Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe got off to a historic start to his NBA career on Wednesday night in his team's 117-116 win over the Boston Celtics . Edgecombe finished with 34 points, seven rebounds and three assists and broke records previously held by LeBron James and Allen Iverson in the process.

Edgecombe, the No. 3 overall pick out of Baylor, broke a 22-year-old record set by James when he scored 14 points in the first quarter. James previously had the record for first-quarter points in an NBA debut when he scored 12 back in 2003. And when Edgecombe scored his 31st and 32nd points with a bucket at the 5:37 mark of the fourth quarter, he broke the 76ers franchise record for most points scored in an NBA debut previously held by Iverson, who scored 30 in his first gam

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