Timberwolves (113) vs 76ers (127) · Dec 20, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 20, 2023

20-6MinnesotaT-wolves

113

19-8Philadelphia76ers

127

Game Recap

Joel Embiid put up a season-high 51 points, along with 12 rebounds for the 76ers as they defeated the Timberwolves, 127-113. This is Embiid's 2nd 50+ point game of the season, and 7th of his career. Tyrese Maxey added 35 points and five 3PM for the 76ers in the victory, while Anthony Edwards (27 points, seven rebounds, five assists) and Karl-Anthony Towns (23 points, 13 rebounds) combined for 50 points for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The 76ers improve to 19-8 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 20-6.

Box Score

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

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
3Jaden McDanielsSF	37	8-12	2-3	3-5	3	0	1	0	0	3	21	-3
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	37	9-14	1-2	4-5	13	2	0	0	4	4	23	+8
27Rudy GobertC	24	3-4	0-0	2-2	9	1	2	0	0	4	8	+6
5Anthony EdwardsSG	36	9-20	2-6	7-8	7	5	0	0	1	2	27	-10
10Mike ConleyPG	25	3-7	1-4	2-2	0	4	0	0	2	1	9	+2
11Naz Reid	20	4-9	2-6	0-0	2	1	0	1	4	3	10	-27
1Kyle Anderson	12	1-5	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	-10
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	15	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	1	4	-24
23Troy Brown Jr.	9	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	3	0	5	-11
18Shake Milton	13	0-2	0-0	2-2	0	3	0	0	1	2	2	-1
6Jordan McLaughlin	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Wendell Moore Jr.	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
55Luka Garza	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
TOTAL		42-8251.2%	9-2536.0%	20-2483.3%	39	22	4	2	18	22	113

76ERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9Kelly Oubre Jr.SF	29	3-6	1-3	0-1	2	0	2	0	1	3	7	-7
12Tobias HarrisPF	36	4-10	0-1	1-1	5	3	1	0	1	5	9	-3
21Joel EmbiidC	36	17-25	0-1	17-18	12	3	2	1	2	5	51	+4
8De'Anthony MeltonSG	16	1-2	0-1	2-2	3	2	0	0	1	1	4	+7
0Tyrese MaxeyPG	37	12-24	5-12	6-6	1	5	0	0	5	4	35	+1
5Marcus Morris Sr.	25	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	+23
22Patrick Beverley	17	2-5	1-2	0-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	5	+7
25Danuel House Jr.	17	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	+10
44Paul Reed	11	3-5	0-0	2-2	8	3	3	1	2	3	8	+10
1KJ Martin	6	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	+12
30Furkan Korkmaz	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
11Jaden Springer	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2
5Mo Bamba	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
TOTAL		45-8453.6%	8-2236.4%	29-3290.6%	36	20	9	3	12	25	127

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterminphi

(11:56) Jump Ball Embiid vs. Gobert: Tip to Conley
(11:39) MISS Gobert 1' Reverse Layup
(11:38) 76ERS Rebound
(11:38) Gobert L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Mott)
(11:20) MISS Melton 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(11:17) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:10) MISS Towns 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:09) Embiid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:59) Embiid Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:44) MISS Edwards 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:41) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:40) MISS Towns 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:37) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:32) MISS Harris 5' Driving Hook Shot
(10:30) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(10:20) MISS Towns 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:18) Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:13) Embiid OFF.Foul (P1) (C.Washington)
(10:13) Embiid Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
+3 (9:55) McDaniels 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gobert 1 AST)
30
(9:31) MISS Maxey 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(9:29) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:25) Edwards 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
50
(9:25) Oubre Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (9:25) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
60
(9:14) MISS Harris 3' Driving Layup
(9:12) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:07) MISS Conley 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:05) Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:00) MISS Maxey 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:58) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (8:52) Edwards 3' Running Layup (5 PTS)
80
(8:31) Gobert S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Goble)
+1 (8:31) Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
81
+1 (8:31) Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
82
(8:19) MISS Reid 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:17) Oubre Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:09) MISS Embiid 3' Driving Reverse Dunk Shot
(8:08) Embiid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:08) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T3) (R.Mott)
+1 (8:08) Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
83
+1 (8:08) Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
84
(7:45) MISS Reid 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:42) Embiid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:34) MISS Embiid 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:31) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:24) MISS Reid 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:21) 76ERS Rebound
+3 (7:09) Oubre Jr. 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
87
(6:57) Oubre Jr. P.FOUL (P2.T2) (R.Mott)
(6:57) 76ERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:51) Towns 7' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS)
107
+2 (6:27) Embiid 6' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
109
+2 (6:19) McDaniels 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
129
+2 (5:55) Harris 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Maxey 1 AST)
1211
(5:33) MISS Reid 4' Driving Layup
(5:33) Embiid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:30) Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:29) MISS Towns 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:25) Embiid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (5:14) Maxey 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Embiid 1 AST)
1214
(5:01) Reid Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:46) Maxey Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:46) McDaniels STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:44) McDaniels Running Layup (7 PTS)
1414
(4:44) Maxey S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
+1 (4:44) McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
1514
(4:35) Reid S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goble)
+1 (4:35) Melton Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1515
+1 (4:35) Melton Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1516
(4:18) MISS McDaniels 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:14) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:57) MISS Embiid 13' Turnaround Jump Shot
(3:55) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(3:49) MISS McDaniels 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:45) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
+2 (3:44) Towns Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1716
(3:30) Melton OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Goble)
(3:30) Melton Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:21) Anderson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:11) MISS Beverley 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:09) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:57) Alexander-Walker 3' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Reid 1 AST)
1916
(2:45) Towns S.FOUL (P2.PN) (C.Washington)
(2:45) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:45) Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1917
+1 (2:45) Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1918
(2:28) Reid Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
(2:04) MISS Embiid 29' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:01) Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:57) Anderson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(1:57) Embiid STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:51) Beverley 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Melton 1 AST)
1921
(1:39) MISS Anderson 7' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:36) Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:31) Melton 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1923
(1:14) Reid Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T5)
(1:14) Morris Sr. STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:56) Morris Sr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Embiid 2 AST)
1926
+3 (0:37) Edwards 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
2226
(0:30) Reid S.FOUL (P2.PN) (C.Washington)
+1 (0:30) Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2227
+1 (0:30) Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2228
(0:10) Morris Sr. S.FOUL (P1.T4) (R.Mott)
+1 (0:10) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2328
+1 (0:10) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2428
(0:01) MISS Embiid 17' Jump Shot
(0:01) 76ERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

PHI

113Points127

42-82(51.2%)Field Goal(%)45-84(53.6%)

9-25(36.0%)3-Point(%)8-22(36.4%)

20-24(83.3%)Free Throw(%)29-32(90.6%)

39(9)Rebounds(Offensive)36(7)

22Assists20

4Steals9

2Blocks3

18Turnovers12

22Fouls25

58Pts In The Paint48

14Fast Break Pts9

17Pts Off Turnovers28

25Bench Pts21

8Largest Lead16

Game Details

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Wells Fargo Center · Philadelphia, PA

attendance: 20,365 (104.4%)