{"id":59457,"date":"2025-10-23T21:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T01:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/edgecombe-shines-in-debut-with-34-points-surpasses-wilt-chamberlain\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T21:14:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T01:14:01","slug":"edgecombe-shines-in-debut-with-34-points-surpasses-wilt-chamberlain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nba\/edgecombe-shines-in-debut-with-34-points-surpasses-wilt-chamberlain\/","title":{"rendered":"Edgecombe Shines in Debut with 34 Points, Surpasses Wilt Chamberlain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VJ Edgecombe: A Historic NBA Debut<\/h2>\n\n\nOn Wednesday night, Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe dazzled in his NBA debut, scoring 34 points in the 117-116 victory against the Boston Celtics. His performance placed him in a privileged position in the history of the league.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I worked every day, and all my life, for moments like this. This is my dream.<\/p><cite>VJ Edgecombe<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nEdgecombe, who was named Big 12 Rookie of the Year in his only season at Baylor, achieved the third-highest number of points in a debut NBA game. His performance exceeded expectations, according to the player himself.\n\nThe Bahamian player scored 14 points in the first quarter, setting a new record for a rookie in their first quarter in the NBA, surpassing the previous mark set by LeBron James in 2003.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It feels good to have my name mentioned with LeBron. I hope to have a long career ahead. That&#8217;s what matters most: longevity. Knowing that LeBron has been there for over 20 years. So I hope I can do that someday.<\/p><cite>VJ Edgecombe<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p>Edgecombe demonstrated his effectiveness on the field, with 13 of 26 field goals and 5 of 13 three-pointers, as well as 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal. His impact was crucial, especially in the last quarter, where he scored nine points and contributed to the Sixers&#8217; comeback.<\/p>\n\nDominick Barlow, teammate, highlighted Edgecombe&#8217;s calm and composure during the game, an unusual trait for a debutant.\n\nEdgecombe&#8217;s performance stood out even more when sharing the court with Tyrese Maxey, who scored 40 points. Between both players, they totaled 74 points, tying for the second-highest combined total for a duo in a season-opening game in NBA history.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>He played very well. He was very comfortable. He was very confident. Extremely confident.<\/p><cite>Tyrese Maxey<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nDespite his remarkable performance, Maxey didn&#8217;t hesitate to joke with Edgecombe about the two missed free throws in the final seconds of the game.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VJ Edgecombe: A Historic NBA Debut On Wednesday night, Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe dazzled in his NBA debut, scoring 34 points in the 117-116 victory against the Boston Celtics. His performance placed him in a privileged position in the history of the league. I worked every day, and all my life, for moments like [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[10087,10066,4670,6291],"class_list":{"0":"post-59457","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-nba","7":"tag-34-points","8":"tag-nba-debut","9":"tag-philadelphia-76ers","10":"tag-vj-edgecombe"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59457\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}