On Tuesday night (January 15), the Philadelphia 76ers hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves. Philadelphia came away with a dominant victory, 149-107. Below are five of the star players from this recent NBA game.
Joel Embiid - Philadelphia 76ers
It was recently reported that Embiid has rookies pick him up Chick-Fil-A orders before their flights. There was no flight today, but he put up big numbers at home. Embiid had 31 points and 13 rebounds in the dominant home win.
💪 @JoelEmbiid (31 PTS, 13 REB) & @BenSimmons25 (20 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST) fuel the @sixers home victory over Minnesota! #HereTheyCome pic.twitter.com/Y2aAxf1NeZ
— NBA (@NBA) January 16, 2019
Ben Simmons - Philadelphia 76ers
Simmons was just an assist shy of reaching another triple-double on Tuesday night. He tallied 20 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists in the Sixers' victory.
Ben Simmons takes it himself! 💪#HereTheyCome 24#AllEyesNorth 17
— NBA (@NBA) January 16, 2019
📺: @NBATV pic.twitter.com/eDsahVvMkG
Jimmy Butler - Philadelphia 76ers
One might expect Jimmy Butler to be the top performer against his former team, but he took a backseat to Embiid and Simmons. That said, Butler finished with 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting, along with three rebounds, four assists, two steals, and a block.
Jimmy Butler vs. KAT in the post 👀 pic.twitter.com/zXZE2T05rV
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 16, 2019
Derrick Rose - Minnesota Timberwolves
There weren't too many performances to talk about for the losing side in this game, although D-Rose continues to shine. He came off the bench to record 15 points, four assists, and two rebounds in the losing effort. Not only that, he reached 10,000 career points in the game.
Derrick Rose scoops it in with the left to get to 10,000 career points! #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/cGlu6gIzU5
— NBA (@NBA) January 16, 2019
Karl-Anthony Towns - Minnesota Timberwolves
Towns usually puts up big numbers, but this game was a letdown for the Wolves starter, by those standards. He finished with 13 points, three rebounds, two assists, and two steals on Tuesday.
what would Rocky do? pic.twitter.com/NofRO7EPCU
— Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 16, 2019