Andrew Wiggins, the No. 1 overall pick in this June's draft, scored 11 points in his home debut on Friday night as the Minnesota Timberwolves took down the Philadelphia 76ers by the score of 116-110 at Target Center.
Wiggins was just a small part of the youth movement that propelled the T-Wolves in the win. Zach LaVine, the 13th overall pick this year, scored 15 points while Anthony Bennett, who was last year's No. 1 overall selection, added 13 points and eight rebounds of his own.
Mo Williams came off the bench and led all scorers with 19 points while grabbing six rebounds and dishing out seven assists. Minnesota's starting point guard, Ricky Rubio, had eight points with nine assists in 26 minutes of action.
Henry Sims led the 76ers with 17 points and was one of the seven Philadelphia players to score in double figures. Minnesota had seven double-digit scorers in this contest as well.
The Timberwolves also won the battle on the boards, edging out the 76ers 43-38 in that category and 14-4 in offensive rebounds.
Nikola Pekovic and Gorgui Dieng led that effort with nine rebounds each for Minnesota.
The contest fe ...
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