T.J. McConnell had himself a career game.

The 76ers guard made franchise history in Monday's 108-92 win over the Knicks as he became the first Philadelphia player to record a triple-double off the bench.

"It was amazing. I'm happy for him and I'm glad that he did it. If we want to go where we want to, he'll be one of those reasons," teammate Joel Embiid said of McConnell, via ESPN. "He comes in and plays with great energy; he hypes the crowd up. Defensively, he was great, and he moves the ball well."

McConnell, who also had a career-high six steals and finished with 10 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, joked after the game that Embiid kept encouraging him to snag that final rebound.

"Well, Joel just wouldn't let it go," McConnell said. "Just after a rebound or an assist, he kept telling me, and then when I had nine rebounds he was saying, 'Get another one' -- and someone went up and blocked out the big guy, and it just kind of fell into my hands. It was like it was in slow motion."

McConnell, 25, signed with the 76ers as an undrafted free agent out of Arizona in 2015. He is averaging 7.5 points, 4.6 assists and 3.4 rebounds through 48 games played this season.