National Basketball Association
Minnesota 112, Philadelphia 109
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 19, 2022
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: #9 Natalie Sago, #86 Brandon Schwab, #58 Josh Tiven
Attendance: 20515

Anthony Edwards scored a team-high 25 points, but his most important play of the night came when he disrupted a potential, lead-changing fastbreak attempt to preserve the Minnesota Timberwolves' 112-109 win over the host Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.

It was the Wolves' third consecutive road victory.

Minnesota led by as many as 20 points in the final game of its four-game road swing but surrendered a 19-5 run over the last eight-plus minutes of regulation.

De'Anthony Melton pulled Philadelphia to within a 110-109 margin, connecting on three of his 19 points with 29.1 seconds remaining.

Melton then stole the ball from Edwards on the ensuing Timberwolves possession and raced down the court for a layup. Edwards was right on top of the attempt, however, and Karl-Anthony Towns grabbed his eighth and final rebound. Edwards put the game away with a pair of free throws.

Minnesota surged ahead with a big start to the second quarter before Philadelphia whittled the gap to 12 points before halftime.

The 76ers -- down three starters with Tyrese Maxey joining James Harden and Tobias Harris on the bench -- struggled to get the deficit back to single digits until the closing stretch.

Joel Embiid fueled the comeback with a game-high 32 points, team-high nine rebounds and six assists. Melton shot 5 of 9 from 3-point range and Shake Milton finished with 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting.

The final miss was a backbreaker for the 76ers, however, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.

Georges Niang added 15 points for Philadelphia, though he shot just 1 of 7 from 3-point range.

Minnesota got 19 points and seven assists from D'Angelo Russell, and Jaylen Nowell's 13 points led the Timberwolves to a 37-20 advantage in bench points. Naz Reid and Taurean Prince added nine points each in reserve duty.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Philadelphia
Anthony Edwards 25 Scoring Joel Embiid 32
D'Angelo Russell 7 Assists Joel Embiid 6
Rudy Gobert 13 Rebounds Joel Embiid 9
Anthony Edwards 9 Free Throws Made Joel Embiid 18
Jaden McDaniels 3 Steals De'Anthony Melton 5
Anthony Edwards 1 Blocks De'Anthony Melton 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Minnesota 112 47.1 12-36 20-24 28 43 2 9 20
Philadelphia 109 47.9 14-32 27-32 21 39 1 10 22
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The 76ers have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .571 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Miami. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .556 after a loss.