PHILADELPHIA — There wasn't much time for the Timberwolves to dwell on Friday's miserable performance against Charlotte, not with a flight to Philadelphia to face the 76ers on Saturday.
A necessary step in the maturation of this Wolves team involves the ability to shake off a bad performance — and do so when short-staffed without injured guard Patrick Beverley.
The Wolves dusted themselves off and held on for a 121-120 double overtime victory over Philadelphia despite nearly relinquishing a 20-point lead in the second half.
Karl-Anthony Towns, who entered the night questionable because of a right index finger injury, had 28 points for the Wolves before fouling out later while D'Angelo Russell had 35 while Joel Embiid had 42 for Philadelphia.