The Philadelphia 76ers entered Sunday’s game against the Timberwolves on a five-game winning streak, but hadn’t played a team with a winning record in weeks. As it turns out, that didn’t matter.
The Sixers were certainly raring to go in this one, playing with intensity for the first three quarters and building a massive lead that forced most of the starters to the bench before the third quarter had even ended.
The game was relatively close until the Sixers built a double-digit lead midway through the second frame, but a quick 6-0 run by Minnesota in the closing moments of the first half, including an off-balance buzzer-beater from Jamal Crawford, made it a seven-point deficit at the break.