Follow usCameroonian Joel Embiid notched 53 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 131-113 win over the Charlotte Hornets at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday night.
that’s another dub.
🪙 @cryptocom pic.twitter.com/I8LkH77J3d
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) December 12, 2022
It was Embiid’s second 50-plus point performance of the season and the fourth 50-plus point game of his career.
It is also the 30th game in Embiid’s career with 40 points and 10 rebounds as the only other player in franchise history to accomplish that feat was Wilt Chamberlain.
53 POINTS. @JoelEmbiid was just showing off for Arthur tonight. 😁 pic.twitter.com/TkXkPjJ8o2
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) December 12, 2022
Tobias Harris finished with 17 points and James Harden had 14 for the Sixers.
Injury-hit Charlotte, who have lost five straight games, was led by Kelly Oubre Jr. and Terry Rozier, who each scored 29 points.
LaMelo Ball missed his 11th straight game with a left ankle sprain, Dennis Smith Jr. was inactive for the ninth time in his last 14 games with a left ankle sprain. There was a moment of silence before Sunday’s game for Paul Silas, the former Charlotte coach for six seasons who died at the age of 79.
The 76ers scored a season-high 41 points in the second quarter.
There was a moment of silence before Sunday’s game for Paul Silas, the former Charlotte coach for six seasons who died at the age of 79.
The Sixers continue their seven-game home stand against Sacramento on Tuesday while Hornets: host Detroit on Wednesday.
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