If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Similarly, if Wilt Chamberlain had a bunch of blocks and no one could record them, did it really happen?
These are the questions that arise after the pair of performances chamberlainesque of Joel Embiid during the weekend. After a relatively modest start to the 2022-2023 season, the NBA’s most dominant center has announced his arrival with force.
First was Saturday’s appetizer: He had 42 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in a win over the Atlanta Hawks. Then came the Sunday main course, which he served 59 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and seven blocks.
Sunday’s special in Philadelphia had the NBA world in a frenzy and the NBA community wondering what the hell they had just seen. If you’re struggling to remember the last time you saw something like this, you’re forgiven for one simple reason.
Since blocks became official in 1973-74, Joel Embiid is the first player in NBA history to record 50+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 5+ blocks in a game. https://t.co/xtwTgbCmmC
Also. Of course, the devil is in the details, and in this case, “NBA history” only refers to “since 1973-1974”, when the blocks became official.
It was also the year after Wilt Chamberlain retired, providing a convenient “post-Wilt” era. But although the official record books do not recognize Big Dipper When it comes to blocks, those who have seen him play know that Chamberlain’s defensive feats match or even surpass his scoring prowess.
Thanks to nbastats.net’s precious game records – which include all of his games at Kansas and even his NBA preseason games – we have a much more complete picture of his career than is preserved in the record books.
Take, for example, Embiid’s accomplishment on Sunday.
Officially, it was the first game in NBA history in which a player had at least 50 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five blocks. Unofficially, we know that Chamberlain himself did it 22 times… at least!
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That’s not the only way Embiid evokes memories of Wilt.
Two parties. Two days. 101 points, 21 rebounds. 14 assists Nine plugs. Not bad for 24 hours! We haven’t seen this kind of performance in consecutive days. in more than 50 years. In fact, according to Stathead, Embiid became the first player with at least 100 points and 20 rebounds on two consecutive days since Chamberlain in 1967.
Embiid is only the third player to do so even once. Elgin Baylor did it three times. Chamberlain, because of course he did, chained 35 such instances.
When it comes to scoring 100 points in any two-game stretchregardless of the days between them, Embiid is only the fifth pivot to do so., featuring DeMarcus Cousins, David Robinson, Bob McAdoo and — you guessed it — Chamberlain. While Cousins, Robinson and McAdoo each did it once, Chamberlain He didn’t do it once, twice, or thrice…but 85 times!
None of this is meant to throw water on Embiid’s domain. The NBA’s leading scorer last season and two-time runner-up MVP is finally finding his groove, which scares the rest of the NBA.
But if last weekend proved anything else, it’s this all NBA records can be officially – and unofficially – traced back to Wilt Chamberlain.
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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Version Forbes announced its annual ranking of the world’s most expensive sports teams.
NFL franchise Dallas Cowboys, estimated to be worth $13 billion, has led the pack for the ninth year in a row.
While NBA Golden State Warriors ranked second with a valuation of $11 billion, another representative of American football, Los Angeles Rams (10.5 billion), was in the top three.
The top 10, as last year, includes only American teams from the NFL and NBA. There are seven NFL clubs in the top 10 overall, which Forbes analysts attribute to the league’s large-scale television contracts.
Among football clubs, Real Madrid remains the most expensive – the Spanish giant ranked only 20th with a value of $6.75 billion.
Also in the top 50 are Manchester United (24th, 6.6 billion), Barcelona (42nd, 5.65 billion) and Liverpool (48th, 5.4 billion). In total, only four football clubs are represented in the top 50 rankings.
Formula 1 representatives also returned to the list – Ferrari (26th place) and Mercedes (34th).
The 20 most valuable sports teams in the world according to Forbes
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