76ers’ Embiid ties Kareem, ups 30-10 run to 13 matches

Joel Embiid competed through an ankle problem to push his 30-10 streak to 13 matches, with 31 points and 10 boards in his team’s 121-111 triumph against the Toronto Raptors.

Joel notched all 31 points after landing badly trying to block a shot in the final 6 minutes of the 1^st quarter.

Joel Embiid has had 30 and 10 in THIRTEEN straight games 😳

The longest streak since Kareem in 1972. (16). pic.twitter.com/8edyyjm5XB

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 23, 2023

The 30-10 run is the longest in the league since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did it for 16 consecutive matches in 1971-72. Just 2 other basketballers in NBA history have recorded 30 points and 10 rebounds in at least 13 consecutive games – Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain (6 different times).

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The 76ers center also notched 30 points or more in 14 consecutive matches, the most in the National Basketball Association since James Harden had a 32-match streak in 2018-19.

“I saw that I wasn’t being aggressive,” Embiid admitted after notching only 2 points in the 1^st quarter.

“I think Joel is literally one of the first people in this organization that really believed in me when I was a rookie.

He said it early that he felt like I could be special.” 🥹 –@TyreseMaxey on @JoelEmbiid @PennMedicine pic.twitter.com/oFv5PiOiyR

— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) December 23, 2023