Game ID: 22501121
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Philadelphia 76ers
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 19 22 42 32 115MIN 17 30 24 32 103
MIN @ PHI ScoutingMIN @ 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.
PHI availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 9 since 3/09, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 13 since 3/01, returns tonight: 28 min (88% of 32)
OUT George missed 25 since 1/31, returns tonight: 26 min (82% of 32)
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 7 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Drummond back 3/15 after 3, 25 min since (136% of 18)
BACK Walker back 3/19 after 3, 11 min since (101% of 11)
NEW Watford 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Edwards 15 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Beauchamp 14 to 19 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/28 · 2 days' restOUT Maxey missed 10 since 3/09, returns tonight: 43 min (112% of 38)
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 8 since 3/12, returns tonight: 28 min (87% of 32)
BACK Embiid back 3/25 after 13, 28 min since (88% of 32)
BACK George back 3/25 after 25, 26 min since (82% of 32)
BACK Walker back 3/19 after 3, 10 min since (91% of 11)
NEW Edwards 15 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restBACK Maxey back 3/28 after 10, 43 min since (112% of 38)
BACK Embiid back 3/25 after 13, 32 min since (100% of 32)
BACK George back 3/25 after 25, 31 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/28 after 8, 28 min since (87% of 32)
BACK Walker back 3/19 after 3, 10 min since (91% of 11)
NEW Edwards 15 to 21 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Watford missed 2 since 3/28, returns tonight: 3 min (20% of 15)
OUT Beauchamp missed 2 since 3/28, returns tonight: 3 min (21% of 14)
OUT Walker missed 2 since 3/28, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
OUT Terry missed 2 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Maxey back 3/28 after 10, 43 min since (113% of 38)
BACK Embiid back 3/25 after 13, 33 min since (102% of 32)
BACK George back 3/25 after 25, 32 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/28 after 8, 29 min since (92% of 32)
PHI availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Terry missed 3 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Maxey back 3/28 after 10, 40 min since (105% of 38)
BACK Embiid back 3/25 after 13, 33 min since (102% of 32)
BACK George back 3/25 after 25, 32 min since (100% of 32)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/28 after 8, 26 min since (83% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (21% of 14)
BACK Walker back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 11)
PHI availability going into 4/04 · back-to-backOUT Terry missed 4 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Maxey back 3/28 after 10, 39 min since (102% of 38)
BACK Embiid back 3/25 after 13, 33 min since (104% of 32)
BACK George back 3/25 after 25, 33 min since (104% of 32)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/28 after 8, 27 min since (86% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (21% of 14)
BACK Walker back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 11)
PHI availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Terry missed 5 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Maxey back 3/28 after 10, 38 min since (99% of 38)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/28 after 8, 27 min since (84% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (26% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 14)
BACK Walker back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
PHI availability going into 4/09 · 2 days' restOUT Terry missed 6 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Watford back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (26% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 14)
BACK Walker back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
PHI availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Watford missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 7 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Walker back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
MIN availability going into 3/25 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 4 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Conley missed 2 since 3/20, returns tonight: 29 min (163% of 18)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 26 min since (98% of 26)
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/28 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 5 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 28 min since (108% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 18 min since (101% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 16 to 22 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 6 since 3/17, returns tonight: 23 min (65% of 35)
OUT Dosunmu missed 2 since 3/25, returns tonight: 33 min (114% of 29)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 19 min since (109% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/02 · 2 days' restOUT McDaniels missed 2 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 23 min since (65% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 33 min since (114% of 29)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 26 min since (101% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (122% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT McDaniels missed 3 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 23 min since (65% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 33 min since (113% of 29)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (123% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT McDaniels missed 4 since 3/28, out tonight
OUT Clark missed 2 since 4/02, returns tonight: 11 min (85% of 13)
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 24 min since (70% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 34 min since (117% of 29)
BACK Conley back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (123% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT McDaniels missed 5 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 24 min since (70% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 34 min since (118% of 29)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 11 min since (85% of 13)
NEW Hyland 16 to 25 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/08 · back-to-backOUT Edwards missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 6 since 3/28, returns tonight: 19 min (60% of 32)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 34 min since (117% of 29)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 14 min since (112% of 13)
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 4/05, returns tonight: 27 min (78% of 35)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 19 min since (60% of 32)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 20 min since (160% of 13)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
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 128 a night and allowing 125, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Embiid at 30 and George at 28 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 103, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Randle at 19 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without McDaniels (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 125 and the arc, Philadelphia at 42 percent from three to Minnesota's 33. Call it Philadelphia 117, Minnesota 114, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/25 vs CHI 157-137 — PHI notes
PHI won 157-137. PHI shot 55% (57 of 103) to CHI's 49%, 22 of 47 from three. PHI turned it over 8 times to CHI's 13. Embiid led with 35 (12 of 17, 3 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); George added 28, Edgecombe 22. The hinge was Q3, 51-32: a lead of 19 became 38, and the lead reached 47. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
3/28 @ CHA 118-114 — PHI notes
PHI won 118-114. PHI shot 49% (40 of 82) to CHA's 38%, 16 of 34 from three. The glass went 41-53 against them. Embiid led with 29 (8 of 19, 3 of 6 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Maxey added 26, George 26. The hinge was Q4, 26-17: PHI came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 4. PHI trailed 64-69 at the half and won the second half 54-45. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
3/30 @ MIA 109-119 — PHI notes
PHI lost 109-119. PHI shot 42% (40 of 96) to MIA's 46%, 12 of 38 from three, and got to the line 19 times to MIA's 29. The glass went 42-57 against them. Embiid led with 26 (10 of 25, 2 of 6 from three); Maxey added 23, George 19. Q2 was theirs, 27-20, turning a 4-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 99-82 against them. Edgecombe's -33 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ WAS 153-131 — PHI notes
PHI won 153-131. PHI shot 62% (61 of 99) to WAS's 52%, 17 of 35 from three. George led with 39 (15 of 22, 6 of 12 from three); Maxey added 28, Edgecombe 23. The hinge was Q3, 47-32: a lead of 2 became 17, and the lead reached 24. Barlow was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
4/03 vs MIN 115-103 — PHI notes
PHI won 115-103. PHI shot 50% (41 of 82) to MIN's 38%, 9 of 26 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MIN's 20 — 24 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 53-43 for them. George led with 23 (6 of 15, 3 of 7 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Maxey added 21, Oubre Jr. 21. The hinge was Q3, 42-24: PHI came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 17. PHI trailed 41-47 at the half and won the second half 74-56. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/04 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 121, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Embiid at 27 and George at 27 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 45 from three, 24 free throws a game; Duren at 23 and Jenkins at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Cunningham (9 straight), Stewart (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 107 a night to Philadelphia's 121 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 16 times a game to Philadelphia's 10. Call it Detroit 118, Philadelphia 116, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/06 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 35 and Castle at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 25 and Embiid at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-10 a night and Philadelphia minus-4. Call it San Antonio 121, Philadelphia 113.
4/09 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 25 and Thompson at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 26 and George at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 35 and the defense, Houston allowing 107 a night to Philadelphia's 117. Call it Houston 119, Philadelphia 110.
4/10 @ 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 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Toppin at 16 and Slawson at 13 a game. Without Sheppard (3 straight), McConnell (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 22 and George at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Watford (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Indiana 117, Philadelphia 115, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/25 vs HOU 110-108 — MIN notes
MIN won 110-108 in 1 overtime. MIN shot 42% (45 of 108) to HOU's 41%, 13 of 37 from three, and got to the line 10 times to HOU's 25. MIN turned it over 15 times to HOU's 20. McDaniels led with 25 (10 of 17, 3 of 4 from three); Randle added 24, DiVincenzo 17. The hinge was Q1, 23-19: from level to 4 ahead. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +7.
3/28 vs DET 87-109 — MIN notes
MIN lost 87-109. MIN shot 32% (27 of 85) to DET's 52%, 9 of 43 from three, and went to the line 33 times to DET's 17 — 24 points from the stripe to their 13. MIN turned it over 14 times to DET's 19. The glass went 38-52 against them. DiVincenzo led with 22 (7 of 18, 5 of 14 from three); Gobert added 14, Randle 11. Q2 was theirs, 20-16, the deficit cut from 9 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 93-67 against them. Reid's -22 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/30 @ DAL 124-94 — MIN notes
MIN won 124-94. MIN shot 53% (51 of 96) to DAL's 35%, 14 of 31 from three, and got to the line 12 times to DAL's 34. MIN turned it over 10 times to DAL's 15. Randle led with 24 (9 of 14, 3 of 4 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); Dosunmu added 18, Edwards 17. The hinge was Q3, 38-25: a lead of 10 became 23, and the lead reached 33. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
4/02 @ DET 108-113 — MIN notes
MIN lost 108-113. MIN shot 44% (38 of 86) to DET's 48%, 13 of 42 from three. Randle led with 27 (9 of 15, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Dosunmu added 19, Reid 19. Q1 was theirs, 31-30, but the other 3 periods went 83-77 against them. Conley's -12 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 @ PHI 103-115 — MIN notes
MIN lost 103-115. MIN took 19 more shots (101 to 82), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to PHI's 50%, 14 of 43 from three, and got to the line 20 times to PHI's 28. The glass went 43-53 against them. Randle led with 21 (9 of 15, 2 of 6 at the line); Hyland added 21, Dosunmu 19. Q2 was theirs, 30-22, turning a 2-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-73 against them. They led by as many as 10. DiVincenzo's -18 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 108, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Randle at 21 and Dosunmu at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without McDaniels (4 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Miller at 21 and Bridges at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Salaün (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-9 a night and Minnesota minus-8 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 13 times a game to Charlotte's 10. Call it Minnesota 113, Charlotte 112, Charlotte keeping it close.
4/07 @ 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 122 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 15 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Toppin at 14 a game. Without Walker (4 straight), McConnell (3 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Randle at 22 and Dosunmu at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without McDaniels (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 42 percent from three to Minnesota's 32 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 111 a night to Indiana's 121. Call it Indiana 116, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
4/08 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 37 free throws a game; Bane at 23 and Banchero at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Edwards (2 straight), McDaniels (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 37 free throws a game to Minnesota's 19 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-1 a night and Minnesota minus-4. Call it Orlando 116, Minnesota 113, Minnesota keeping it close.
4/10 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Thompson at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Finney-Smith (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Edwards (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-7 and the defense, Houston allowing 108 a night to Minnesota's 117. Call it Houston 117, Minnesota 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAD A. Dosunmu
AE A. Edwards
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JR J. Randle
KA K. Anderson
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
TS T. Shannon Jr.
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
DB D. Barlow
JE J. Embiid
KO K. Oubre Jr.
PG P. George
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
VE V. Edgecombe
MIN/PHI 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
Paul George has 23 points to lead the 76ers past the Timberwolves, 115-103
PHILADELPHIA -- — Paul George scored 23 points, Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr . each had 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-103 on Friday night.
Joel Embiid had 19 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in his return to the lineup to help the 76ers remain sixth in the Eastern Conference with five games to play.
Julius Randle and Bones Hyland each had 21 points for the Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards struggled to eight points. Edwards was back in action after sitting out Thursday night in a 113-108 loss at Detroit due to illness. He missed 12 of 15 shots overall, including all seven 3-point tries.
Embiid, who didn't play Wednesday night in a 153-131 victory at Washington due to illness, scored 13 points in the third period when the 76ers outscored Minnesota 42-24. The 76ers trailed 70-68 with 2:50 remaining in the period before scoring 15 of the final 16 points of the quarter to enter the fourth ahead 83-71. Maxey had six points during the stretch, and Quentin Grimes finished the spurt with back-to-back fast-break layups.
George's 3-pointer with 6 1/2 minutes to play put Philadelphia ahead by a game-high 17 points. But Minnesota got as close as within six points in the final 1 1/2 minutes before Oubre put it away with consecutive 3-pointers.
Like Philadelphia in the East, the Timberwolves are sixth in the Western Conference.
Up next Timberwolves: Host Charlotte on Sunday night.