Living a ‘dream,’ Sixers’ Edgecombe has 34 in debut

VJ Edgecombe’s eyes widened and his head lolled back against his locker when he was told that he’d just scored more points than any player in his NBA debut since Wilt Chamberlain first laced up his canvas high-tops.

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SIXERS ROOKIE VJ Edgecombe (77) goes up against the Celtics' Jaylen Brown for two of his 34.

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“I worked every day, and all my life, for moments like this. This is my dream,” the Philadelphia 76ers rookie said after scoring 34 points in his first pro game, a II7-116 victory over the host Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

“Tprayed for this. always prayed tomakeit tothe NBA and to stay in the NBA,” Edgecombe said. “Man, yeah, that was crazy. That surpassed my expectation, to be honest.”

He was the Big 12 Rookie ofthe Year in his only season at Baylor. Edgecombe scored the third-most points by an NBA player in his first game. Chamberlain scored 43 points in his debut in 1959 for the Philadelphia Warriors, and also had 28 rebounds that night against New York. Frank Selvy scored 35 points for the Milwaukee Hawks in 1954.

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