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Karl-Anthony Towns sets Wolves record with 44 points in first half against Hornets

Towns shot 14 of 17 in the opening 24 minutes.
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Karl-Anthony Towns sets Wolves record with 44 points in first half against Hornets
Karl-Anthony Towns sets Wolves record with 44 points in first half against Hornets

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Karl-Anthony Towns looked like he was chasing a record Monday at Target Center.

On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 59 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in the second half of a game against the New York Knicks.

Towns didn’t quite set the all-time record, but he set the record for most points in a half in Timberwolves history, racking up 44 points in the first half against the Charlotte Hornets.

The crowd at Target Center were absolutely loving it.

Towns shot 14 of 17 from the field, with a 8-of-9 mark from 3-point range.

He accounted for almost two-thirds of the points the Wolves scored as they went in at half-time with a 69-64 lead.

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Nolan O'Hara
NOLAN O'HARA

Nolan O'Hara covers all things Minnesota sports, primarily the Timberwolves, for Bring Me The News and Sports Illustrated's On SI network. He previously worked as a copy editor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Hubbard School of Journalism. His work has appeared in the Pioneer Press, Ratchet & Wrench magazine, the Minnesota Daily and a number of local newspapers in Minnesota, among other publications.

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