Rookie big man Karl-Anthony Towns might not have gotten the Wolves a win against the Mavericks Wednesday night, but he did manage a stat line of 27 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 blocks, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to achieve those numbers.
Karl-Anthony Towns: youngest player w/ 25 points, 15 rebounds, 5 blocks since blocks became official (@EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/FRuxhJiYoj
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 21, 2016
Those numbers put him in rare company. Only two other players have had such a dominant game before they became legal, drinking adults: Shaquille O’Neal and Anthony Davis. (Stats via Basketball Reference.)
Towns only needs five more 25/15/5 performances to pass Kevin Garnett for the franchise record for such games.
Swanny Says: 25 pt/15 reb/5 blk games in Wolves history: Garnett 5,
Towns 1.— Alan Horton (@WolvesRadio) January 21, 2016
Anyway, if you didn’t see the game, check out this highlight package from last night.
