IMPACT PLAYER
KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS, Wolves
The big man fouled out but the Wolves were able to escape without him. He finished with 25 points on 10-for-20 shooting.
BY THE NUMBERS
50 Combined turnovers for both teams (30 for New Orleans, 20 for the Wolves).
0 Minutes for Jordan McLaughlin before he played the entire fourth quarter.
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