Hornets spoil Karl-Anthony Towns career-best 62 points, beat Wolves

The Charlotte Hornets spoiled Karl-Anthony Towns’ career nightwith a come-from-behind 128-125 win over the Minnesota Timberwolvesat Target Center.

Towns scored a career-best 62points, but the Hornets came through with a 36-18 fourth quarter tosteal the game in the Wolves' den.

The 6-foot-11 big man surpassedhis previous career-best of 60 points and set a new franchiserecord in the process. Towns put up 44 big points in the firsthalf, which is the fourth-most points scored in a half in theplay-by-play era (since 1997-98).

However, he only scored 4 pointsin the fourth quarter as the Hornets keyed in on him defensivelywhile making tough shots of their own. Brandon Miller, Terry Rozierand Miles Bridges all contributed to the game-changing run in thefourth to give Charlotte just its 10th win of theseason.

Despite the loss, Townsmade history in several othercategories:

Seventh player in NBA historywith multiple 60-point gamesFirst player in NBA historywith 10+ two-point makes, 10+ three-point makes and 10+ free-throwmakes in a single gameFirst center in NBA historywith 60+ points and 10+ threes in a gameMost points in a loss sinceDevin Booker’s 70-point game

Along with Joel Embiid’shistoric 70-point night, tonightwas the first time in 45 years that two players scored 60 points ormore on the same night (and the fourth such instance in NBAhistory).

Minnesota’s loss drops theirrecord to 30-13. Although they are still the No. 1 seed in theWest, they are now in danger of relinquishing the top spot for thefirst time since November with the Oklahoma City Thunder and DenverNuggets right on their heels. Tomorrow, the Thunder play theBlazers while the Nuggets play the Pacers, and both teams have achance to tie the Wolves atop the West.