76ers
Philadelphia
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
4
33
37
1452
1245
20
4
20
87
48
55
14
9
64
25
12
37
10
31
11
16
24
109
4
44
00
0
2319
148
6
24
12
50
37
33
70
13
104
35
39
2918
6060
75
31
41
1926
1214
63
80
60
75
87
15
102
15
107
12
31
3329
6060
4
0
0
23
14
61
2
1
50
3
3
6
1
10
3
3
29
60
4
0
0
19
8
42
4
2
50
7
3
10
3
4
5
9
18
60
7
3
43
19
12
63
8
6
75
8
1
9
1
10
1
3
33
60
5
1
20
26
14
54
0
0
0
7
5
12
5
7
2
1
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nerlens
Noel
Nerlens Noel
True
30
5
6
83
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
9
1
0
3
3
3
10
-3
none
Ish
Smith
Ish Smith
True
30
9
16
56
0
0
0
3
3
100
0
4
4
11
3
0
4
1
21
0
double
Nik
Stauskas
Nik Stauskas
True
28
2
6
33
1
2
50
0
1
0
1
3
4
3
1
0
1
1
5
6
none
Jerami
Grant
Jerami Grant
True
22
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
2
3
6
2
2
none
Jahlil
Okafor
Jahlil Okafor
True
20
5
8
62
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
3
10
-2
none
Carl
Landry
Carl Landry
False
22
8
11
73
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
4
1
0
1
0
0
16
19
none
Hollis
Thompson
Hollis Thompson
False
20
4
9
44
1
5
20
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
2
9
5
none
T.J.
McConnell
T.J. McConnell
False
17
4
8
50
1
5
20
0
0
0
1
3
4
6
4
0
0
0
9
10
none
Richaun
Holmes
Richaun Holmes
False
17
7
10
70
0
1
0
3
3
100
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
17
10
none
JaKarr
Sampson
JaKarr Sampson
False
12
1
3
33
0
1
0
2
2
100
1
2
3
0
0
1
0
3
4
-3
none
Isaiah
Canaan
Isaiah Canaan
False
10
2
6
33
1
4
25
1
2
50
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
6
6
none
Robert
Covington
Robert Covington
False
6
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
none
Kendall
Marshall
Kendall Marshall
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
January
2016
Thursday
Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia
Hawks
Atlanta
True
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
12
23
35
2314
2315
5
2
40
73
39
53
24
19
79
21
6
27
4
26
11
16
18
99
4
03
01
33
1423
1011
71
74
52
70
35
04
39
12
88
34
46
2525
6060
11
01
9
2115
126
6
67
57
85
76
11
87
01
73
31
24
2920
6060
0
0
0
14
10
71
7
5
71
3
0
3
1
8
3
4
25
60
3
1
33
23
11
48
4
2
50
5
4
9
2
8
4
6
25
60
1
0
0
21
12
57
6
5
83
7
1
8
0
7
3
2
29
60
1
1
100
15
6
40
7
7
100
6
1
7
1
3
1
4
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
33
3
11
27
0
2
0
1
2
50
0
0
0
10
3
0
2
1
7
-1
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
25
4
9
44
0
0
0
8
10
80
0
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
16
-6
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
24
4
8
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
1
0
0
0
4
8
-7
none
Tayshaun
Prince
Tayshaun Prince
True
20
4
7
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
2
0
8
-8
none
Kevin
Garnett
Kevin Garnett
True
16
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
1
100
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
5
-1
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
34
8
11
73
1
1
100
3
4
75
3
0
3
1
1
0
2
0
20
-10
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
False
27
6
9
67
0
0
0
2
2
100
3
5
8
1
2
2
1
2
14
-3
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
20
2
3
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
1
3
5
-4
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
False
17
2
8
25
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
1
1
2
2
0
2
2
5
2
none
Andre
Miller
Andre Miller
False
11
3
3
100
0
0
0
3
3
100
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
9
-2
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
-5
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
1
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
-5
none
Kevin
Martin
Kevin Martin
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
6
January
2016
Wednesday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Nuggets
Denver
True
The Philadelphia 76ers ( 4 - 33 ) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves ( 12 - 23 ) 109 - 99 on Monday night . In a game between two of the worst teams in the NBA , the two teams played surprisingly efficient . Both teams shot over 53 percent from the field and got all - around great team efforts . Both benches were huge tonight , as Philly 's reserves scored 61 points while Minnesota 's bench players scored 55 of their own . In fact , four of the top six scorers in this game came from their respective benches . Philly has been known to fold late in games , but they won the fourth quarter by nine points to overcome a second half deficit and run away with the win . These are two teams at the bottom of the totem pole right now , but they both have bright futures and showed some promise here . The Timberwolves came into this game with a better record on the road than at home , but they could n't pull off a road win against the worst team in the NBA . The strange part about this game was the minutes distribution , as Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns played just 49 minutes combined . As mentioned before , the bench was the only bright spot for the Wolves . Shabazz Muhammad led the team with 20 points and Gorgui Dieng tallied 14 points , eight rebounds , two steals and two blocks off the bench . It 's just too difficult for this team to compete unless Towns and Wiggins gets the 30 - plus minutes they deserve . Minnesota will look to play better on Wednesday when they host the struggling Denver Nuggets . This Philadelphia team is simply a different team since the acquisition of Ish Smith . They are now 3 - 4 since trading for him and he 's had a huge impact in every win . Smith was spectacular here , as he tallied 21 points , 11 assists , four rebounds and three steals . The big surprise in this game was the bench play , as Carl Landry and Richaun Holmes combined for an impressive 33 points in 40 minutes of play . There 's not much to smile about as a Sixers fan these days , but the recent play has to be encouraging and at worst draw a smirk . They 'll look to continue their recent success on Thursday against the Atlanta Hawks .
The Philadelphia 76ers (4 - 33) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (12 - 23) 109 - 99 on Monday night. In a game between two of the worst teams in the NBA, the two teams played surprisingly efficient. Both teams shot over 53 percent from the field and got all - around great team efforts. Both benches were huge tonight, as Philly's reserves scored 61 points while Minnesota's bench players scored 55 of their own. In fact, four of the top six scorers in this game came from their respective benches. Philly has been known to fold late in games, but they won the fourth quarter by nine points to overcome a second half deficit and run away with the win. These are two teams at the bottom of the totem pole right now, but they both have bright futures and showed some promise here. The Timberwolves came into this game with a better record on the road than at home, but they couldn't pull off a road win against the worst team in the NBA. The strange part about this game was the minutes distribution, as Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns played just 49 minutes combined. As mentioned before, the bench was the only bright spot for the Wolves. Shabazz Muhammad led the team with 20 points and Gorgui Dieng tallied 14 points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks off the bench. It's just too difficult for this team to compete unless Towns and Wiggins gets the 30 - plus minutes they deserve. Minnesota will look to play better on Wednesday when they host the struggling Denver Nuggets. This Philadelphia team is simply a different team since the acquisition of Ish Smith. They are now 3 - 4 since trading for him and he's had a huge impact in every win. Smith was spectacular here, as he tallied 21 points, 11 assists, four rebounds and three steals. The big surprise in this game was the bench play, as Carl Landry and Richaun Holmes combined for an impressive 33 points in 40 minutes of play. There's not much to smile about as a Sixers fan these days, but the recent play has to be encouraging and at worst draw a smirk. They'll look to continue their recent success on Thursday against the Atlanta Hawks.
The Philadelphia 76ers (4 - 33) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (12 - 23) 109 - 99 on Monday night. In a game between two of the worst teams in the NBA, the two teams played surprisingly efficient. Both teams shot over 53 percent from the field and got all - around great team efforts. Both benches were huge tonight, as Philly's reserves scored 61 points while Minnesota's bench players scored 55 of their own. In fact, four of the top six scorers in this game came from their respective benches. Philly has been known to fold late in games, but they won the fourth quarter by nine points to overcome a second half deficit and run away with the win. These are two teams at the bottom of the totem pole right now, but they both have bright futures and showed some promise here. The Timberwolves came into this game with a better record on the road than at home, but they couldn't pull off a road win against the worst team in the NBA. The strange part about this game was the minutes distribution, as Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns played just 49 minutes combined. As mentioned before, the bench was the only bright spot for the Wolves. Shabazz Muhammad led the team with 20 points and Gorgui Dieng tallied 14 points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks off the bench. It's just too difficult for this team to compete unless Towns and Wiggins gets the 30 - plus minutes they deserve. Minnesota will look to play better on Wednesday when they host the struggling Denver Nuggets. This Philadelphia team is simply a different team since the acquisition of Ish Smith. They are now 3 - 4 since trading for him and he's had a huge impact in every win. Smith was spectacular here, as he tallied 21 points, 11 assists, four rebounds and three steals. The big surprise in this game was the bench play, as Carl Landry and Richaun Holmes combined for an impressive 33 points in 40 minutes of play. There's not much to smile about as a Sixers fan these days, but the recent play has to be encouraging and at worst draw a smirk. They'll look to continue their recent success on Thursday against the Atlanta Hawks.
<GAME> <DATE> 4 January 2016 <DAY> Monday <STADIUM> Wells Fargo Center <CITY> Philadelphia <HOME> <TEAM> 76ers <CITY> Philadelphia <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 109 <WINS-LOSSES> 4 33 <QTRS> 29 18 33 29 <TEAM-AST> 31 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 48 <TEAM-FT> 9 <TEAM-REB> 37 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 7 January 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> Wells Fargo Center <NEXT-CITY> Philadelphia <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Atlanta <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Hawks <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 99 <WINS-LOSSES> 12 23 <QTRS> 25 25 29 20 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 2 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 19 <TEAM-REB> 27 <TEAM-TO> 16 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 6 January 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nuggets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Ish Smith <TEAM> Philadelphia 76ers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 21 <FG> 9 16 56 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 11 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Richaun Holmes <TEAM> Philadelphia 76ers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Carl Landry <TEAM> Philadelphia 76ers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 16 <FG> 8 11 73 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jahlil Okafor <TEAM> Philadelphia 76ers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nerlens Noel <TEAM> Philadelphia 76ers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 6 83 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> T. J. McConnell <TEAM> Philadelphia 76ers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 6 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Hollis Thompson <TEAM> Philadelphia 76ers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Canaan <TEAM> Philadelphia 76ers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nik Stauskas <TEAM> Philadelphia 76ers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> JaKarr Sampson <TEAM> Philadelphia 76ers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jerami Grant <TEAM> Philadelphia 76ers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kendall Marshall <TEAM> Philadelphia 76ers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robert Covington <TEAM> Philadelphia 76ers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 11 73 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 16 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 8 10 80 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Miller <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tayshaun Prince <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 10 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Garnett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Martin <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none