Houston Rockets got beaten by Karl Anthony Towns’ big scoring night
Minnesota Timberwolves found some rhythm this season as they won 4 games in a row and reached the 8th spot in the Western Conference. Karl Anthony Towns put up some huge numbers for them, but tonight’s game against the Rockets was a high point for his personal scoring this season.
Houston Rockets are in the re-building phase but managed to grab 11 wins out of 41 with their young core. Minnesota Timberwolves on the other hand are looking for a postseason place but were struggling with consistency and injuries to top players.
Towns, their most influential player was out for 6 games during the calendar year change but made his return on 6th January against the Thunders. After 2 games with fairly fine performances, KAT found his scoring touch and destroyed the Rockets’ defense with a 40 point game.
D’Angelo Russell also had a double-double with 22 points and 10 assists while Jarred Vanderbilt managed 21 points and a staggering 19 rebounds in the game. Christian Wood provided some resistance with team-high 22 points, 9 rebounds but the Rockets were dominated by the Wolves losing the game 141-123.
Karl Anthony Towns and Timberwolves big scoring game
This is KAT’s 10th 40 point game and 2nd against the Rockets. He was 15-of-25 from the field but above 65% from the range. He also had 9 rebounds and 7 assists to complement his high-scoring game.
KAT is leading the team in scoring (24.1 points), rebounds (9.3), and blocks (1.3) this season. His form widely defines the outcome of the game for the Wolves.
Minnesota Timberwolves 141 points made them the 8th team to score 140+ points this season in NBA. Their opponents Houston Rockets stand second in a list of most points scored by a team in the 2022 season with 146 points against Charlotte Hornets (143 in the same game).
Memphis Grizzlies had the most points this season as they beat OKC 152-79 on 2nd December 2021.
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