The Target Center may have a serious problem with its smoke detectors.
Eighteen thousand and twenty-four fans sat in the downtown Minneapolis arena for nearly three hours Monday night on the edge of their seats. Not a single alarm went off, nor did anybody flee from the stadium as Karl-Anthony Towns set the Timberwolves' home court on fire.
Yet, not even a scorching night from Towns, who broke his own franchise record with 62 points, could stop the Wolves from a fourth-quarter collapse. Minnesota fell to the Hornets, 128-125, after being outscored 36-18 in the final period.