Joel Embiid set another Philadelphia 76ers scoring record in the wake of pillaging 70 focuses in a 133-123 triumph over San Antonio Spikes.
Embiid, who had 34 focuses to his name by half-time, is only the 10th player in NBA history to arrive at 70 places in a solitary game.
The 29-year-old forward's accomplishment came 18 years to the day since Kobe Bryant's 81-point game for the Los Angeles Lakers - the second most elevated in NBA history.
Embiid told the NBA's true site: "From the time I began playing, Kobe was my person. He's the motivation behind why I began playing b-ball.
"It's entertaining, on that very night, he got 81 and that was my #1 player."
Despite the fact that he bettered the Sixers' past best of 68, held by Shrivel Chamberlain, Embiid stays some distance shy of Chamberlain's exceptional NBA record of 100 places in a solitary game set in 1962 while playing for the Philadelphia Champions.
Embiid's accomplishment came on that very night as Karl-Anthony Towns set another Minnesota Timberwolves high of 62 places in a 128-125 loss by Charlotte Hornets.