PHILADELPHIA – Owner of a fresh five-game winning streak against opponents all with losing records, Philadelphia coach Brett Brown called himself “excited,” maybe curious even Saturday against the Timberwolves to measure his team against a playoff contender from the West.
And you know what they say about curiosity, don’t you?
It killed the K.A.T., so to speak.
At least it did figuratively on Saturday, when Brown’s 76ers extended their winning streak to six games by demolishing the Wolves 120-108 at the Center.
The Sixers did so after Wolves starters Karl-Anthony Towns, Taj Gibson and Nemanja Bjelica all found foul trouble and the Wolves had reserves Cole Aldrich, Marcus Georges-Hunt and Aaron Brooks on the floor to start the fourth quarter with the game seemingly out of reach by then.