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