T'Wolves fend off Sixers to snap eight-game skid
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11/19/2008 -
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Al Jefferson led all scorers with 25
points, as the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped an eight-game losing streak with
a 102-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Craig Smith added 21 points off the bench for Minnesota, which picked up just
its second win of the season -- the Timberwolves won their opener against
Sacramento.
Mike Miller finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and made a
three-pointer with 30.4 seconds left that helped Minnesota to the win.
Andre Miller had 20 points and six assists to lead the Sixers, who had won
three in a row. Elton Brand finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds, while
Andre Iguodala added 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists in the loss.
"There's no guaranteed wins in this league," Brand said. "(Minnesota's) been
playing pretty tight ballgames. They've lost a lot of games by five points or
less. They're hungry out there...Like I said, there's no 'gimmes' in this
league."
The T'Wolves held the lead going into the fourth quarter, 76-65, but saw
Philadelphia trim its deficit to six points. Lou Williams had two layups, the
latter he turned into a three-point play, that made it an 82-76 contest.
Minnesota briefly restored its double-digit cushion, but the Sixers continued
to chip away and with 4:12 to play, Andre Miller drained a pair of free throws
to bring Philadelphia within 88-84.
Following a Minnesota miss, Iguodala took a fast-break pass, drove to the
hoop and made a circus layup from the right side to get the Sixers within two.
Jefferson then got a basket for the T'Wolves, but Iguodala continued to
hustle in the lane on the other end. He first tried a baseline layup, then
collected the rebound and nailed a short jumper while being fouled. The free
throw got Philadelphia within a point, and after the teams traded points --
Jefferson deposited a pair of layups -- Minnesota's lead stood at just 94-91
with 2 1/2 minutes left.
"I just had to take over. It's like I always said, I don't feel like I have to
take every shot in crunch time," Jefferson said. "But the ball should come to
me."
The teams were unsuccessful on their next possessions, and Iguodala got to the
line with 1 1/2 minutes on the clock. He made just one shot, but Smith made
only one for Minnesota.
The Sixers got the rebound off the miss on Smith's second shot, setting up
Andre Miller's jumper with 50.4 ticks left. But Mike Miller canned a wide-open
triple to put Minnesota ahead 98-94 with 30.4 seconds remaining.
Brand got the rebound off an Iguodala missed three-pointer, and got a fadeaway
jumper to fall with 18.4 left. But the Sixers, still down two, were forced to
foul. Randy Foye and Corey Brewer each made two free throws in the remaining
time to seal Minnesota's win.
The Sixers were up 19-6 on an Iguodala triple midway through the first. But
the T'Wolves came back with a 12-2 run, and had a 27-24 deficit at the end of
the stanza.
Minnesota edged in front in a mostly back-and-forth second quarter, and was
ahead 56-52 going to intermission. The T'Wolves then opened up their lead with
a nine-point burst shortly into the third quarter and were ahead 67-56 midway
through.
Game Notes
Iguodala made just 1-of-6 three-point attempts, as the Sixers finished 1-
for-11 behind the arc for a 9.1 percent success rate. Philadelphia, though,
did shoot 47.1 percent overall...Minnesota shot 51.4 percent from the
field...Foye finished with 10 points and six assists for the T'Wolves, while
Ryan Gomes had 14 points...Thaddeus Young contributed 15 points for the
Sixers.
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