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Philadelphia 76ers: Best single game team performances of the Brett Brown era

By Simon Smith

Oct 8, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Nerlens Noel (4) brings the ball up court with center Jahlil Okafor (8) and guard Hollis Thompson (31) during the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers won 115-114. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Nerlens Noel (4) brings the ball up court with center Jahlil Okafor (8) and guard Hollis Thompson (31) during the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers won 115-114. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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58 rebounds vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, Mar. 4, 2015

Despite an amazing night on the glass, the Sixers were still unable to pull out a win, a 123-118 overtime loss. The leading rebounders on the night were Luc Mbah a Moute with 14 rebounds and Nerlens Noel with 13 boards. Overall, the Sixers won the battle on the glass, 58-54. Unfortunately, they couldn’t overcome the one-man show from Russell Westbrook, who posted 49 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.

Side note: one incredible statistic from the game was backup center Henry Sims recording a -27 in his 10 minutes of court time.

The highlights from the game can be seen here:

The list of top rebounding games over the past four seasons are as follows:

  1. 58 rebounds vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (OT), Mar. 4, 2015
  2. 56 rebounds vs. Orlando Magic (2OT), Dec. 3, 2013
  3. 56 rebounds vs. Memphis Grizzlies (2OT), Nov. 23, 2016
  4. 4 games with 55 rebounds

The game from this season that featured on the list, a double overtime game against the Grizzlies, also didn’t produce a win. Embiid, Ilyasova and Robert Covington all reached double figures as the Sixers won the rebounding battle, 56-46. For the season, the Sixers ranked 23rd at 42.8 rebounds per game

Despite the game going into overtime, Embiid was still on a game time restriction, and hence was limited to 27 minutes. With a defensive rebounding percentage over the course of the season of 24.7 percent, Embiid was on fire this game with a percentage of 35.7.