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Embiid pours in 51 vs. NBA’s best defense as Sixers take down league-best Wolves

There will be no complaints about quality of opponent tonight.

The Sixers knocked off the Western Conference’s top-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves 127-113 Wednesday night behind dominant performances from their stars. Joel Embiid put up 51 points on a silly 68% field goal percentage.

Tyrese Maxey scored 35 points of his own, shooting 50% from the field and going 5-of-12 from downtown.

Here are some thoughts at the buzzer.

First Quarter

  • The Timberwolves throwback jerseys they were sporting tonight were absolutely gorgeous. Making good jerseys isn’t hard, Nike!
  • Philly’s offense had their hands full early, as it took them three-and-a-half minutes to get on the board and nearly five minutes to record their first field goal.