In dropping 42 and 59 points in back-to-back games, Sixers center Joel Embiid put together the best scoring mark in a weekend since 1967.
Joel Embiid tonight:
59 pts
11 rbs
8 asts
7 blks#BrotherlyLove get the W— Tipico Sportsbook (@tipico) November 14, 2022
Where does that put him in the all-time ranking? Well, not all that high… and that’s because of (you probably guessed it) Wilt Chamberlain. Six of the seven best scoring marks in a weekend belong to The Stilt and Embiid’s 101 points are only good for No. 8 in NBA history.
For the full ranking, check below:
1. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 135 points on January 13-14, 1962
2. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 116 points on December 9-10, 1961
3. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 115 points on December 16-17, 1967
4. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 106 points on January 20-21, 1962
5. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 104 points on November 17-18, 1962
5. Elgin Baylor
Scored 104 points on November 7-8, 1959
7. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 103 points on January 27-28, 1962
8. Joel Embiid
Scored 101 points on November 12-13, 2022
9. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 99 points on October 27-28, 1962
9. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 99 points on February 20-21, 1960
11. Rick Barry
Scored 98 points on January 14-15, 1967
12. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 96 points on January 2-3, 1965
12. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 96 points on November 21-22, 1964
14. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 94 points on March 2-3, 1963
15. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 93 points on February 24-25, 1962
16. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 92 points on February 25-26, 1961
17. Michael Jordan
Scored 91 points on November 1-2, 1986
17. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 91 points on January 5-6, 1963
17. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 91 points on February 3-4, 1962
20. Walt Bellamy
Scored 90 points on January 27-28, 1962
20. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 90 points on November 18-19, 1961
22. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 89 points on February 8-9, 1969
22. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 89 points on January 25-26, 1964
24. Fred Brown
Scored 87 points on March 23-24, 1974
24. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 87 points on November 26-27, 1960
24. Elgin Baylor
Scored 87 points on November 19-20, 1960
27. Michael Jordan
Scored 86 points on March 21-22, 1987
27. Bob McAdoo
Scored 86 points on February 14-15, 1976
27. Oscar Robertson
Scored 86 points on December 26-27, 1964
27. Hal Greer
Scored 86 points on November 30-December 1, 1963
27. Wilt Chamberlain
Scored 86 points on January 30-31, 1960
27. George Mikan
Scored 86 points on March 10-11, 1951
