Yes, Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves won't make it to the NBA Playoffs this year, but crazy statistics reveal they are the league's newest comeback kids and have a bright future ahead of them.

The Timberwolves have been mounting huge comebacks since the All-Star break. Perhaps their biggest milestone was climbing back from a 17-point comeback against the league-leading Utah Jazz last Saturday. According to ESPN, that's the third-largest comeback of the season in the entire NBA. The T-Wolves have also come back from at least 15 points five times since the midseason break.

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While these numbers don't tell the entire picture, they're certainly welcome feats for the young Timberwolves. Despite their horrendous 18-44 record this season, Towns, Anthony Edwards, and company have the capability to perform up to par with the best teams in the league. On Monday, they beat the Jazz for the second straight time, 106-105 behind D'Angelo Russell's late-game heroics.

The Timberwolves' comeback victories show that they can turn it up a notch in the face of defeat. But being tagged as a comeback team has its own repercussions as well. The big question is: Why did Towns and the rest of the crew give up such a big lead in the first place? A matter of laziness? Or sloppy execution?

Whatever the case may be, the Timberwolves, led by a rejuvenated Karl-Anthony Towns, should be commended for a job well done in their recent outings. But they can't always rely on come-from-behind wins if they want to move up the ranks. Given their young core, they have all the potential to achieve it.