MINNEAPOLIS — — Anthony Edwards scored 31 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 23 points and 11 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 112-99 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, who were betting on midfielder Joel Embiid as MVP on Wednesday. .
Embiid missed his first game of the season with Philadelphia with left hip soreness after playing 38 minutes with 38 issues and 12 rebounds in the 76ers’ 122-119 loss at Cleveland the night before. Philadelphia is also without Kelly Oubre Jr. due to a fracture. rib.
Without Embiid, the Sixers had no answer for Minnesota’s two big lineups, Towns and Rudy Gobert. Gobert had 13 issues and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who won their third straight and went 10 of 11.
Minnesota played its first game without forward Jaden McDaniels, who the team announced would be out two to three weeks with a Grade 1 right lateral ankle sprain suffered in Monday’s win over New York.
The Wolves, who began the day in second place in the league in the defensive standings, took an early lead in Game 1, with many Philadelphia regulars racking up a lot of minutes in last night’s game.
Minnesota made 8 of its first 11 shots, while the Sixers recorded seven turnovers in the first quarter, while the Wolves led with 19 in the first. Philadelphia controlled to rally for a moment and get back to 44-41.
But Edwards scored thirteen of his troubles in the third as Minnesota held its lead and led as many as 21 in the fourth.
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