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About two months after Jimmy Butler initiated their breakup, the Minnesota Timberwolves are going to pay him a visit. Just one week after the ouster of basketball boss Tom Thibodeau , the Timberwolves have enough of their own issues to work through. "Philly's a really good team, one of the best teams in the East, so I feel like it'll be a great battle," Wolves guard Andrew Wiggins said Monday after practice, adding: "Jimmy, every game he plays hard. Continue to Article

January 14, 2019 6:23:pm EST

Return of Covington and Saric illustrates how much Butler has changed the Sixers originally appeared on nbcsportsphiladelphia.com It feels odd that Jimmy Butler has been on the Sixers for more than a third of the season already. At the same time, it weirdly feels like Robert Covington and Dario Saric haven't been Sixers in forever - as if they're simply memories from a bygone era. Tuesday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves is the team's first matchup against those two beloved figures in Covington (who is out indefinitely with an ankle injury) and Saric since that franchise-altering trade. Continue to Article

January 14, 2019 4:03:pm EST

Sixers stock watch: Ben Simmons' monster week overshadowed by tough one for Sixers originally appeared on nbcsportsphiladelphia.com Somehow, when you think the strangest thing has already happened, each week seems to get weirder for the Sixers. They crushed the Wizards, got crushed by the Wizards, lost a heartbreaker to the Hawks and barely escaped New York with a win. Their defense - or lack thereof - was the biggest culprit for the team's 2-2 week. Continue to Article

January 14, 2019 2:18:pm EST

This week couldn't have started much better for the Sixers. Landry Shamet scored a career-high 29 points and set a franchise rookie record for three-pointers made in a game, Shake Milton and Haywood Highsmith pulled double duty after suiting up for the Blue Coats earlier in the day, and the Sixers cruised to a fourth straight win, beating the Wizards at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday night. Then a few familiar, unpleasant realities resurfaced in losses Wednesday to Washington and Friday vs. Atlanta for the Sixers, who now sit at 27-16, fourth in the Eastern Conference. Continue to Article

January 13, 2019 2:46:am EST

With the Minnesota Timberwolves badly needing to win after blowing it the night before and the game hanging in the balance, Karl-Anthony Towns took over. Towns did so against one of his most daunting opponents, too, furthering his place as the franchise leader. With 27 points and a career-high 27 rebounds, the most in the NBA this season, Towns helped the Timberwolves fend off Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans for a 110-106 victory on Saturday night, the first at home for interim head coach Ryan Saunders. Continue to Article

January 13, 2019 12:08:am EST

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