The Sixers led 52-46 at half time.
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They finished 2012-13 with a respectable 34-48 record and had a promising young all-star point guard in Jrue Holiday.
“Every time there’s a young great player everybody talks about Michael, but to me he’s always been more like a Magic (Johnson) or an Oscar-type player because of his vision”, Skiles said.
Wolves’ fans may remember the nightmare that was December 3, 2014 when the 76ers beat the Wolves 85-77 at the Target Center to snap a 17-game losing streak to start the season.
The Timberwolves have lost six of their last seven games and are coming off a second straight loss, a 96-86 home defeat against the Pistons.
Their next game will be on Monday night against the 5-8 Minnesota Timberwolves.
Rubio has a defensive rating of 102, which is the best on the team among the guards and only behind rookie Karl-Anthony Towns and part-time players Gorgui Dieng and Kevin Garnett.
The Philadelphia 76ers are on a long road trip for the next few games. I respect where they are at. “But we’re going to get back in the gym tomorrow, practice, see what we’re doing wrong, fix it and try to get the win next game”. Now three years into that plan–the 76ers certainly have the suck part of it down.
Then Jerami Grant swatted a dunk attempt by Kevin Martin right into Wiggins’ hands. Okafor is leading the team in scoring (18.4 points per game) and minutes played while adding 8.0 rebounds per game and 1.7 blocks per game.
25 Consecutive losses for the 76ers, dating to March 25 last season and one shy of the National Basketball Association all-time record held by both them and Cleveland.
“It’s not a moral victory”, Okafor said. Yes, they’ve lost 25 straight games. And Okafor, who is used to playing on teams that win at a solid clip, is still trying to get used to losing.
He tied the score with just more than two minutes to play in regulation with a slam in transition that put the Target Center crowd on its feet.
Philadelphia coach Brett Brown admitted to being envious of the Wolves’ roster construction before the game, pointing out that the coach himself had to serve as the veteran guidance for these Sixers.
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76ers: G Nik Stauskas did not play in the second half because of a sore left knee. Tonight the Sixers face the Minnesota Timberwolves, at Minnesota, in a matchup that could actually end with the Sixers winning their first game.
