BOSTON (AP) — 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.

“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 117-116 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

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

A native of the Bahamas who was the Big 12 Rookie of the Year in his only season at Baylor, Edgecombe scored the third-most points an NBA player in his first game. Chambe

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