Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Tuesday - ESPN

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History was in the air Monday night. Eighteen years to the day that Kobe Bryant scored a Los Angeles Lakers franchise record 81 points in a defining performance, Joel Embiid scored 70 points while Karl-Anthony Towns dropped 62 to establish new respective career and franchise scoring peaks.

You know it's an amazing accomplishment when one surpasses scoring records set long ago by Wilt Chamberlain. Monday night's opus marked the third-highest game score of all-time, behind only a classic Michael Jordan outing and Bryant's 81-point showing. Posting the highest player efficiency rating (PER) while also sustaining 50.6 points scored per 48 minutes this season, good for the highest clip in NBA history, Embiid's fantasy investors are feeling good these days.

While Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the lowly Charlotte Hornets, his 62 points came on brilliant efficiency and remind us of how unique his skill set is as one of the greatest shooters of all time at his position. With a far lower usage rate than