Joel Embiid had 70 and Karl-Anthony Towns had 62, marking Monday as the first day with multiple 60-point games since April 9, 1978.
On the 18th anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game, Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns put together two of the highest-scoring performances in NBA history.
Embiid finished with 70 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists against the San Antonio Spurs — the most points ever scored against the franchise. Towns finished with 62 points and 8 rebounds against the Charlotte Hornets.
The two are the fourth pair of players to each score 60 points on the same day and the first since David Thompson (73) and George Gervin (63) in 1978.
Embiid’s 70 points set a 76ers single-game scoring record, surpassing a record that had stood since December 1967, the third-oldest standing franchise scoring record.
Embiid became the first player with 70 points and 15 rebounds in a game since Wilt Chamberlain in 1963 and third to do so. He is also the first player in NBA history with 70 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.
Meanwhile, Towns became the seventh player in NBA history with multiple career 60-point games. His 62 points are a Timberwolves single-game scoring record.
