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Philadelphia 76ers at Minnesota Timberwolves

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21-40, 10-19 Away
Final
112 - 126

34-29, 17-14 Home

Reid scores 23 as Wolves pull away in fourth to beat 76ers 126-112

Mike Conley's half-court trey beats third-quarter buzzer

Julius Randle had 16 points for Minnesota in his second game back after missing 13 games with a groin strain. Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 20 points off the bench. The Timberwolves used a 25-9 run at the start of the fourth to take control.

Paul George returned after missing one game with groin soreness, but Philadelphia was without guard Tyrese Maxey (lower back strain) and played its third game since announcing Joel Embiid will miss the rest of the season for left knee injury management. George finished with just seven points on 3-of-11 shooting.

Quentin Grimes led the 76ers with 30 points, and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 24 for Philadelphia, which has lost 13 of 15 and was playing the second game of a back-to-back after losing 119-102 at home to Portland a night earlier.

Takeaways 76ers: Grimes has thrived for Philadelphia since being acquired from Dallas. He had a career-high 44 points two games previously and a career-best nine assists against Portland. He scored 20 points in a half for the second time in three games.

Timberwolves: Not a pretty effort against a ravaged team, but Minnesota just needs wins. It started the day tied with the Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento for seventh in the West.

Key moment Mike Conley might have provided a spark for Minnesota when his buzzer-beating, half-court shot was good at the end of the third. Walker then started the fourth with a 3 as part of the Wolves' run.

Key stat Minnesota had 19 turnovers, leading to 21 points for Philadelphia. However, the Wolves had no turnovers in the fourth until 48 seconds remained.

Up next 76ers: at Boston on Thursday.

Timberwolves: at Charlotte on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 112 - 126
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 112 - 126
4th 23.1 Ricky Council IV makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeff Dowtin Jr. assists) 112 - 126
4th 35.1 Rob Dillingham makes 1-foot two point shot 109 - 126
4th 43.2 Jared Butler makes 9-foot two point shot (Adem Bona assists) 109 - 124

Statistics

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42-86 FG 46-81
48.8 Field Goal % 56.8
9-32 3PT 18-40
28.1 Three Point % 45.0
19-27 FT 16-17
70.4 Free Throw % 94.1
36 Rebounds 37
12 Offensive Rebounds 7
24 Defensive Rebounds 30
22 Assists 29
10 Steals 7
2 Blocks 5
13 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 2
13 Total Turnovers 19
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
19 Fast Break Points 22
56 Points in Paint 50
16 Fouls 21
6 Largest Lead 23
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Terrence Shannon Jr., G Out Apr 2
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyrese Maxey, PG Out Apr 3
Guerschon Yabusele, F Day-To-Day Apr 2
Kelly Oubre Jr., SG Out Apr 2
Kyle Lowry, PG Out Apr 2
Andre Drummond, C Out Apr 2

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 17,297 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 56 20 .737 - L1
New York 48 28 .632 8 L1
Toronto 28 48 .368 28 L1
Brooklyn 25 51 .329 31 W2
Philadelphia 23 53 .303 33 L9

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 64 12 .842 - W11
Denver 47 30 .610 17.5 L2
Minnesota 44 32 .579 20 W3
Portland 33 43 .434 31 W1
Utah 16 61 .208 48.5 L7
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