Tyrese Maxey scored 39 factors and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a four-game skid with a 135-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday in Minneapolis.
VJ Edgecombe added 24 factors, Quentin Grimes had 19 and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 18.
The Sixers shot 21 of 37 from 3-point vary, led by that quartet of Edgecombe (6 of seven), Grimes (5 of 8), Maxey (4 of seven) and Oubre (3 of seven).
Anthony Edwards posted 28 factors for the Timberwolves, whose three-game profitable streak got here to an finish.
Jaden McDaniels chipped in with 19 factors, and Julius Randle scored 18 for the hosts, who had been outscored in each quarter.
Edwards opened Minnesota’s scoring with a dunk following a steal off Maxey, and his first 3-pointer gave the Wolves an 8-1 jumpstart.
Philadelphia crept in entrance earlier than closing the quarter on a 10-2 burst to steer 35-26.
Led by Edgecombe, the Sixers went 7 of 13 from deep for the quarter, benefiting from some lax perimeter protection from Minnesota.
Philadelphia’s buffer grew to 48-32 on Cameron Payne’s steal and trey, earlier than the Timberwolves closed to 68-58 at halftime.
Opposition linchpins Maxey and Edwards each had 19 factors on the half.
The 76ers’ lead was right down to 71-64 early within the third earlier than Maxey took over.
He had 13 factors for the quarter, which Philadelphia managed 26-20 to maneuver forward 94-78 with one to play.
On the different finish, Edwards was held to 4 factors for the interval, throughout which Minnesota misfired at 5 of 18 from the ground and 1 of 10 from deep, whereas additionally coughing up six turnovers.
A spectacular Grimes-to-Edgecombe alley-oop dunk kickstarted the fourth body, and was adopted by a pair of contested 3-pointers from the pair because the Sixers’ cushion swelled to 102-80.
A ten-2 Timberwolves run trimmed the hole to 104-90 earlier than the 76ers referred to as for time and surged once more.
Maxey hit a floater, then picked Edwards’ pocket within the backcourt for a straightforward layup
The Sixers, who led by as many as 29 factors, stayed scorching down the stretch, hitting 7 of 9 from downtown within the fourth because the margin continued to spiral.
–Subject Stage Media
