{"id":1578027,"date":"2024-01-23T17:34:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T22:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1578027"},"modified":"2024-01-23T17:34:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T22:34:25","slug":"joel-embiid-per-minute-scoring-average-70-points-nba-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/joel-embiid-per-minute-scoring-average-70-points-nba-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Embiid On Pace To Become Most Efficient Scorer In NBA History By Joining Exclusive Club With Historic 70-Point Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/joel-embiid-per-minute-scoring-average-70-points-nba-history.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=576&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"Joel Embiid NBA History Scoring Average\" class=\"wp-image-1578030\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Joel Embiid joined a very exclusive club against the Spurs on Monday night. He is now one of just nine players to ever score 70 points or more in a single <a href=\"https:\/\/brobible.com\/tag\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBA<\/a> game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Elgin Baylor, Lakers: Nov. 15, 1960 \u2014 71 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilt Chamberlin, Warriors: Dec. 8, 1961 \u2014 78 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilt Chamberlin, Warriors: Jan. 13, 1962 \u2014 73 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilt Chamberlin, Warriors: March 2, 1962 \u2014 100 points (allegedly)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilt Chamberlin, Warriors: Nov. 3, 1962 \u2014 72 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilt Chamberlin, Warriors: Nov. 16, 1962 \u2014 73 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilt Chamberlin, Warriors: March 10, 1963 \u2014 70 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Thompson, Nuggets: April 9, 1978 \u2014 73 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Robinson, Spurs: April 24, 1994 \u2014 71 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kobe Bryant, Lakers: Jan. 22, 2006 \u2014 81 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Devin Booker, Suns: March 24, 2017 \u2014 70 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers: Jan. 2, 2023 \u2014 71 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Damian Lillard, Blazers: Feb. 26, 2023 \u2014 71 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Joel Embiid, 76ers: Jan. 22, 2023 \u2014 70 points<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As cool as it is to drop 70 points, especially in the modern era, Embiid reached an even more impressive mark with his dominant outing against San Antonio. He is on pace to become the most efficient scorer in <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/nba\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBA<\/a> history!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joel Embiid has the highest per-minute scoring average of all-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chamberlin, who averaged 50.4 points during the 1961\/62 season, holds the record for per-game scoring. However, in large part because of overtimes, he played 48.5 minutes per outing that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to this week, Chamberlin was also the most successful scorer per minute in league history. That changed with Embiid's 70-pointer on Monday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With his career-high performance, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/philadelphia-76ers\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">76ers<\/a>&#8216; 7-foot-tall 29-year-old is now averaging 36.1 points per game in an average of just 34.3 minutes per game. That rate, should it continue, would convert to the highest mark in NBA history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It translates to an average of 38 points per 36 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Joel Embiid, 2023\/24 \u2014 38 points per 36 minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wilt Chamberlin, 1961\/62 \u2014 37.4 points per 36 minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>James Harden, 2018\/19 \u2014 35.4 points per 36 minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Giannis Antetokounmpo, 2019\/20 \u2014 35.4 points per 36 minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Giannis Antetojounmpo, 2022\/23 \u2014 34.9 points per 36 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/joel-embiid\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joel Embiid<\/a> is having an unbelievable season. Should he keep it up, it will also be historic!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joel Embiid joined a very exclusive club against the Spurs on Monday night. He is now one of just nine players to ever score 70 points or more in a single NBA game. 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