Philadelphia 76ers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Feb 25, 2022

FINAL

36-23Philadelphia76ers

133

32-29MinnesotaT-wolves

102

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHI	34	31	27	41	133
MIN	25	24	25	28	102

Game Recap

In his first game as a member of the 76ers, James Harden recorded 27 points (7-12 FG, 5-7 3pt FG), eight rebounds and 12 assists as they defeated the Timberwolves, 133-102. Joel Embiid added a game-high 34 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers in the victory, while Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 25 points, seven rebounds and three assists for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The 76ers improve to 36-23 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 32-29.

Player Stats

76ERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Matisse ThybulleSF	23	4-7	1-3	2-2	7	2	3	0	2	1	+20	11
12Tobias HarrisPF	29	2-9	2-6	0-0	3	4	1	0	0	2	+24	6
21Joel EmbiidC	31	10-18	3-5	11-13	10	3	1	0	2	3	+25	34
1James HardenSG	35	7-12	5-7	8-9	8	12	0	0	2	4	+35	27
0Tyrese MaxeyPG	32	12-16	2-3	2-2	2	2	4	0	1	4	+25	28
30Furkan Korkmaz	16	1-2	1-2	2-4	2	1	0	0	1	0	-6	5
20Georges Niang	15	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	3	+6	3
14Danny Green	20	2-5	2-5	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	+17	6
8Paul Millsap	12	0-2	0-0	3-4	2	0	0	0	1	2	+2	3
18Shake Milton	11	0-3	0-2	2-2	2	3	1	0	1	1	-2	2
7Isaiah Joe	4	3-4	2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	+4	8
00Willie Cauley-Stein	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	+4	0
44Paul Reed	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0

TOTAL	-	42-8251.2%	19-3948.7%	30-3683.3%	42	30	10	0	11	23	-	133

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	37	5-13	1-6	4-6	3	5	1	1	2	3	-21	15
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	16	1-5	0-1	0-2	8	1	0	0	1	2	-19	2
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	33	8-19	2-6	7-7	7	3	0	0	1	3	-32	25
0D'Angelo RussellSG	28	7-12	2-7	5-5	3	3	0	0	2	2	-29	21
22Patrick BeverleyPG	19	0-3	0-3	2-2	6	0	1	0	4	5	-19	2
3Jaden McDaniels	23	5-11	0-4	0-0	4	2	1	0	1	3	0	10
12Taurean Prince	23	3-7	2-5	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	4	-7	8
4Jaylen Nowell	16	2-5	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-21	5
6Jordan McLaughlin	18	1-3	1-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	3
11Naz Reid	14	3-6	0-2	1-1	2	2	1	0	2	3	+1	7
10Jake Layman	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	2
20Josh Okogie	4	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	0	2	1	-4	2
5Malik Beasley	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8641.9%	9-3923.1%	21-2584.0%	41	23	4	1	16	27	-	102

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHIMIN

(11:56) Jump Ball Towns vs. Embiid: Tip to Maxey
(11:39) MISS Harris 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:38) 76ers Rebound
(11:32) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (11:32) Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
10
(11:32) MISS Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2
(11:29) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:16) MISS Towns 10' Hook Shot
(11:14) Embiid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:03) MISS Embiid 3' Layup
(11:01) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:43) Russell 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
13
(10:43) Thybulle S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
+1 (10:43) Russell Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
14
(10:35) MISS Embiid 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:32) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:24) Vanderbilt 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
16
(9:58) MISS Thybulle 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(9:55) Thybulle REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:55) Thybulle Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
36
(9:51) Russell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:51) Embiid STEAL (1 STL)
(9:47) Beverley S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Malloy)
+1 (9:47) Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
46
+1 (9:47) Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
56
(9:31) Maxey P.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Malloy)
(9:27) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:23) Embiid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:07) Maxey 19' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
76
(8:54) MISS Towns 18' Jump Shot
(8:51) Embiid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (8:43) Harden 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
96
(8:43) Edwards S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
+1 (8:43) Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
106
(8:32) MISS Beverley 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:31) 76ers Rebound
(8:19) MISS Harden 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:16) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:06) MISS Edwards 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:02) Beverley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:00) Beverley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:00) Maxey STEAL (1 STL)
(7:55) Beverley S.FOUL (P2.T4) (R.Acosta)
+1 (7:55) Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
116
+1 (7:55) Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
126
(7:37) Edwards Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:26) TIMBERWOLVES T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Russell ) (E.Malloy)
+1 (7:26) Maxey Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
136
(7:19) MISS Embiid 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:16) Beverley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:05) MISS Vanderbilt 7' Floating Jump Shot
(7:02) Embiid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (6:55) Harris 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
166
(6:51) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:34) Russell 14' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
168
(6:20) Embiid Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:03) Harden P.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Malloy)
(5:58) McDaniels Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:58) Maxey STEAL (2 STL)
(5:51) MISS Maxey 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:49) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:39) Towns 15' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1610
(5:16) MISS Harris 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:13) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:03) Vanderbilt OFF.Foul (P1) (E.Malloy)
(5:03) Vanderbilt Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
(4:44) Maxey Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:44) McDaniels STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:39) McDaniels 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
1612
(4:29) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Malloy)
+1 (4:29) Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1712
+1 (4:29) Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1812
+2 (4:12) Russell 1' Driving Reverse Layup (8 PTS)
1814
+3 (3:56) Maxey 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Niang 1 AST)
2114
(3:44) MISS Russell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:42) Embiid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+3 (3:35) Embiid 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Korkmaz 1 AST)
2414
(3:16) Niang S.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Malloy)
+1 (3:16) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2415
+1 (3:16) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2416
+3 (2:55) Niang 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Embiid 1 AST)
2716
+3 (2:48) Nowell 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2719
+3 (2:26) Green 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Maxey 1 AST)
3019
(2:08) MISS Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:04) Embiid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
(2:01) MISS Embiid 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:59) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:56) Niang P.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Goble)
(1:56) 76ers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (1:56) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
3020
+1 (1:56) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
3021
(1:40) MISS Niang 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:37) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:27) Nowell 8' Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Prince 1 AST)
3023
(1:12) McDaniels S.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Goble)
+1 (1:12) Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
3123
+1 (1:12) Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
3223
+2 (0:58) Towns 4' Hook Shot (8 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)
3225
(0:42) McDaniels P.FOUL (P3.PN) (E.Malloy)
(0:42) MISS Korkmaz Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:42) 76ers Rebound
(0:42) MISS Korkmaz Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:42) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(0:42) Korkmaz Violation:Lane (E.Malloy)
(0:34) MISS Towns 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(0:32) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:11) MISS Harris 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:10) 76ers Rebound
(0:10) Nowell L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goble)
+1 (0:10) Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3325
+1 (0:10) Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3425
(0:03) MISS Prince 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHI

MIN

133Points102

42-82(51.2%)Field Goal(%)36-86(41.9%)

19-39(48.7%)3-Point(%)9-39(23.1%)

30-36(83.3%)Free Throw(%)21-25(84.0%)

42(6)Rebounds(Offensive)41(9)

30Assists23

10Steals4

0Blocks1

11Turnovers16

23Fouls27

32Pts In The Paint48

23Fast Break Pts4

21Pts Off Turnovers14

27Bench Pts37

35Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, February 25, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 16,684 (86.2%)