Gameday preview: Wolves at Philadelphia
April 3, 2021 at 3:29AM
Road hasn't been kind to Wolves
Wolves preview: The Timberwolves fell to 5-20 on the road with Friday night's loss at Memphis. They are 1-8 playing at Eastern Conference teams, the lone victory coming over Toronto on Feb. 14 in Tampa, Fla. … The Wolves are 5-25 in games in which they are outrebounded; they entered Friday 22nd in the league in rebounds per game (43.1). … G Anthony Edwards leads rookie scorers at 17.4 points per game . … G D'Angelo Russell (knee surgery) is out and G Ricky Rubio (back spasms) is questionable.
76ers preview: At 33-15, Philadelphia is a half-game behind first-place Brooklyn in the Eastern Conference. … Four-time All-Star C Joel Embiid is averaging 29.9 points and 11.5 rebounds, but he missed Thursday's victory in Cleveland because of a knee injury. … G George Hill (thumb) is out. … The Sixers were 4-2 on their road trip. … F Tobias Harris averages 20.5 ppg. … G Ben Simmons averages 7.4 assists.
Jerry Zgoda
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The Wolves fell apart in the fourth quarter and have not won in Toronto in two decades.
