Minnesota Timberwolves 99
Philadelphia 76ers 109
Philadelphia pulled away from the Timberwolves in the second half to pick up a 109-99 victory Monday night.
1. Sixers bench outdoes Wolves
Rookie Richaun Holmes and veteran reserve Carl Landry both played big roles in the Philadelphia victory. Holmes finished with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while Landry chipped in with 16.
In a game featuring Noel, Okafor, Towns, Garnett, and Dieng, everybody expect Richaun Holmes and Carl Landry to dominate. #sixers
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) January 5, 2016
They were good compliments to Ish Smith’s big night. Smith led the Sixers with a double-double with 21 points and 11 boards.
2. Rubio tries to keep Wolves close
Wolves point guard Ricky Rubio continued to do his part setting up the offense. Rubio finished with seven points and 10 assists in 33 minutes on the court.
Ricky Rubio has his third 10-assist game in his last five games, with 10 tonight. Wolves lead 75-73 with 1:51 left in 3rd
— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) January 5, 2016
3. Rookie battle: Towns vs. Okafor
If you’re a Wolves fan undoubtably you remember the debate – Who should the Wolves take with the top pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, Karl-Anthony Towns or Jahlil Okafor?
It wasn’t the best night for Towns. He was in foul trouble for a large portion of the night and didn’t play well defensively.
Towns is having bad game. Okafor has little to do with it. Mitchell said Milw worst def game but I'd say not anymore.
— brittrobson (@brittrobson) January 5, 2016
On the evening in 25 minutes, Towns finished with eight points and five boards, but Okafor didn’t stand out either. He had 10 points and three boards for Philadelphia.
Tweet of the Night:
This pretty much sums it up.
The #Twolves have a new worst loss of the year. Don't care that they've blown one 18 point lead and three 17 point leads.
— Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) January 5, 2016
Up Next:
The Wolves (12-23) return to Target Center to host Denver on Wednesday night.
