Lue: Celtics tougher to defend than Warriors

Joel Embiid became the ninth player in NBA history to score 70 or more points as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the San Antonio Spurs by a final score of 133-123.

Embiid was 24-for-41 from the field and 21-for-23 at the line to go with 18 rebounds and five assists.

Embiid had 24 points after the first quarter, 34 at halftime and 59 points at the end of the third quarter. Embiid reentered the game in the fourth quarter as the Spurs kept the game close.

Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, David Thompson, Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell, David Robinson, Elgin Baylor and Devin Booker are the other eight players to score at least 70 points.

The Utah Jazz signed Paul Reed Jr. to a three-year, $23 million offer sheet, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

With Reed signing the offer sheet on Saturday morning, the Sixers will have until 11:59 ET on Sunday night to match.

The first season of the offer sheet is fully guaranteed, with the remaining two seasons becoming guaranteed if Reed’s team reaches the conference semifinals in 2023-24.

Should the 76ers match the offer sheet, the team would incur $14 million in luxury tax penalties. Reed would also have veto power on trades for the first year in Philadelphia.