Embiid's record 70-pointer spurs Philly to victory over San Antonio

Joel Embiid scored 70 in Philadelphia. Karl-Anthony Towns had 62 in Minnesota. The elite big men paired up to do something the NBA hadn't seen on the same day in more than 45 years.

So, mark it down: Jan. 22, 2024, was a day unlike almost any other in NBA history.

On the 18th anniversary of Kobe Bryant's 81-point game for the Los Angeles Lakers－the second-best scoring game in NBA history－Embiid and Towns put on a pair of dazzling, historic scoring shows of their own, with a pair of career-high, franchise-record efforts.