Career best

Towns’ 37 is the best game of his career

Karl-Anthony Towns had 37 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals on 13 for 18 shooting in 28 minutes, and the Timberwolves beat the Hornets 121-⁠99.

His Performance Score of +25.4 is the best of his 330 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. It is the fourth-best game in the NBA this season, behind Damian Lillard’s 50 points on Jan. 26, James Harden’s 60 on Nov. 30 and James Harden’s 49 on July 31.

He scored 17 of his 37 in the third quarter. He went 7 for 7 at the rim and 4 for 7 from 3. His 30 points from the field came on 18 shots, 10.4 more than the league scores from the same zones. Jeff Teague set up 3 of his 13 baskets.

His old best, +21.3, was 56 points and 15 rebounds on 19 for 32 shooting in 41 minutes, a 126-⁠114 win over Atlanta on March 28, 2018.

The game

Timberwolves 121, Hornets 99Away, Oct. 25, 2019Box score and story ›

Karl-Anthony Towns

7-13 FT27:43 min

Points1st 122nd 83rd 174th 0

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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In his one regular-season game before this, he had 36 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Shot making: 30 points from the field on 18 shots10.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 7:25 leftchance to win 56% to 64%
Guarded by: Biyombo: 25 poss, 8 ptsWilliams: 8 poss, 10 ptsHernangomez: 7 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Biyombo: 24 poss, 7 ptsWilliams: 9 poss, 0 ptsHernangomez: 7 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.06 miles4.23 mph on average76 touches
Hustle: 5 deflections15 shots contested3 loose balls5 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +25.478.0% true shooting35.7% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Oct. 25, 2019at CHA	W 121-99	28	37	15	8	4	2	13-18	4-7	7-13	2	+25	+25.4
2	March 28, 2018vs ATL	W 126-114	41	56	15	4	0	1	19-32	6-8	12-15	2	+7	+21.3
3	Dec. 30, 2018at MIA	W 113-104	37	34	18	7	3	6	12-24	3-6	7-9	3	+15	+21.0
4	Nov. 30, 2016vs NYK	L 104-106	42	47	18	2	1	3	15-22	0-3	17-20	4	+7	+19.6
5	Feb. 13, 2018vs HOU	L 108-126	35	35	12	3	1	3	12-16	2-3	9-9	1	−4	+19.5

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Timberwolves 126, Hawks 114Home, March 28, 2018Box score and story ›

Karl-Anthony Towns

12-15 FT41:21 min

Points1st 102nd 163rd 134th 17

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (56; his best before, 37). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (6). Before this game he averaged 20.7 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 75 regular-season games.

Shot making: 44 points from the field on 32 shots10.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a hook shot3rd quarter, 10:40 leftchance to win 82% to 92%
Guarded by: Collins: 31 poss, 15 ptsMuscala: 25 poss, 19 ptsDedmon: 14 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: Dedmon: 32 poss, 9 ptsCollins: 22 poss, 3 ptsMuscala: 19 poss, 16 pts
On the move: 3.01 miles4.37 mph on average103 touches
Hustle: 21 shots contested1 loose ball6 box-outs2 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +21.372.5% true shooting42.6% usage