Philadelphia beat Orlando 123-110 Wednesday in the North American Basketball Championship. Joel Embiid scored 50 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.
By Belga
Lhe Cameroonian needed only 26 minutes to join Wilt Chamberlain and Allen Iverson, the only other players to have already scored so many points in a Sixers jersey.
Philadelphia ranks fifth in the East with 26 wins and 18 losses. Orlando is last with 8 wins in 46 games.
Another player to shine on Wednesday: Nikola Jokic. The Serb finished with 49 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in Denver’s 130-128 win over the Clippers.
Luka Doncic led Dallas to victory over Toronto (102-98) with 41 points and 14 rebounds.
Dallas (26 wins, 19 losses), Denver (23 wins, 20 losses) and the Clippers (22 wins, 24 losses) are fifth, sixth and ninth in the West.
Deprived of Kevin Durant, Brooklyn narrowly won in Washington (118-119), thanks in particular to 30 points from Kyrvie Irving and 27 from LaMarcus Aldridge.
The Nets (28 wins, 16 losses) remain third in the East, behind Chicago (28 wins, 15 losses), which ended a four-game losing streak by beating Cleveland 117-104, and Miami (29 wins, 16 defeats), home winner of Portland (104-92).
Fourth place is occupied by Milwaukee (28 wins, 19 losses), which beat Memphis 126-114 thanks in particular to 33 points and 15 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo.
