![]() ![]() Lauri Markkannen and Collin Sexton each added 15 points, and Kelly Olynyk finished with 14 for the Jazz, who have lost two straight. Malik Beasley scored 18 points off the bench to lead Utah. Outside of Embiid, Danuel House was the only other Sixer to reach the free-throw line. Embiid blew way past his previous career-high of 50 points, which he has done multiple times, with 59 points on 19-28 shooting from the field, 1-5 shooting from deep and 20-24 shooting from the. He finished with 18 points, and shot 8-of-24 from the field. at 10:58 pm ET 1 min read Getty Images With a performance like something out of video game, Joel Embiid single-handedly led the Philadelphia 76ers past the visiting Utah Jazz. Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Joel Embiid scored 59 points in Sunday’s 105-98 win over the Utah Jazz.Here’s what you need to know: It is a new career-high in points for Embiid. Tyrese Maxey was the only other 76er to score in double figures Sunday. He is averaging 29.3 points, 10 rebounds and 3.7 assists this season. Joel Embiid has averaged 26.6 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 10 games against the Jazz in his career. ![]() In total, Embiid put up 101 points in about 24 hours. He was fresh off a season-high 42 points in Philadelphia's win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night, which marked his second game of the season scoring at least 40 points. The win was, undoubtedly, all on Embiid.Įmbiid finished shooting 19-of-28 from the field and 20-of-24 from the free-throw line.Įmbiid’s night isn’t totally out of nowhere. He was the only 76er to score in about the final seven minutes of the game, and he accounted for all but one of the 76ers' points in the quarter. That’s when Embiid, who was already having a solid outing, turned it on.Įmbiid scored 26 of his 59 points in the final quarter, including a late 19-foot jumper to put the Jazz out of reach in the final minute. The 76ers were down six points at halftime before tying the game entering the final period. ![]() “I’ve never seen a more dominating performance, when you combine defense and offense,” 76ers coach Doc Rivers said, via NBC Sports’ Noah Levick. ![]()
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