GETTING IT OUT OF THE WAY

Only nine players have had 55 points and 15 rebounds in an NBA game; Karl-Anthony Towns is the second-youngest to achieve the feat. The only players to do it before age 23:

PlayerAgeDatePtsReb

Rick Barry, San Francisco21 years, 261 daysDec. 14, 1965, at New York5715

Karl-Anthony Towns, Wolves22 years, 133 daysMarch 28, 2018, vs. Atlanta5615

Rick Barry, San Francisco22 years, 215 daysOct. 29, 1966, at Cincinnati5715

Anthony Davis, New Orleans22 years, 347 daysFeb. 21, 2016, at Detroit5920

A SELECT LIST

The nine NBA players to have recorded 55 points and 15 rebounds in a game, a list that includes some of basketball's greatest players:

Wilt Chamberlain (13 times)

Rick Barry (2)

Anthony Davis

Michael Jordan

Karl Malone

Kevin McHale

Shaquille O'Neal

Purvis Short

Karl-Anthony Towns