CHARLOTTE – Another game, another monster night for Karl-Anthony Towns.
Towns followed up his 36-point, 14-rebound, three-assist night against Brooklyn on Wednesday by topping those numbers Friday: 37 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists in a 121-99 win over the Hornets.
Towns has picked up where he left off a season ago and is setting stat sheets on fire.
Towns became the second Wolves player to start the season with back to back 30-point, 10-rebound games since Kevin Garnett in 1999.
His third quarter was head turning with 17 points and five rebounds, and it helped the Wolves crack open the game after leading by two at the half. Of course, Towns pointed to the one flaw in his night – 7 of 13 from the free-throw line – as evidence he needs to get better.
"I'm not in midseason form. I missed some free throws and missing some shots I easily hit," Towns said. "But hey, I'm just taking what's given and these guys need me and I've got to be able to go out there and deliver."
Of note was the ease with which Towns distributed the ball to his teammates when Charlotte double teamed. After the Wolves missed nine of their first 10 shots, Towns' ability to hit open cutters helped the Wolves settle down and chip away at Charlotte's 15-point lead in the opening minutes.
"I had my spots already pegged before the game," Towns said. "I knew where I was looking at. I went out there, first couple minutes, we were getting a good feel. We didn't play with energy. I had to pick my energy up as well. I was just trying to do things that were keeping the game easy for us.
