James Harden, NBA Twitter reacts to Joel Embiid’s career performance
The Philadelphia 76ers played host to the Utah Jazz on Sunday looking to build a bit of a winning streak before having four days off. It has been a bit of a slow start for this talented bunch as they work through injuries and adding new players to the rotation, but they were able to get a win on Sunday thanks to Joel Embiid.
The big fella had an absolutely dominant night as he had a career-high 59 points on 19-for-28 shooting, made 20 of his 24 free throws, and he pulled down 11 rebounds, and had eight assists. He also tied his career-high with seven blocks as he was protecting the rim as well. It was an all-around just all-time performance for him in this one.
After it was over, injured star teammate James Harden and the rest of NBA Twitter were ablaze over what Embiid did on Sunday night in South Philadelphia.
1 of 1… pic.twitter.com/CUj6jEmIxB
— James Harden (@JHarden13) November 14, 2022
Points:
59 — Joel Embiid tonight
47 — Ben Simmons this season pic.twitter.com/l7r3MbzjBs— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 14, 2022
Sixers fans now that the Joel Embiid MVP agenda is back on pic.twitter.com/7XFywSklmr
— ry (@NinjaBands) November 14, 2022
Joel Embiid tonight:
59 points
11 rebounds
8 assists
7 blocks
67% FGAbsolute beast. 🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/RGgp2oIMnD
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) November 14, 2022
A CAREER NIGHT FOR JOEL EMBIID 🔥
59 PTS
19-28 FG
11 REB
8 AST
7 BLK pic.twitter.com/mjVNnmzQv4— NBA TV (@NBATV) November 14, 2022
Joel Embiid with a friendly reminder that he is a bad bad bad man.
That is our MVP. pic.twitter.com/EkTvNVzqBC
— The Phifth Quarter (@The_PhifthQ) November 14, 2022
Joel Embiid after scoring 59 points (20/24 FT): "I missed too many free throws."
Tyrese Maxey: "Yeah, you suck." 🤣pic.twitter.com/nPM0eOYsiG
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) November 14, 2022
Joel Embiid had
26 PTS
5 BLK
12-15 FTin just the 4th quarter tonight. pic.twitter.com/f6VI1pVctT
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 14, 2022
Not only did Joel Embiid have a 59-11-8-7 game tonight, but he scored 26 of Philadelphia’s 27 points in the fourth quarter and single-handedly obliterated Utah’s offense down the stretch. Not sure it’s possible to be more dominant than he was tonight.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) November 14, 2022
Joel Embiid is the first player to have more than half of his team's points in a game since Damian Lillard in 2019 (60 of 115 points on 11/8/2019). https://t.co/ukBRJymWwj pic.twitter.com/Rh9z19ROuX
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) November 14, 2022
Joel Embiid is the first player in NBA history with
50 PTS
10 REB
5 AST
5 BLKin a game. pic.twitter.com/SisDeid3fc
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 14, 2022
JOEL EMBIID IS ABSURD:
59 Points
11 Rebounds
8 Assists
7 Blocks
68% FG🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/1cUpcBkv8b
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) November 14, 2022
Joel Embiid could not be stopped 😤 pic.twitter.com/TD2qqocKCn
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 14, 2022
Since blocks became official in 1973-74, Joel Embiid is the first player in NBA History to record 50+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists, and 5+ blocks in a game. https://t.co/xtwTgbCmmC
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) November 14, 2022
Yo @JoelEmbiid I need a jersey… @sixers 👀✊🏽
— Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) November 14, 2022
Joel Embiid tonight:
59 points (career high)
11 rebounds
8 assists
7 blocksNo player in NBA history has ever equaled that stat line in a single game. pic.twitter.com/ow1eCFRJcs
— SB Nation (@SBNation) November 14, 2022
Joel Embiid legitimately had one of the best games of all time tonight:
59 PTS
76.5 TS%
11 RBS
8 AST
7 BLK
WGood god…not even Wilt has put up that stat line pic.twitter.com/fKohClaAmi
— NBA University (@NBA_University) November 14, 2022
Joel Embiid's 59 points marks the 5th best scoring performance in 76ers franchise history:
Wilt Chamberlain – 68 PTS (12/16/1967)
Wilt Chamberlain – 65 PTS (02/07/1966)
Wilt Chamberlain – 62 PTS (03/03/1966)
Allen Iverson – 60 PTS (02/12/2005)
Joel Embiid – 59 PTS (11/13/2022) pic.twitter.com/ac6Hljn0g6— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) November 14, 2022
There is no answer for Joel Embiid
— KENNY BEECHAM (@KOT4Q) November 14, 2022
