76ers 93, Timberwolves 91
PHILADELPHIA — Robert Covington scored on a lob from Dario Saric with 0.2 of a second left as Philadelphia edged Minnesota.
The 76ers blew a 26-point third quarter lead and Minnesota’s Ricky Rubio hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left. Covington then rubbed Andrew Wiggins off Joel Embiid’s screen, took the long sideline inbounds pass from Saric near the rim and dropped the ball in.
Embiid scored 25 points and Ersan Ilyasova added 19 for the 76ers. Zach LaVine scored 28 points and Karl-Anthony Towns collected 23 points, 15 rebounds and five assists for Minnesota. Towns was frustrated: