Embiid ties career high with 50 points, 76ers beat Magic 16 hours ago share facebook twitter reddit linkPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid tied his career high with 50 points in just 27 minutes, leading a dominant third quarter that carried the Philadelphia 76ers to a 123-110 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. The four-time All-Star and MVP candidate played just 58 seconds of the fourth quarter. It gave Embiid 47 points for the game and 23 in the third quarter alone in which he shot 8 of 10. Embiid re-entered with 7:23 left in the fourth and quickly got to 49 points with a pair of free throws 15 seconds later. Embiid was dominant in the first quarter but the rest of the 76ers combined for just five points on 2-for-11 shooting.

Source: Washington Post January 20, 2022 10:33 UTC