Timberwolves feast on subpar Sixers

Mike James scored 20 points to go along with six assists for the Timberwolves, who won despite committing a season-high 24 turnovers.

Allen Iverson shot just 6-of-19 from the field, but still managed to score 26 points and dish out seven assists for the woeful Sixers, who have dropped four in a row and eight of their last nine games.

Samuel Dalembert scored 15 points and pulled down nine boards for Philadelphia, while Andre Iguodala added 12 points and five assists.

Trailing 47-44 at halftime, the Sixers came out strong to start the second half and held the lead for most of the third quarter.

However, Davis’ jumper with under a minute to play sparked a 9-0 Timberwolves run that bridged the third and fourth quarters to give Minnesota control. Davis’ trey less than a minute into the final period capped the spurt, giving the Timberwolves a 73-65 advantage.

Two Kevin Ollie free throws and a Dalembert jumper brought Philadelphia within four, but James nailed a three pointer that ignited an 11-4 spurt that effectively put the game out of reach.

James connected on another trey to cap the run with 1:07 remaining as the Sixers got no closer than eight the rest of the way.

Minnesota led 21-20 after the opening 12 minutes and outscored the Sixers by two in the second quarter, taking a three-point advantage into the locker room.

Game Notes

Minnesota rookie Randy Foye, the seventh overall draft pick out of Villanova, returned to Philadelphia for the first time as a pro and finished with eight points, four assists and three rebounds...Minnesota halted a two-game losing streak on the road and improved to 3-6 as the visitor...Garnett recorded his league-leading 14th double-double of the season...Sixers’ rookie Rodney Carney started his second-consecutive game and collected 10 points.