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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
Rob Dillingham, G Out Apr 26
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Guerschon Yabusele, F Out Apr 13
Justin Edwards, F Out Apr 13
Kyle Lowry, PG Out Apr 12
Andre Drummond, C Out Apr 12
Joel Embiid, C Out Apr 11

Game Information

Target Center

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

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 61 21 .744 - W2
New York 51 31 .622 10 W1
Toronto 30 52 .366 31 L2
Brooklyn 26 56 .317 35 L3
Philadelphia 24 58 .293 37 L2

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 68 14 .829 - W4
Denver 50 32 .610 18 W3
Minnesota 49 33 .598 19 W3
Portland 36 46 .439 32 W1
Utah 17 65 .207 51 L2
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