The Philadelphia 76ers were able to pick up a seventh straight win on Monday as they knocked off the Houston Rockets on the road 111-91 as they continued their road success. Philadelphia is now 15-8 away from the Wells Fargo Center which is one of the best road records in the league.
In the process, Joel Embiid made a little history for the Sixers. He scored 31 points with eight rebounds and six assists on Monday which is his ninth straight road game with at least 30 points.
That is the longest such streak in Sixers history as he has now passed Allen Iverson for the longest road scoring streak in franchise history. He also joined Iverson and the great Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in Sixers history to have seven straight games of 30+ points overall.
“Obviously, those are legends,” said Embiid. “Not just Philly legends, but the whole NBA. I hold myself to that standard of trying to win and be the best or one of the best ever, but the good thing about it is that we’ve…