On January 20, Beijing time, Philadelphia defeated the Magic 123-110! Embiid played 26 minutes in the first three quarters, scoring 47 points, 12 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks! Throughout the game, he played 27 minutes, shooting 17 of 23 and dropping 50 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks. With 50 points to tie his career high, Embiid had 6:25 left in the fourth quarter and embiid took a break.
This is the 17th time in embiid's career that he has at least 40 points and 10 rebounds, second only to Chamberlain in team history! In last season's game against the Bulls, Embiid scored 50 points, 17 boards, 5 assists and 4 blocks. In this way, he also became the second player in the history of the team after Chamberlain, the player in the history of the team to cut 50+10 multiple times. Embiid is currently 2 times and Chamberlain is 11 times.
Bamba on the other side also performed well, playing 30 minutes, shooting 12 of 15, 7-of-8 three-pointers to a career-high 32 points, plus 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Bamba became the center with the most three-point shots in a single game in the Magic's history, and he could have been better in his stats, but unfortunately embiid hit 6 fouls to leave the game.
Bamba is the no. 6 pick in the first round of the class of 2018, and the rookie contract expires this summer, but the Magic has not renewed his contract so far. Bamba has played in 34 games for the Magic this season, averaging 10.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.2 blocks per game, shooting 46.3% from the field and 36.6% from three-point range. With a height of 2.13 meters and an arm span of 2.39 meters, Bamba is a natural capping machine.
Next, let's talk about Embiid, who scored 20 points in the first quarter and 23 points in the third quarter! It took the Emperor only 27 minutes to become the fastest player in NBA history to complete 50 points + 10 boards, truly the first in history! Coach Rivers praised after the game: "Embiid is a mix of Olajuwon and Garnett! But he also has his own style and characteristics! ”
So far in the 1982–83 season, only two players have scored 50 points in 28 minutes: Embiid and Clay. On December 6, 2016, Clay scored 60 points in 29 minutes. Embiid averaged 1.85 points per minute, ninth in NBA history and Klay with 2.07 points per minute, second all-time. Chamberlain scored 2.08 points per minute, the first in history!
Embiid played confidently, saying after the game: "If I had played 10 more games last season, the MVP would have been mine. Last season's MVP shortlist had three: Embiid, Jokic and Curry, and the Emperor played only 51 regular season games, just enough to qualify. He was also the least of the three candidates, and in the end he won the prize.
So far this season, Embiid has played in 33 games, averaging 28 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1 steal and 1.4 blocks per game. Shooting 49.4 percent from the field, 36.4 percent from three-point range and 81.7 percent from the free throw line. Jokic played in 37 games, averaging 25.3 points, 13.9 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, shooting 57 percent from the field, 36 percent from three-point range and 78.2 percent from the free throw line.
There is also news about Embiid today, according to CBS Sports, embiid did not pressure the team in front of and behind the scenes, and did not ask the management to trade Simmons! But TA reporter Sam Amick refuted the report: Simmons did not approve of the report, and in Simmons's view, Embiid was the team management!
A week ago, the Hawks wanted to pack Corinth + Reddish + 1 first-round pick to trade Simmons. But Philadelphia put Tobias Harris in the deal, wanting to send him and Simmons away at the same time, and the Hawks abandoned the negotiations and sent Reddish to the Knicks in New York. For now, Simmons may not be traded until the summer.
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