The Philadelphia 76ers won their fifth consecutive game with a 146-128 win over the Washington Wizards. This marks the first time since the 2020-21 season that the 76ers have posted a five-game winning streak within their first six games of a season (Stathead).
The 76ers tallied 146 points on 56 percent shooting, marking the fourth game since the 1990-91 season that the 76ers have produced at least 145 points on 55 percent shooting or better (Stathead).
JOEL EMBIID led Philadelphia to its fifth straight win with a 48-point ( 17-25 FG, 14-14 FT) 11-rebound and six-assist performance in 31 minutes. Per Elias Stats Bureau, Embiid is the first player in the shot clock era to post a stat line of at least 45 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists in 31-or-fewer minutes played.
In his MVP career, he has six games with a stat line of at least 45 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists, tied for the 10th-most games in NBA history. Philadelphia is a perfect 6-0 in such games.
So far this season, Embiid is just the second player to post a stat line of 45-10-5, joining Dallas’ LUKA DONCIC (Stathead).
Twenty-nine (10-10 FG, 9-9 FT) of Embiid’s 45 points came in the third quarter, marking the most by a 76er in a single quarter in the play-by-play era (since 1996-97). It also represents the most points in a single quarter by any player in the league this season.
This scoring outburst led Embiid to join KLAY THOMPSON (37 points, 13-13 FG, on Jan. 23, 2015) and LEBRON JAMES (24 points, 10-10 FG on Apr. 11, 2008) as the only players to shoot 100% from the floor (min. 10 FGA) in a single frame since 1996-97. Embiid also went a perfect 9-for-9 from the foul line in the period (Elias Stats Bureau).
"One turnover, should’ve probably had zero but one turnover is great. I know, one turnover, I thought I wasn’t up to par defensively today, so I got to do a better job," Embiid said of his performance. "But yeah, just taking care of the ball, taking what’s available, playing as a team, it’s funny it might look like it’s a lot of points, but I think a lot of it was just from the flow of offense, you know no iso, no posting up, just the flow of the offense."
TYRESE MAXEY dished out a career-high 11 assists on Monday, marking the third time that Maxey has posted at least 10 assists in a single game (PHI: 3-0), per Stathead.
Monday’s outing also marked the fourth double-double of Maxey’s career, three of which have occurred throughout his first six games in 2023-24. He is one of eight guards in the NBA this season with at least three double-doubles (NBA.com/stats).
This was the second 20-point, 10-assist game for Maxey, making him the eighth 76er under the age of 24 with multiple such games (Stathead).
"I just noticed one thing that stood out to me tonight," said 76ers Head Coach Nick Nurse. "He does things quickly, he inbounds the ball quickly. He cuts quickly, turns and gets his feet set quickly. Like he does things at a super quick rate and, but yet under control. But that was good. He looked full of confidence and yeah, like some of the things I see defensively too. He’s a good communicator out there."
NEXT UP: The 76ers’ five-game home stand wraps up with a game against the Boston Celtics in their first meeting of the 2023-24 regular season. The game will air on NBC Sports Philadelphia and on 97.5 The Fanatic.