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Minnesota at Philadelphia
Minnesota Timberwolves / Philadelphia 76ers
Jan 16 · 17:30 UTC
Xfinity Mobile Arena
Scheduled
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Before the ball goes up
What to watch
Questions for this game.
2025-26 numbers for context.
LaMelo Ball's place in MIN's offense
LaMelo Ball averaged 20.1 points and 7.1 assists across 72 games with CHA in 2025-26. Now on MIN's roster, the question is how much of the ball-handling role carries over, if available.
Jaylen Brown: scoring and assists
Jaylen Brown averaged 28.7 points and 5.1 assists in 71 regular-season games in 2025-26.
Rudy Gobert and Joel Embiid on the glass
Rudy Gobert: 11.5 rebounds in 31.3 minutes per game, across 76 games in 2025-26. Joel Embiid: 7.7 rebounds in 31.5 minutes per game, across 38 games in 2025-26.
Pick the players
Put them side by side
2025-26 regular season. Choose from the current rosters; these are individual averages, not a predicted matchup.
72 games · CHA
71 games · BOS
Points / game
20.1
28.7
Assists / game
7.1
5.1
Rebounds / game
4.8
6.9
Minutes / game
28.0
34.4
Three-point shooting
36.8%
34.7%
740 three-point attempts
404 three-point attempts
The personnel
Who's on the roster
Current membership.
Starting lineups are not yet confirmed.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Availability
No confirmed game-day report available here.
Official NBA injury report ↗- G
- LaMelo BallCHA in 2025-26G
- F
- G
- G
- Jonathan KumingaATL / GSW in 2025-26F
- C
- Cody WilliamsUTA in 2025-26F
- G
- G-F
- G
- G
- F
- C
- Isaiah EvansRookieF
- F
Roster source checked .
MIN team hub ↗
Philadelphia 76ers
Availability
No confirmed game-day report available here.
Official NBA injury report ↗- Jaylen BrownBOS in 2025-26G-F
- G
- C-F
- LeBron JamesLAL in 2025-26F
- G
- Anfernee SimonsBOS / CHI in 2025-26G
- Caleb LovePOR in 2025-26G
- Kentavious Caldwell-PopeMEM in 2025-26G
- F
- F
- Dean WadeCLE in 2025-26F-C
- Rayan RupertMEM / POR in 2025-26G-F
- F
- F
- Ariel HukportiNYK in 2025-26C
- Labaron Philon Jr.RookieG
- C
Roster source checked .
PHI team hub ↗Make time for it
How to watch
Xfinity Mobile Arena · Jan 16 · 17:30 UTC
- NBCSP/PCK-PHI ↗Home market
- DAZN-MIN ↗Away market
Market and subscription restrictions may apply. NBA viewing guide ↗
Coming into this one
This season so far
2026-27 regular season · Confirmed results before this game.
Sources and comparison notes
Player comparisons use 2025-26 regular-season totals across all teams a player represented. Roster membership reflects the current checked source; it does not confirm availability or a starting role.
NBA box-score source ↗ · Games through 2026-04-12. Source checked 2026-10-20T00:19:55.452984+00:00.
Published dataset: 216413ce2493a28d1a0b568ef9c4ab758ee85aacb433227b6f07c02e46d54990
Official schedule source ↗ · Checked 2026-10-25T11:58:06.125803Z.
This briefing updates as sources arrive. It is not an archived pregame forecast.