NBA
Regular Season Round 90: Philadelph.76 - Minnesota T. 103-94
Date: January 30, 2015
Forward Luc Mbah a Moute scored 18 points and Michael Carter-Williams had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-94 on Friday night. It was the third triple-double of the season for Carter-Williams and the fifth of his career. He had fallen one rebound short in Wednesday night's victory over Detroit. Forward Robert Covington and center Nerlens Noel scored 14 points each for Philadelphia (10-37), which won its second straight home game for the first time since taking its first two last season. Noel also blocked six shots. The victory ensured that the 2014-15 Sixers will not share a dubious place in the record book with the 1972-73 team, which went 9-73, the worst full-season record in NBA history. Guard Kevin Martin had 19 points and center Nikola Pekovic added 18 to pace Minnesota (8-38), which has dropped six of its last seven. Forward Gorgui Dieng had 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Sixers never trailed after assembling an 11-0 run bridging the third and fourth quarters, which wiped out a three-point deficit and gave them an 85-77 lead with 8:53 left. Backup forward Jerami Grant contributed five of his eight points during the flurry and reserve center Henry Sims had four of his six. Minnesota twice crept within four points in the fourth quarter, the last time on a basket by forward Andrew Wiggins with 4:22 remaining, but the Sixers scored nine of the game's last 13 points, including five by Carter-Williams. Carter-Williams secured his triple-double when he rebounded a Wiggins miss in the closing seconds. The teams parried through a free-wheeling first half that saw 13 lead changes, 11 ties and little defense. The Sixers shot 62.2 percent from the field, their best in any half this season, and the Timberwolves made 57.9 percent of their attempts. Carter-Williams, who had eight points and eight assists in the half, put Philadelphia ahead 61-59 when he took an inbounds pass and streaked the length of the court for a layup at the second-quarter buzzer. Pekovic led Minnesota with 16 points in the half, and Mbah a Moute had 12 points for Philadelphia. Noel made all five of his shots from the field and scored 10 points. Both teams returned to earth in the third quarter, when the Sixers missed 16 of 22 shots from the floor and the Timberwolves went 5 of 17. Philadelphia still emerged with a 78-77 lead courtesy of Grant's two free throws with 51.1 seconds left in the quarter. Courtesy of: wptz.com
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 90: Philadelph.76 - Minnesota T. 103-94
Date: January 30, 2015
Forward Luc Mbah a Moute scored 18 points and Michael Carter-Williams had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-94 on Friday night. It was the third triple-double of the season for Carter-Williams and the fifth of his career. He had fallen one rebound short in Wednesday night's victory over Detroit. Forward Robert Covington and center Nerlens Noel scored 14 points each for Philadelphia (10-37), which won its second straight home game for the first time since taking its first two last season. Noel also blocked six shots. The victory ensured that the 2014-15 Sixers will not share a dubious place in the record book with the 1972-73 team, which went 9-73, the worst full-season record in NBA history. Guard Kevin Martin had 19 points and center Nikola Pekovic added 18 to pace Minnesota (8-38), which has dropped six of its last seven. Forward Gorgui Dieng had 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Sixers never trailed after assembling an 11-0 run bridging the third and fourth quarters, which wiped out a three-point deficit and gave them an 85-77 lead with 8:53 left. Backup forward Jerami Grant contributed five of his eight points during the flurry and reserve center Henry Sims had four of his six. Minnesota twice crept within four points in the fourth quarter, the last time on a basket by forward Andrew Wiggins with 4:22 remaining, but the Sixers scored nine of the game's last 13 points, including five by Carter-Williams. Carter-Williams secured his triple-double when he rebounded a Wiggins miss in the closing seconds. The teams parried through a free-wheeling first half that saw 13 lead changes, 11 ties and little defense. The Sixers shot 62.2 percent from the field, their best in any half this season, and the Timberwolves made 57.9 percent of their attempts. Carter-Williams, who had eight points and eight assists in the half, put Philadelphia ahead 61-59 when he took an inbounds pass and streaked the length of the court for a layup at the second-quarter buzzer. Pekovic led Minnesota with 16 points in the half, and Mbah a Moute had 12 points for Philadelphia. Noel made all five of his shots from the field and scored 10 points. Both teams returned to earth in the third quarter, when the Sixers missed 16 of 22 shots from the floor and the Timberwolves went 5 of 17. Philadelphia still emerged with a 78-77 lead courtesy of Grant's two free throws with 51.1 seconds left in the quarter. Courtesy of: wptz.com
 MINNESOTA T. (coach: Chris Finch)94 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 44 | YIujD, whiddRus | 42 | 8-7 (88.8%) | 6-6 (655%) | 4-3 (90%) | 8 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 5 |
| 88 | WaDDajs, SjdQRT | 41 | 9-60 (31.9%) | 5-8 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 65 | 5 |
| 0 | gaRjD, GIQDua | 48 | 0-7 (00.1%) | 5-6 (5%) | 3-0 (25%) | 4 | 9 | 65 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 85 | 5 |
| 63 | ORVILaZ, XaVIli | 46 | 1-7 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 1-9 (20.9%) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 84 | 5 |
| 84 | biQUaj, KRLaj | 45 | 4-65 (45%) | 8-2 (80%) | 9-2 (29.0%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 67 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | vikajR, ciZh | 80 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| mQITj, vIQRjJI | 84 | 8-3 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 65 | mudajDRQ, ChisR | 69 | 8-8 (655%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| 83 | mRjjRUU, SjUhIjF | 9 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| wIUil | 87-18 (31.2%) | 0-63 (40.9%) | 86-80 (23.5%) | 66 | 89 | 42 | 83 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 73 | 24 | |||
 PHILADELPH.76 (coach: Nick Nurse)103 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 6 | CiQURQ-WallaiBs, baZhiRl | 40 | 1-68 (05%) | 5-6 (5%) | 0-1 (24.4%) | 8 | 2 | 65 | 65 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 80 | 5 |
| 44 | CILajDUIj, eIMRQU | 43 | 5-3 (5%) | 3-66 (41.3%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 65 | 5 |
| 68 | bMih i bIuUR, vuZ | 48 | 3-7 (33.3%) | 6-8 (05%) | 9-2 (29.0%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 66 | 5 |
| 3 | XIRl, XRQlRjs | 46 | 9-2 (29.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 89 | 5 |
| 63 | bZgijaRls, K.z. | 84 | 3-3 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-4 (655%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 65 | 5 |
| 47 | GQijU, zRQiBa | 86 | 5-6 (5%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 8-3 (05%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | AiBpsIj, ziViQQ | 69 | 4-4 (655%) | 5-8 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 40 | AaBs, HRjQF | 69 | 4-1 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 66 | 5 |
| 46 | whIBpsIj, HIllas | 60 | 8-3 (05%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| gQRT, viQQF | 64 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| wIUil | 87-06 (01.7%) | 2-84 (43.2%) | 86-80 (23.5%) | 9 | 89 | 43 | 89 | 61 | 5 | 64 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 654 | 660 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
