Joel Embiid (76ers) breaks the season scoring record with 70 points
MADRID, 23 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish player Santi Aldama started tonight in the Memphis Grizzlies' victory against the Toronto Raptors (108-100) at the Scotiabank Arena in the Canadian city, with a good contribution to add an important victory against another team from the lower zone.
With 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in less than 23 minutes on the court, Santi Aldama contributed to a victory achieved in the first three quarters and saved despite the 23-29 favorable score for the Raptors in the last quarter.
Without the now injured Ja Morant – star of the franchise who was barely able to play 9 games after his long suspension and until this injury -, the Grizzlies' game looks to the paint and, in addition to Aldama, center Jaren Jackson Jr. shone ., with 27 points, and forward Vince Williams Jr., with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
RECORD NIGHT FOR EMBIID
On the other hand, the 'bomb' of the day and who knows if of the season was starred by the Cameroonian nationalized American center Joel Embiid, who led the Philadelphia 76ers in the victory against the San Antonio Spurs (123-133) with the spectacular number of 70 points.
New personal, franchise and NBA record this year, with a crazy match in which he clashed with rival star Victor Wembanyama to reach those 70 spectacular points and accompany them with 18 rebounds and 5 assists, in just 36 minutes of game.
At halftime he had 34 points, in the third quarter 59 and, in the last quarter, he surpassed his own record of 60 points to leave it at 70. Until this blow by Embiid, the previous scoring record of the year in a game was held by the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo, with 64 points against the Indiana Pacers in December.