PHILADELPHIA -- Joel Embiid said it was "great" to be put in the same conversation as Wilt Chamberlain after he became the ninth player in NBA history to score 70 points in an NBA game and broke Chamberlain's franchise record of 68 points in the process.
2024 Australian Open Day 10 live updates, players and more
It's quarterfinal time at the Australian Open. First up, American Coco Gauff takes on Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk. Then, men's world No. 1 Novak Djokovic battles 12th seed Taylor Fritz.
The night session sees women's world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka squaring off
Numbers behind Joel Embiid's and Karl-Anthony Towns' historic games
On the 18th anniversary of Kobe Bryant's 81-point game, Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns each put together some of the highest scoring performances in NBA history.
Embiid finished with 70 points, 18 rebounds and five assists against the San Antonio Spurs
Karl-Anthony Towns scores Timberwolves record 62 in loss
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 62 points, 44 of them coming in the first half Monday night to set a pair of a franchise records for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Towns topped his previous career best of 60, which was also the Minnesota record. However, the