Joel Embiid scored a season-high 51 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers used a big fourth quarter to close out the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 127-113 victory on Wednesday night. Tyrese Maxey scored 35 points as Philadelphia (19-8) won for the seventh time in eight games, rebounding well from a 108-104 loss to Chicago on Monday night. Minnesota (20-6) got 27 points from Anthony Edwards, 23 points from Karl-Anthony Towns and 21 from Jaden McDaniels. The Timberwolves entered Wednesday night as winners of nine of their last 10 games and owners of the best record in the league. Embiid recorded his 12th straight game with 30 or more points and 10-plus rebounds. It’s the longest such streak in the NBA since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did it in 16 straight games for the Milwaukee Bucks during the 1971-72 season.
Updated: December 22, 2023 at 8:44 a.m.

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Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers, center, dunks against Naz Reid of the Minnesota Timberwolves, right, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Anthony Edwards and Troy Brown Jr. during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia .

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Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves dunks during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia.

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Mike Conley (10) of the Minnesota Timberwolves goes up for a shot against Tyrese Maxey (0) of the Philadelphia 76ers during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia.

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Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves goes for a dunk during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia.

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Tyrese Maxey (0) of the Philadelphia 76ers goes up for a shot against Karl-Anthony Towns (32) of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia.

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Anthony Edwards (5) of the Minnesota Timberwolves attempts a dunk against Joel Embiid (21) of the Philadelphia 76ers during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia.

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Jaden McDaniels, left, of the Minnesota Timberwolves, attempts to pass Kelly Oubre Jr. of the Philadelphia 76ers during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia.

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Mike Conley, right, of the Minnesota Timberwolves, attempts to pass Paul Reed of the Philadelphia 76ers during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia.

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Kelly Oubre Jr., right, of the Philadelphia 76ers, drives against Naz Reid of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia.

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Anthony Edwards, left, of the Minnesota Timberwolves, attempts to pass De’Anthony Melton of the Philadelphia 76ers during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia.