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Joel Embiid drops career-high 59 points in historic showing to lead 76ers past Jazz

Joel Embiid went off on Sunday night.

The 76ers' star big man scored a career-high 59 points in Philadelphia's 105-98 win over the Utah Jazz at the Wells Fargo Center, nearly half of which he put up in the fourth quarter. He was just shy of a triple-double, adding 11 rebounds, eight assists and seven blocks, which also matched his career high.

Embiid is the first person in recorded league history to drop at least 50 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five blocks in a game.