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Joel Embiid Continues To Destroy Los Angeles With Epic Performance vs Lakers, Trolls LaVar Ball & Whiteside After Game

David 10583 November 16, 2017

It was only fitting that 5'4" Kevin Hart videobombed Joel Embiid's postgame interview because The Process dominated the Lakers on Wednesday night the way a grown man would dominate a little kid on a low rim in the front driveway. He dominated the Lakers...well, like he dominated DeAndre Jordan and that other center (Willie Reed) Embiid doesn't remember at Staples just a couple of nights earlier.

"I love LA," Said Embiid, who followed up his 32 and 16 performance with a career-high 46 points (14-20 FG, 2-3 3PT, 16-19 FT), 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 blocks vs the Lakers. "I love the Staples Center. I wanted to come out here and put on a show."

After the show, the Social Media and Trolling God, who once said "Fuck LaVar Ball" on Instagram, took another shot at LaVar by posting a pic of him scoring on (No-Show) Lonzo Ball and putting "LaVar, Fars, Iran" as the location and "WHAT A NIGHT!!!!!" as the caption.

 

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Embiid also gave a special shout out to his "rival" Hassan Whiteside during a postgame interview.

"I wish I could have had the quadruple-double with blocks, shout out Hassan Whiteside."

What he did have was one of the 6 instances of a player racking up 40/10/5/5 with blocks in the last 30 years.

  • (1982) Dr J: 44 PTS, 11 REBS, 8 BLKS, 7 ASTS
  • (1995) David Robinson: 42 PTS, 14 REBS, 5 BLKS, 5 ASTS
  • (1996) David Robinson: 40 PTS, 11 REBS, 5 BLKS, 5 ASTS
  • (2001) Shaq: 40 PTS, 17 REBS, 8 ASTS, 5 BLKS
  • (2009) Dirk: 40 PTS, 11 REBS, 5 ASTS, 5 BLKS
  • (2017) Embiid: 46 PTS, 15 REBS, 7 ASTS, 7 BLKS

If that wasn't impressive enough, Embiid's 70% shooting was the best among the five.

Embiid's performance was also one of the best ever against the Lakers. Only Anthony Davis, Karl-Anthony Towns and Al Jefferson have put up 40 & 15 games against the Lakers in the past 30 years.

  • (2014) Al Jefferson: 40 PTS, 18 REBS, 4 ASTS, 0 BLKS
  • (2016) Anthony Davis: 41 PTS, 16 REBS, 3 ASTS, 2 BLKS
  • (2017) Karl-Anthony Towns: 40 PTS, 21 REBS, 4 ASTS, 1 BLK
  • (2017) Embiid: 46 PTS, 15 REBS, 7 ASTS, 7 BLKS

The reason why I only went back 30 years is because Wilt Chamberlain has 14 instance of 40 & 15 against his former team, which includes these ridiculous stat lines:

  • 65 PTS, 29 REBS
  • 59 PTS, 27 REBS
  • 55 PTS, 29 REBS
  • 53 PTS, 32 REBS, 14 ASTS
  • 49 PTS, 30 REBS, 5 ASTS

So how do you like all them apples?