The NBA now has a new standard for most points scored by a player in a game this season.
Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns logged an NBA season-high 60 points on Monday night in a 149–139 win over the Spurs. The three-time All-Star also set a new Minnesota franchise record, passing his previous career-high of 56 against the Hawks in 2018.
KAT efficiently dominated the contest in a variety of ways, shooting 19-of-31 from the field (7-of-11 from three) and 15-of-16 at the free throw line while contributing 17 rebounds and three assists. He dropped 32 of his 60 points in the third quarter, the fourth-highest output in a single quarter over the past 25 seasons, per ESPN.
The explosive performance guided Minnesota, the No. 7 seed in the West, to its 40th win of the season, and a slight bump in the standings. The T’Wolves now have a four-game lead over the eighth-place Clippers.
Towns has been on a tear this season as the focal point of a young Timberwolves squad brimming with potential and eager to break out as one of the best teams in the conference. On the year, KAT has averaged 24.3 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 3.8 APG and 1.2 BPG on 33.6 minutes a night.
