Embiid finished the first half with 20 points and ten free throws, just shy of his average of 11.4 per game. The Wolves did a better job avoiding fouls in the second quarter as Embiid was only able to draw one foul. Five of those six fouls were drawn by Joel Embiid, who leads the league in free throws drawn per game.
After a back-and-forth first frame, Philly led 28-24.įoul trouble was an issue early on for the Wolves as Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert, and Naz Reid all picked up two fouls in the first quarter of the game. The Wolves came out of the gates strong, scoring the first eight points of the game, but Philly came back strong with a 7-0 run of their own. Coming off a thrilling win on South Beach against the Miami Heat, the Minnesota Timberwolves took their Western Conference-leading record to the City of Brotherly Love to take on the Philadelphia 76ers.
