Embiid, Towns and Durant highlight high-scoring NBA night

Joel Embiid, who snatched the Philadelphia 76ers’ all-time points record from Wilt Chamberlain, with his 70 points endorsed by the San Antonio Spurs.

Dominican Republic Karl Anthony Towns with 62 points against the Charlotte Hornets and Kevin Durant with 43 points will lead the Phoenix Suns comeback.highlighted Monday’s night of scoring explosions in the NBA.

Embiid scored 70 points on 24-of-41 shooting from the field and 21-of-23 free throws, adding 18 rebounds and five assists. He scored 24 points in the first quarter (8-for-12 shooting from the field) and 34 points at halftime with ten rebounds. He returned to the court and stepped on the gas pedal even harder, scoring 25 points in the third period on 10 of 15 shots.

Embiid scored another eleven points in the fourth quarter, culminating with a layup and two points on the board to put him past Chamberlain. The former 76ers and Lakers player scored 68 points in 1967 and set the top three records in franchise history.

Towns had a career-best performance, but the fourth quarter, in which the Wolves lost 36-18, left a bad taste in his mouth. The Dominican finished with 62 points (21 of 35 on field goals, 10 of 15 on three-pointers and 10 of 14 on free throws), to which he added eight rebounds and two assists.

By halftime, Towns had already scored 44 points, including an impressive eight of nine from the 3-point line. The total was the fourth-best in NBA history since game-by-game statistics began in 1997-1998.

However, the Hornets managed to overcome an 18-point deficit and handed the Wolves their second home defeat in a row.

The Boston Celtics, led by Jayson Tatum’s 38 points and Jaylen Brown’s 35 points, topped Slovenian Luka Doncic’s triple-double of 38 points, 18 rebounds and thirteen assists to win 119-110.

Losing Kristaps Porzingis to knee discomfort didn’t stop the Celtics, who lost two of their stars, Tatum and Brown. Tatum finished with 38 points (11 of 21 shooting), eleven rebounds, five assists and three steals. Brown scored 35 points on 13 of 22 shooting from the field.

The Bulls squandered a 23-point lead and were eliminated by the Suns before standout Kevin Durant, who scored 43 points, scored the game-tying goal to complete the comeback.

The Suns won their sixth straight and beat the in-form Bulls, who, behind Coby White’s 26 points and DeMar DeRozan’s 21, tasted victory in Phoenix.

The Bucks picked up their second win in three days at the Pistons’ home court, this time with a triple-double of 31 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists.

For the Pistons, the worst team in the NBA, it was their 39th loss of a season in which they had won just four games.

The Grizzlies easily beat the rebuilding Raptors, winning in Toronto in a game in which Spaniard Santi Aldama, who entered the Memphis starting lineup, was forced to leave the field due to discomfort in his right knee. .

Aldama, who scored 10 points in 23 minutes on the court, hit another player with his right knee in the third quarter, although it initially appeared to have no serious consequences.

The Cavaliers dominated in Orlando, paced by Sam Merrill with 26 points and eight triples and Donovan Mitchell with a double-double of 25 points and eleven assists.

The Magic, who had Paolo Banchero score 18 points, suffered their third loss in their last four games and fell into the play-in position.

The Kings ended a four-game losing streak by defeating the Hawks, led by 32 points from Harrison Barnes and Domantas Sabonis, who had 14 points and 21 rebounds.

The Californians are now preparing for a seven-game road trip. The Hawks lost despite Dejounte Murray’s 35 points.