Karl-Anthony Towns went for a record-setting 60 points as Minnesota blasted San Antonio...
Minnesota Timberwolves' Jaden McDaniels attempts to shoot against San Antonio Spurs' Josh Richardson during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Monday, March 14, 2022, in San Antonio. Karl-Anthony Towns came off the floor late in the fourth quarter Monday and was promptly engulfed by a mob of Minnesota teammates.
In the end, Towns surpassed the 57 points Kyrie Irving scored in Cleveland’s overtime victory at the AT&T Center on March 12, 2015.Here are three takeaways from Monday’s loss, also known as the Karl-Anthony Towns show:Towns had 56 of his points through three quarters, already equaling his previous career high.
With 2:19 to play, Towns was fouled by Zach Collins and went to the free-throw line with a chance to at his personal record. He missed the first attempt but made the second for his elusive 57th. Though Towns set the building record, he left the game one point shy of the Spurs’ all-time opponent scoring mark of 61 set by James Harden of Houston on Jan. 10, 2019.On a night Towns was anywhere close to mortal, the Spurs might have won the game. In that case, the talk might have been about the two-headed scoring spree put up by Dejounte Murray and Keldon Johnson instead.
The night ended with Murray becoming the first player in Spurs history to post a season of 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists. That doesn’t include the Los Angeles Lakers, who have gone from funk to freefall since the All-Star break.
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