Game ID: 22500824
Philadelphia 76ers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 26 32 20 30 108PHI 35 33 26 41 135
MIN vs PHI ScoutingMIN vs PHI Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIN availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 2 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 22 since 12/27, out tonight
NEW Hyland 16 to 22 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/09 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 3 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 23 since 12/27, out tonight
NEW Hyland 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 4 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 24 since 12/27, out tonight
NEW Hyland 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/20 · 8 days' restOUT Conley missed 5 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 25 since 12/27, out tonight
MIN availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 6 since 2/04, returns tonight: 15 min (88% of 18)
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 26 since 12/27, returns tonight: 18 min (128% of 14)
MIN availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restBACK Conley back 2/22 after 6, 15 min since (88% of 18)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 2/22 after 26, 18 min since (128% of 14)
MIN availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restBACK Conley back 2/22 after 6, 15 min since (88% of 18)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 2/22 after 26, 12 min since (85% of 14)
MIN availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Clark missed 2 since 2/24, out tonight
BACK Conley back 2/22 after 6, 9 min since (53% of 18)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 2/22 after 26, 9 min since (66% of 14)
MIN availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 3 since 2/24, out tonight
BACK Conley back 2/22 after 6, 9 min since (53% of 18)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 2/22 after 26, 9 min since (66% of 14)
PHI availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 5 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 2 since 2/05, returns tonight: 27 min (144% of 18)
OUT Beauchamp missed 2 since 2/05, returns tonight: 20 min (144% of 14)
OUT Walker missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Grimes back 1/31 after 2, 24 min since (86% of 28)
BACK Edwards back 2/03 after 2, 8 min since (53% of 15)
PHI availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 6 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 3 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Drummond back 2/03 after 2, 28 min since (151% of 18)
BACK Edwards back 2/03 after 2, 12 min since (81% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 2/09 after 2, 20 min since (144% of 14)
NEW Watford 15 to 21 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restOUT Embiid missed 2 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT George missed 7 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Grimes missed 2 since 2/09, returns tonight: 29 min (101% of 28)
OUT Walker missed 4 since 2/05, returns tonight: 10 min (91% of 11)
BACK Drummond back 2/03 after 2, 22 min since (119% of 18)
BACK Edwards back 2/03 after 2, 14 min since (94% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 2/09 after 2, 18 min since (129% of 14)
NEW Watford 15 to 24 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 2/21 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 3 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT George missed 8 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Grimes back 2/19 after 2, 29 min since (101% of 28)
BACK Drummond back 2/09 after 2, 22 min since (117% of 18)
BACK Beauchamp back 2/09 after 2, 18 min since (129% of 14)
BACK Walker back 2/19 after 4, 10 min since (91% of 11)
NEW Watford 15 to 22 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 2/22 · back-to-backOUT Embiid missed 4 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT George missed 9 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 2 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 2 since 2/19, returns tonight: 3 min (29% of 10)
BACK Grimes back 2/19 after 2, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK Drummond back 2/09 after 2, 22 min since (117% of 18)
BACK Walker back 2/19 after 4, 13 min since (118% of 11)
NEW Watford 15 to 23 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 5 since 2/09, returns tonight: 26 min (82% of 32)
OUT George missed 10 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 3 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Grimes back 2/19 after 2, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK Drummond back 2/09 after 2, 22 min since (117% of 18)
BACK Walker back 2/19 after 4, 13 min since (114% of 11)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 10)
NEW Barlow 22 to 27 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 11 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 4 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Embiid back 2/24 after 5, 26 min since (82% of 32)
BACK Grimes back 2/19 after 2, 27 min since (95% of 28)
BACK Walker back 2/19 after 4, 12 min since (108% of 11)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 4 min since (41% of 10)
PHI availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT George missed 12 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 5 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Embiid back 2/24 after 5, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Grimes back 2/19 after 2, 26 min since (91% of 28)
BACK Walker back 2/19 after 4, 10 min since (93% of 11)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 4 min since (41% of 10)
PHI availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 13 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 2 since 2/26, returns tonight: 26 min (178% of 15)
OUT Beauchamp missed 6 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 2 since 2/26, returns tonight: 16 min (161% of 10)
BACK Embiid back 2/24 after 5, 29 min since (90% of 32)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Conley (6 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 124, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 32 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Oubre Jr. at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without George (9 straight), Embiid (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 114 a night to Philadelphia's 124. Call it Minnesota 122, Philadelphia 110, Minnesota by 12.
2/08 vs LAC 96-115 — MIN notes
MIN lost 96-115. MIN shot 45% (37 of 83) to LAC's 51%, 8 of 33 from three, and got to the line 22 times to LAC's 28. MIN turned it over 20 times to LAC's 13, and LAC turned those into 11 steals. Edwards led with 23 (7 of 18, 1 of 8 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Randle added 17, Dosunmu 11. Q4 was theirs, 37-35, the deficit cut from 21 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 80-59 against them. Dosunmu's -33 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/09 vs ATL 138-116 — MIN notes
MIN won 138-116. MIN shot 60% (55 of 92) to ATL's 40%, 16 of 42 from three, and got to the line 21 times to ATL's 28. Edwards led with 30 (11 of 21, 4 of 11 from three); Dosunmu added 21, Randle 18. The hinge was Q2, 40-22: a lead of 7 became 25, and the lead reached 31. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/11 vs POR 133-109 — MIN notes
MIN won 133-109. MIN shot 52% (45 of 87) to POR's 43%, 14 of 34 from three, and went to the line 35 times to POR's 16 — 29 points from the stripe to their 13. MIN turned it over 14 times to POR's 25. Randle led with 41 (14 of 24, 3 of 7 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); McDaniels added 21, Gobert 17. The hinge was Q4, 37-27: a lead of 14 became 24, and the lead reached 28. Gobert was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
2/20 vs DAL 122-111 — MIN notes
MIN won 122-111. MIN shot 47% (47 of 99) to DAL's 42%, 16 of 42 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DAL's 29. MIN turned it over 19 times to DAL's 12, and DAL turned those into 12 steals. Edwards led with 40 (16 of 30, 5 of 13 from three); Gobert added 22, Reid 21. The hinge was Q1, 40-25: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 18. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/22 vs PHI 108-135 — MIN notes
MIN lost 108-135. MIN shot 48% (34 of 71) to PHI's 52%, 10 of 33 from three, and went to the line 36 times to PHI's 21 — 30 points from the stripe to their 14. MIN turned it over 20 times to PHI's 10, and PHI turned those into 14 steals. Edwards led with 28 (11 of 19, 3 of 8 from three); McDaniels added 19, Randle 18. Q2 was theirs, 32-33, but the other 3 periods went 102-76 against them. Dosunmu's -25 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/24 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Holiday at 18 and Clingan at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Sharpe (6 straight), Love (2 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-4 a night and Minnesota plus-0. Call it Minnesota 118, Portland 117, Portland keeping it close.
2/26 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Mathurin at 22 a game. Without Bogdanović (7 straight), Jackson (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 39 percent from three to the Clippers' 30 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 17 times a game to the Clippers' 11. Call it the Clippers 116, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/01 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Jokić at 28 and Murray at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Watson (8 straight), Gordon (14 straight), Pickett (5 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 18 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-5 a night and Minnesota plus-0. Call it Denver 118, Minnesota 114, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/03 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and McDaniels at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jackson at 18 and Wells at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Aldama (10 straight), Coward (7 straight), Jerome (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-1 a night and Memphis minus-8 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 113 a night to Memphis's 121. Call it Minnesota 119, Memphis 114.
2/09 @ POR 118-135 — PHI notes
PHI lost 118-135. PHI shot 47% (38 of 81) to POR's 48%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 36 times to POR's 25 — 31 points from the stripe to their 19. PHI turned it over 13 times to POR's 18. The glass went 33-51 against them. Maxey led with 30 (10 of 21, 2 of 9 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Oubre Jr. added 19, Watford 12. Q4 was theirs, 31-22, the deficit cut from 26 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 113-87 against them. They led by as many as 10. Edgecombe's -29 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/11 vs NYK 89-138 — PHI notes
PHI lost 89-138. PHI shot 38% (33 of 88) to NYK's 53%, 6 of 32 from three, and got to the line 21 times to NYK's 27. The glass went 38-51 against them. Maxey led with 32 (9 of 21, 3 of 8 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Edgecombe added 14, Barlow 13. Q3 was theirs, 29-32, but the other 3 periods went 106-60 against them. Barlow's -31 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/19 vs ATL 107-117 — PHI notes
PHI lost 107-117. PHI shot 38% (33 of 86) to ATL's 43%, 11 of 33 from three. Maxey led with 28 (8 of 23, 4 of 11 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Edgecombe added 20, Oubre Jr. 17. Q3 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 7 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 89-76 against them. Watford's -9 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/21 @ NOP 111-126 — PHI notes
PHI lost 111-126. PHI took 13 more shots (94 to 81), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to NOP's 49%, 12 of 46 from three. Maxey led with 27 (9 of 23, 2 of 11 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Oubre Jr. added 25, Edgecombe 14. Q1 was theirs, 29-24, but the other 3 periods went 102-82 against them. They led by as many as 11. Edgecombe's -16 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 @ MIN 135-108 — PHI notes
PHI won 135-108. PHI shot 52% (50 of 97) to MIN's 48%, 21 of 37 from three, and got to the line 21 times to MIN's 36. PHI turned it over 10 times to MIN's 20. Maxey led with 39 (16 of 28, 4 of 7 from three); Edgecombe added 24, Grimes 19. The hinge was Q4, 41-30: a lead of 16 became 27. Oubre Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/24 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Walker at 18 and Nembhard at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Nesmith (2 straight), Thompson (2 straight), Toppin (55 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 125, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Edgecombe at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without George (10 straight), Embiid (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the line, where Philadelphia takes 30 free throws a game to Indiana's 22 and the arc, Indiana at 39 percent from three to Philadelphia's 34. Call it Indiana 120, Philadelphia 116, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/26 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Edgecombe at 19 a game. Without George (11 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Wiggins at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Jović (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-7 a night and Philadelphia minus-3 and the defense, Miami allowing 114 a night to Philadelphia's 121. Call it Miami 119, Philadelphia 117, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/01 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 99, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Edgecombe at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without George (12 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-12 a night and Philadelphia plus-0 and the defense, Boston allowing 99 a night to Philadelphia's 116. Call it Boston 116, Philadelphia 110.
3/03 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Edgecombe at 21 a game. Without George (13 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 20 and Vassell at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to Philadelphia's 11. Call it Philadelphia 116, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
CP C. Payne
DB D. Barlow
DT D. Terry
JE J. Edwards
JW J. Walker
KO K. Oubre Jr.
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Martin
TM T. Maxey
VE V. Edgecombe
WA Watford
MINAD A. Dosunmu
AE A. Edwards
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
IN Ingles
JB J. Beringer
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Phillips
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
RZ R. Zikarsky
TS T. Shannon Jr.
PHI/MIN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Tyrese Maxey scores 39 and 76ers hit 21 3-pointers in 135-108 win over Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Tyrese Maxey had 39 points and eight assists, VJ Edgecombe made a career-high six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 135-108 on Sunday night to snap a four-game losing streak — all by double figures.
Maxey made 16 of 28 shots from the field and hit four of Philadelphia's 21 3-pointers. Quentin Grimes had 19 points, which included five 3s, and seven assists. Kelly Oubre Jr . added 18 points and four steals.
Coming off a 126-111 defeat Saturday night at New Orleans, the Sixers were again without center Joel Embiid , who missed his third straight game since the All-Star break due to right shin soreness. Embiid also sat out three of the last five games going into the break with soreness in his right knee.
Minnesota had its three-game win streak snapped. Anthony Edwards scored 19 of his 28 points in the first half for the Timberwolves. Jaden McDaniels added 19 and Julius Randle scored 18.
Naz Ried (shoulder soreness) did not play for Minnesota, and Rudy Gobert served a one-game suspension for accumulating too many flagrant fouls. Gobert, the four-time NBA defensive player of the year, will be suspended two games for each additional flagrant foul this season.
Joan Beringer , a 6-foot-11 center, made his first career start for the Timberwolves. Picked No. 17 overall in the 2025 draft, Beringer had two points and three fouls in five first-half minutes. Ayo Dosunmu started the third quarter in Beringer’s place and finished with 12 points.
Grimes hit a 3-pointer and then found a cutting Adem Bona for a dunk before Maxey drained a fadeaway jumper and a 3 to cap a 10-2 run that made it 35-26 at the end of the first quarter. Philadelphia led the rest of the way.
Up next 76ers: Wrap up a three-game trip Tuesday at Indiana.