonight: 70 PTS 18 REB 5 AST 24/41 FG He's the first player in 76ers history to record 70 points in a game 🤯 https://t.co/qiI0Uz3ATd
Joel Embiid was UNSTOPPABLE tonight 💪 🔥 70 points (76ers franchise record) 🔥 18 rebounds 🔥 5 assists 🔥 105.5 fantasy points #BrotherlyLove https://t.co/fc2VqyhqN3
JOEL EMBIID TONIGHT 70 POINTS 18 REBOUNDS 5 ASSISTS 24/41 FG 21/23 FT https://t.co/PvkIMyoSW9
Joel Embiid has set the Philadelphia 76ers single-game franchise record with 70 points against the San Antonio Spurs. David Robinson (1994) and Wilt Chamberlain (six times, last in 1963) are the only centers to score 70 points in an NBA game. https://t.co/qfqNkDveYh
The Spurs fall to the Sixers by 10 after Joel Embiid scores a new career high 70 points. The Spurs are now... ...8-35 overall ...5-19 on the road ...3-16 vs the East https://t.co/zGEqEQVAiY
Joel Embiid tonight: 70 points 23/39 from 2 1/2 from 3 21/23 from the line 18 rebounds 5 assists 1 block 1 steal Surpasses Wilt Chamberlain for the Sixers all-time leader in points scored in a game. Spurs had no answers. Pure dominance by Embiid. https://t.co/GnjE0gQ2Sp
Joel Embiid breaks Wilt Chamberlain's Sixers single-game scoring record 👏 https://t.co/VSRMHgf3uj
JOEL EMBIID. NEW SIXERS SINGLE-GAME RECORD. 70-BURGER. MASTERPIECE. 🎨 https://t.co/NyWUBdXIF8
JOEL EMBIID 👏 Breaks the Sixers franchise record for points in a game and joins the 70-POINT CLUB! Other members: Wilt (6x), Kobe, Elgin, Skywalker, Admiral, Book, Dame & Spida. Most points in Franchise history Embiid: 70 PTS, 18 REB Wilt: 68 PTS, 34 REB Wilt: 65 PTS, 29 REB… https://t.co/QRyBztRPHv
Spurs fall 133-123 on a night Joel Embiid set a Sixers franchise record with 70 points
JOEL EMBIID SCORED 70 POINTS 😱 ◽️ 24/41 FG ◽️ 21/23 FT https://t.co/MaqFAPWqbm
Joel Embiid just went for SEVENTY.
Embiid's 70 points 2s: 46 points FTs: 21 points 3s: 3 points https://t.co/76TXHW2yUn
Joel Embiid is the first player in NBA history to record at least 70 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a single game 🔥 Unreal. (via @jkubatko) https://t.co/UacL7MXQzG
Joel Embiid in 37 minutes: 70 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists
🚨Joel Embiid has broken Wilt Chamberlain's Sixers franchise record - he has 70 points late in the 4th Q 🚨
76ers' Joel Embiid becomes the ninth player in NBA history to score 70 points or more in win over Spurs tonight.
Embiid tonight: 70 PTS (franchise record) 18 REB 5 AST (1 TOV) The first 70/15/5 game in NBA history. https://t.co/wyWqdz4vtq
JOEL EMBIID TONIGHT: 70 POINTS (CAREER/FRANCHISE HIGH) 18 REBOUNDS 5 ASSISTS 24/41 FG MASTERCLASS. 🤯🤯🤯 https://t.co/uMkcISnCxn
Joel Embiid exits the game with 1:22 remaining. 70 points on 24-for-41 shooting. Embiid has passed Wilt Chamberlain for the all-time 76ers franchise record in points in a single game.
Joel Embiid has a Philly franchise record 70 points in 36 minutes
Joel Embiid is the first player since Michael Jordan to record at least 65 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a single game 🔥 Unreal. (via @jkubatko) https://t.co/jml79e6lbG
Joel Embiid has tied Wilt Chamberlain's franchise record with 68 points with 1:57 remaining.
Joel Embiid is the first player to have 65+ points and 17+ rebounds in a game since Michael Jordan in 1990, according to @katetscott.
Embiid's 65 points are the most by a Spurs opponent in franchise history per Statmuse Before it was James Harden with 61 vs San Antonio in March 2019 https://t.co/gUzN5DPZ8G
Embiid with 65 points, 3 shy of matching Wilt Chamberlain's franchise record of 68 against the Bulls on Dec. 16, 1967.
Per the great @StatsWilliams: Joel Embiid is the second player to have 65 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists in an NBA game. The other? Michael Jordan.
65 points for Joel Embiid in 34 minutes
CAREER-HIGH 63 POINTS FOR EMBIID 🤯 https://t.co/B1AtxR0ned
JOEL EMBIID HITS A NEW CAREER-HIGH ‼️ https://t.co/kHzwpaqiuE
Joel Embiid now has 65 points, passing Giannis Antetokounmpo for the most by any player in any game this season. He is four points shy of the all-time franchise record.
Joel Embiid just got his first 60-point game! 👏 https://t.co/1WHs56fm1B
New career high 61 points for Joel Embiid in 32 minutes 2s: 40 points FTs: 18 points 3s: 3 points
61 POINTS…CAREER HIGH FOR JOEL EMBIID https://t.co/vlaliO3M6E