Simmons continues to dominate the league and helped Philadelphia post an expected win over Minnesota, 108-100. The game was a solid team effort, but Simmons - a favorite for post-season honors - was outstanding, completely overshadowing a great performance by Minnesota key player, Kaplan.

Simmons's coach, Bob, had nothing but praise for his star. "He's just special. It's something just to sit back and watch him do his thing. He certainly brings pride to Philadelphia fans everywhere." Minnesota coach Bob was concilliatory after the game as well. "When Simmons is doing his thing, you just hope you can keep him under control. We didn't, though Kaplan certainly did his part. We really thought we could win this game, so the locker room is pretty quiet right now. We'll just have to turn our focus to next week."

Philadelphia was led by Simmons (22 points, 14 boards, 3 assists, a steal), Roberson (18 points, 2 steals), Franklin (19 points, 9 boards, 0 assists, a steal, 2 blocks). Minnesota was led by Kaplan (20 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, 4 blocks), Olson (22 points, 1 assists, a steal, 3 blocks), Evans (7 points).

Philadelphia are now 43-30. They stay at #2 in the Atlantic and advance to #5 overall in the Eastern Conference. Minnesota drop to 21-52 and 14-24 at home. They hold at #5 in the Northwest and stay at #12 overall in the Western Conference.

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