The mark of a great team: the Timberwolves have yet to allow one shortcoming to lead to another this season.

Twenty-seven games into the season, Minnesota is the only team in the NBA yet to lose consecutive games after it followed Wednesday’s loss in Philadelphia with a 118-111 victory over the Lakers at Target Center.

The Wolves played with their food to some degree Thursday, as the defense wasn’t as sharp as usual, particularly at home. That could be linked to Minnesota playing the night prior, but the same thing was true for the Lakers, who were sans LeBron James.

For the second straight night, an opposing center had his way with Minnesota. One night after Joel Embiid scored 51 against the Wolves, Anthony Davis hit one mid-range after another to the tune of 31 points and eight rebounds. He was the primary reason the Lakers (15-14) — who have lost four straight games and five of their six contests since winning the In-Season Tournament — were able to stay within five with six minutes to play.

But as they’ve often done this season, Minnesota found the spurt necessary to eventually put its opponent away. A 6-0 run that featured an Anthony Edwards and-1 rim attack and a Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pointer extended Minnesota’s lead to 11 to essentially put the game on ice.

Edwards finished with 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points before exiting the game late with an apparent lower-body injury, and Rudy Gobert finished with a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds. Thursday was a rare example this season of Minnesota’s offense stemming the tide while its defense searched for solutions.

All five starters finished with 14-plus points as the Wolves shot 48 percent from the field and 39 percent from distance.

It was another instance of the Wolves showing the multiple ways in which they can win games. If they struggle from the field, their defense can carry the load. If they don’t present their usual defensive dominance, they have more than enough offensive talent to outscore an opponent.

The various ways in which Minnesota can approach things was even apparent in the process of closing out the contest. Edwards is often Minnesota’s solution for late-game buckets. But he struggled in the closing minutes. So when the lead shrunk to seven with less than a minute to play, Mike Conley took the reins and found Gobert for a dunk off a pick-and-roll.

That’s why Minnesota (21-6) has proven so difficult to down this season and why it has yet to fall in consecutive contests. If you close a door on the Wolves, they’ll find an open window.

The Timberwolves are now 12-1 at Target Center. They play at Sacramento on Saturday.