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(SportsNetwork.com) - Two of the worst teams the NBA has to offer will meet in the City of Brotherly Love Friday, as the Philadelphia 76ers entertain the Minnesota Timberwolves at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers are 9-37 this season and the T-wolves have an 8-37 record. Philadelphia ended a six-game losing streak with a convincing 89-69 rout of the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday and was led by Michael Carter-Williams 14 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. Robert Covington scored a team-high 19 points and JaKarr Sampson netted 13 points with eight boards. Were getting better, said Sixers coach Brett Brown. We try to teach these young guys to never take their foot off the pedal. We have no right to be complacent at any point, so we try to wind these guys up all day, every play, every day. The Sixers had a 48-38 rebounding advantage and managed to halt their losing streak even though they failed to reach 100 points in 23 straight games. They are last in the NBA with 89.5 ppg. Philadelphia has a 4-18 home record and will visit Atlanta and Cleveland next. The Timberwolves are coming off a 110-98 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Kevin Martin returned to action and scored 21 points in his first game since Nov. 19 and Gorgui Dieng recorded 16 points and 14 rebounds. Im just a scorer, said Martin. At the end of the day, I can put the thing in the hole. It felt good early on to see a couple go in. I went through a little stretch where I knocked some rust off and got back at it in the fourth (quarter). Zach LaVine scored 17 points for the Wolves, who ended a five-game slide. Minnesota has lost three in a row on the road and is 4-19 as the visitor. The Wolves will host the Cavaliers on Saturday and dropped an 85-77 decision to the Sixers on Dec. 3. Carter-Williams had 20 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, while Dieng countered with 15 points and 16 rebounds. 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I felt that I wasnt disciplined. I worked my fundamentals. I just wanted to be aggressive to score. I think thats what my team needed." Russell Westbrook had 21 points and six assists in 28 minutes, Serge Ibaka had 16 points and nine rebounds and Reggie Jackson added 14 points for the Thunder, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Oklahoma City had dropped every game since Westbrook returned from his latest knee surgery -- and nearly lost again because Mike Miller scored all 19 of his points in the fourth quarter to rally Memphis. Westbrook wasnt worried about the fact that the Thunder almost squandered the 16-point lead they had heading into the fourth. "We won, thats what Im going to take from it," Westbrook said. "We lost three in a row. We just won." Marc Gasol had 17 points and Zach Randolph added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who had won five of six. Memphis ran into a team that was tired of losing. "Theyre extremely talented, but they were very focused, locked in," Memphis coach Dave Joerger said. "They played at a very, very high level, I thought tonight, as well as Ive seen them play against us in a long, long time." Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha left in the first half with a left calf strain and did not return. The Grizzlies made 26 of 40 shots in the second half, but couldnt stop Oklahoma City in the final minutes when the game got close. The Thunder offence broke out of a lull in the second quarter when Westbrook returned from a rest. He scored 10 points in the final 5:36 to help Oklahoma Citty take a 57-42 lead at the break despite getting just seven points from Durant on 2-for-9 shooting.dddddddddddd Randolph was held to 2-for-10 shooting in the first half, and the Grizzlies shot just 38 per cent. Durant got it going in the opening minutes of the third quarter with a 3-pointer and a dunk to help Oklahoma City take a 65-47 lead. Westbrook showed some of his old form when he froze Tayshaun Prince with a crossover dribble, then drained a mid-range jumper to give the Thunder a 70-55 edge. Durant scored 17 points on 6-for-10 shooting in the third quarter to help the Thunder take an 87-71 lead at the end of the period. Miller came off the bench and made three 3-pointers in the fourth to help the Grizzlies trim the deficit to 103-97 with 4:22 remaining. "In the fourth quarter, our bench was unbelievable," Prince said. "We (the starters) put them in a bad situation and they almost got us out of it." Memphis cut the margin to three before Durant made a baseline jumper on an assist from Westbrook with 1:24 to play, then a floater with 33 seconds remaining to seize control for good. "We cant afford to dig ourselves a hole like we did," Grizzlies guard Mike Conley said. "Theyre too good of a team, especially at home. They came out and they wanted to win this game from the very beginning." The Thunder finally resembled the team that has earned the top record in the Western Conference. They won for the first time since Feb. 13 and for the first time at home since Feb. 9 "It feels great," Durant said. "You never take it for granted. We learned a lesson after losing three in a row. Its tough to swallow, so its good to get a W." NOTES: Thunder centre Steven Adams played through flu-like symptoms. The 7-foot rookie from New Zealand started in place of Kendrick Perkins, who will miss about six weeks with a left groin strain. Thunder coach Scott Brooks said before the game that Adams might not play. ... Oklahoma City shot 50 per cent in the first quarter to lead 29-22 at the end of the period. ... Memphis Kosta Koufos committed four fouls in his first 5 minutes of play in the first half. ' ' '