On January 28, Beijing time, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 105-87 at home. In this campaign, Embiid's performance was outstanding, he played 5 minutes, 9 of 20 shooting, cut 26 points, 9 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. At the same time, the US media counted the records of Embiid.
According to statistics, Embiid has scored at least 25 points in 16 consecutive games, which is the second longest record in team history, after Iverson's 27 consecutive games, when Iverson did it from January 12 to March 9, 2001.
After the game, Joel Embiid was interviewed on the sidelines, when the reporter asked Embiid about MVP, he said: "If you want to be MVP, you have to win the game, I want to pursue MVP, but winning is my concern, we have played well in recent games, we also need this state".
At the same time, For Embiid's performance, Rivers also gave praise: "Embiid has played an All-Star level all season, he has done everything for the team, including sparing no effort to fight, he has made a great sacrifice for us to win now, his leadership has played a very key role, so we can win."
We've made a big sacrifice to win now, and his leadership has played a key role so we can win."