Joel Embiid scores 50 points in 27 minutes in Sixers win

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Jan 20

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Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid is shaping up to be an underrated NBA MVP contender this season.

He demonstrated why he should be considered on Wednesday night at home when he scored 50 points in 27 minutes, and guided the team through a strong third quarter in the Sixers 123-110 victory over the Orlando Magic.

“My teammates just found me,” Embiid said. “And I did the rest.”

Embid scored on 17 of 23 field goals, grabbed 12 rebounds, blocked three shots, and hit 15 of 17 free throws .

Officially, Embiid played 27:03 and is the only other player to reach 50 points in that amount of time in the shot clock era. The other player was Golden State Warriors star, Klay Thompson, who scored 52 points on Oct. 29, 2018, in 26:33 of game time.

“I played with [Basketball Hall of Famer] Dominique [Wilkins], and I don’t know if I’ve seen that,” Philly head coach Doc Rivers said. “I’ve seen Dominique score more, but it took the whole game. That was easy, quick, efficient and determined.”

Joel Embiid had 50 points and 12 rebounds in 27:03.

That's the fewest minutes played in a 50-point, 10-rebound game in the shot-clock era (since 1954-55).

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— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 20, 2022
UNGUARDABLE 🔥

Joel Embiid has 47 points through three quarters. pic.twitter.com/w8gRZ5ctaS
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 20, 2022
Sixers players with multiple 50-point, 10-rebound games:

Wilt Chamberlain
Joel Embiid

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— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 20, 2022

Jan 13, 2019: New York, NY, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embid (21) at Madison Square Garden. (Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports)

Rich Hofmann Jan 20 2022

Will have a column later, but some quick thoughts on a career-high night for Joel Embiid:

CBS Sports NBA Jan 20 2022

Sixers' Joel Embiid joins Klay Thompson in rare club, bolsters MVP case with dominant 50-point night vs. Magic

CBS Sports NBA Jan 20 2022

Sixers' Joel Embiid joins Klay Thompson in rare club, bolsters MVP case with dominant 50-point night vs. Magic

John Lovett Jan 20 2022

The Sixers need to trade Simmons for someone who can help Embiid, because right now he's going Super Saiyan against 8 win teams.

Brandon Thompson Jan 20 2022

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NBA on Scoreboard Page Jan 20 2022

Sixers' Joel Embiid joins Klay Thompson in rare club, bolsters MVP case with dominant 50-point night vs. Magic

Sportsnaut Jan 20 2022

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Elisa Jan 20 2022

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Joel Hans Embiid is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association . After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks,
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