Wolves - Sixers: By the Numbers

The Wolves begin the second half of the 2007-08 campaign with a 7 p.m. tilt with the Philadelphia 76ers at Target Center.

We played with some numbers in preparation for tonight’s game:

95 Points per game for the Sixers, good for sixth in the league.

48.1 Sixers guard Andre Igodala’s shooting percentage in Philly’s last 11, compared to 40.6 percent in the seven games prior.

30 Sixers’ NBA rank in three-point percentage (31.5 percent), last in the league.

29 Sixers’ NBA rank in free-throw shooting (70.4 percent), a severe difference from last year when Philly averaged 2.5 free-throw attempts more than its opposition, the seventh-best differential in the league.

19.4 Points per game for Andre Iguodala. Iguodala had 25 points, eight rebounds and four dimes in 40 minutes of action in the Sixers’ Dec. 12 win.

18.1 Average first-quarter scoring for the Wolves over the course of their last eight (34.7 percent from the field).

18 Points for Randy Foye in the Lakers loss, a season-best. Foye contributed 29 minutes and three assists, which also equaled season-bests.

10 Times in 11 tries the Sixers have held their opponents to 100 points or less (88.0 points/game). Minnesota, conversely, is 8-5 when scoring 100 points.

9 Philly wins since starting the New Year with seven straight defeats (six losses over that stretch).

6 Starts for Corey Brewer in Minnesota’s last seven. Brewer tied a season-high with four steals in last Wednesday’s loss to the Lakers.

5 Consecutive games won by Philadelphia before the All-Star break.

3 Consecutive season sweeps between the Wolves and Sixers. Philadelphia defeated the Wolves in Philly back on Dec. 12. Minnesota claimed the season series in 2004-05 and 2006-07, and the Sixers did so in 2005-06.

2 Wolves wins (in 36 attempts) when scoring fewer than 100 points.

1 Sixers wins at Target Center in their last six tries, after winning six of the first 11 meetings in Minneapolis.

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