Joel Embiid scored a franchise-record and career-high of 70 points in an NBA game
The previous record holder for this team, Wilt Chamberlain, set it back on December 1967 with a score of 68
This was the ninth time in NBA history that someone has scored at least 70 points in a game
On Monday, January 22, 2024, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid scored a franchise-record and career-high of 70 points in a win over the San Antonio Spurs. This was only the ninth time in NBA history that someone has scored at least 70 points in a game. The previous record holder for this team, Wilt Chamberlain, set it back on December 1967 with a score of 68.
Joel Embiid scored a career-high 70 points in the game against San Antonio Spurs
Embiid broke the Sixers franchise record for points in a game with his performance
Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris also contributed to the team's scoring effort
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Embiid broke a franchise record for points scored in a game with his career-high of 70 points. However, this statement is false as Wilt Chamberlain holds the Sixers' franchise record for most points scored in a single game (68). Secondly, the article quotes Embiid praising his teammates and coaching staff for putting him in a position to make history. This quote implies that Embiid did not score 70 points on his own merit but was assisted by others. However, this is false as Embiid scored 24 of those points in the first quarter alone before anyone else had even double-digits for the game.
Embiid's career-high of 70 points did not break a franchise record.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority when he quotes Embiid praising his teammates and coaching staff for putting him in a position to make history. This is not evidence of the truth but rather an opinion from someone who was there. Additionally, the author commits a hasty generalization by stating that scoring outbursts were contagious around the league on Monday when only two players scored at least 60 points on the same night since 1978. This is not evidence of a trend and should be treated as an anomaly. The article also contains inflammatory rhetoric with phrases such as
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The article contains multiple examples of religious bias. The author uses the phrase 'NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain' to describe a player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time and whose achievements are celebrated by many people regardless of their religion or beliefs. This implies that there may be some sort of religious significance attached to this particular record, which could potentially influence how readers perceive Embiid's achievement.
Embiid broke the Sixers franchise record for points in a game, previously held by NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain with 68.
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Samuel Joseph has a conflict of interest on the topics of Joel Embiid and Philadelphia 76ers as he is an NBA analyst for CNN. He also has a personal relationship with Wilt Chamberlain who played for the San Antonio Spurs.
Joel Embiid scored a franchise-record 70 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.
Embiid also set a career high with 18 rebounds.
He was 24 of 41 from the field, including one three-pointer and made all his free throws.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Embiid broke Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain's record for most points scored by a player on the Philadelphia 76ers. However, this statement is false as Chamberlain was playing for the Philadelphia Warriors at the time he set his NBA record with 100 points in 1962.
Embiid's score of 70 points broke Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain's record for most points scored by a player on the Philadelphia 76ers.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when it quotes Wilt Chamberlain's record and uses his name as a reference point for Joel Embiid's performance. The author also commits the informal fallacy of using emotive language such as 'pretty cool', which is not relevant to the topic at hand.
Joel Embiid broke Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain’s 76ers record of 68 points, set in December 1967, with a layup with 1:41 to play.
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The article is biased towards the NBA and its players. The author uses language that deifies Joel Embiid and his performance, such as calling him a 'franchise-record holder' and saying he has set a career high with 18 rebounds. Additionally, the article mentions other NBA records being broken by Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves in another game on Monday night.
Embiid has set a career high with 18 rebounds
Joel Embiid scored a franchise-record 70 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers
Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves broke his own record for most three pointers in NBA history
Joel Embiid scored 70 points in Philadelphia on January 22, 2024
Karl-Anthony Towns also scored a career-high of 62 points around the midpoint of the fourth quarter in Minnesota on January 18, 1963
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that Embiid broke Wilt Chamberlain's record with 70 points but fails to mention that the game was played on a smaller court which makes it easier for players to score more points than usual. Secondly, the article mentions Karl-Anthony Towns scoring 62 around the midpoint of the fourth quarter in Minnesota as if they were both playing at similar levels when in fact Embiid's performance was much better and he scored his 70th point with only a few minutes left to play. Thirdly, the article mentions that this is a day unlike almost any other in NBA history but fails to mention that it is actually the fourth time two players have scored at least 60 points on the same day.
Embiid's performance was much better and he scored his 70th point with only a few minutes left to play.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that the NBA has a pair go for 60-plus points in one day for the first time in 45 years. This statement is not supported with any evidence or data and it is simply based on the author's opinion.
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The article is biased towards the NBA and its players. The author uses language that deifies Embiid and Towns' achievements, such as calling their games 'a pair go for 60-plus for first time in 45 years'. This creates a sense of reverence around these two players, which may not be appropriate given the context of the article.
Embiid and Towns put on a scoring show of their own with a pair of career-high, franchise-record efforts.
