Minnesota Timberwolves 113, Philadelphia 76ers 127 — Recap

December 20, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 113, Philadelphia 76ers 127. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 24-28 PHI; Q2 MIN 36-36 PHI; Q3 MIN 27-26 PHI; Q4 MIN 26-37 PHI.

Top performers (box score): Joel Embiid (PHI) 51 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists on 17-of-25 shooting; Tyrese Maxey (PHI) 35 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 threes on 12-of-24 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 27 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 23 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 21 points, 3 rebounds, null assists, 2 threes on 8-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHI

Joel Embiid

51 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 17-25 FG

Scoring · PHI

Tyrese Maxey

35 PTS, 1 REB, 5 AST, 5 3PM · 12-24 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 9-20 FG

Season highs

Joel Embiid · Season-high 51 pointsJaden McDaniels · Season-high 21 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MIN	24	36	27	26		113
PHI	28	36	26	37		127

🧮 How They Scored

MINPHI

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.9%Effective FG%59.7%

14.0%Turnover %12.3%

25.0%Offensive rebound %19.4%

0.289Free-throw rate0.417

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Karl-Anthony Towns C	38	23	13	2	—	—	4	9-14	1-2	4-5	+8
Jaden McDaniels F	38	21	3	—	1	—	—	8-12	2-3	3-5	-3
Anthony Edwards G	36	27	7	5	—	—	1	9-20	2-6	7-8	-10
Mike Conley G	26	9	—	4	—	—	2	3-7	1-4	2-2	+1
Rudy Gobert C	24	8	9	1	2	—	—	3-4	—	2-2	+6
Naz Reid F-C	20	10	2	1	—	1	4	4-9	2-6	—	-27
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	16	4	2	2	—	1	—	2-3	0-1	—	-23
Kyle Anderson F	13	2	—	1	—	—	2	1-5	—	—	-10
Wendell Moore Jr. G	2	2	—	—	1	—	1	1-1	—	—	—
Jordan McLaughlin G	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Luka Garza C	2	—	1	1	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	—

Philadelphia 76ers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Tyrese Maxey G	37	35	1	5	—	—	5	12-24	5-12	6-6	+1
Tobias Harris F	37	9	5	3	1	—	1	4-10	0-1	1-1	-2
Joel Embiid F-C	36	51	12	3	2	1	2	17-25	0-1	17-18	+3
Kelly Oubre Jr. F	29	7	2	—	2	—	1	3-6	1-3	0-1	-7
De'Anthony Melton G	16	4	3	2	—	—	1	1-2	0-1	2-2	+7
Paul Reed F	12	8	8	3	3	1	2	3-5	—	2-2	+11

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	36	27	57.4	27.7	-10.2	15.2
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	38	23	71.0	21.8	+7.3	14.9
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	38	21	73.9	16.7	-2.4	10.6
Naz Reid	Bench	20	10	55.6	28.3	-64.3	1.0
Mike Conley	Bench	26	9	57.1	16.9	-0.4	6.8
Rudy Gobert	Bench	24	8	82.0	9.8	+20.0	16.8
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	16	4	66.7	8.8	-63.5	9.0
Kyle Anderson	Bench	13	2	20.0	23.3	-31.5	-6.1
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	2	2	100.0	25.0	0.0	11.8
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.9
Luka Garza	Bench	2	—	0.0	12.5	0.0	-5.9

Philadelphia 76ersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Joel Embiid	Bench	36	51	77.5	41.5	+5.3	31.7
Tyrese Maxey	Bench	37	35	65.7	36.5	-0.3	13.6
Tobias Harris	Bench	37	9	43.1	13.4	-5.6	3.7
Paul Reed	Bench	12	8	68.0	25.0	+33.6	31.8
Kelly Oubre Jr.	Bench	29	7	54.3	10.9	-9.7	2.4
De'Anthony Melton	Bench	16	4	69.4	11.4	+23.8	8.7