Karl-Anthony Towns Posts Third Straight Double-Double
Karl-Anthony Towns tried his best to claw his Timberwolves team to an improbable comeback on Friday night but fell just short. In Minnesota's 124-117 loss to the Clippers, Towns had 39 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, and two steals in 35 minutes. He shot over 50% from the field, made five three-pointers and hit 10 of his 13 free throws on the night. It was his third double-double performance in a row and is now up to 18 of them on the season. The Timberwolves don't play again until Wednesday where they start a four-game road trip against the Pelicans, Nuggets, Trail Blazers, and Suns. Towns should be a staple in all fantasy lineups for Week 9 and every week after that.
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Karl-Anthony Towns Not On The Injury Report For Game 4
Karl-Anthony Towns (finger) is not listed on the injury report heading into Monday's showdown with the Celtics. KAT suffered an injury to his left ring finger in Game 3 on Saturday. Fortunately, he practiced in full on Sunday. Towns had only 14 points in Game 1. However, he combined for 42 points and 32 boards in the Knicks' previous two contests. Of course, anything can happen, so there is still a chance Towns could pop up on the injury report. If he can't play on Monday night, Mitchell Robinson, averaging 5.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.0 steals during the series, would likely enter the starting lineup, with Precious Achiuwa the favorite to come off the bench in relief.
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Karl-Anthony Towns Turns It Around In Game 2
Karl-Anthony Towns had a double-double in the win over the Celtics on Wednesday evening. After getting in foul trouble in Game 1 and finishing with only 14 points, KAT had 21 points in Game 2, adding 17 rebounds and one block. While Towns has been streaky throughout the postseason, he averaged 21.5 points and 11.5 rebounds in two meetings with the Celtics during the regular season, so it appears he has an excellent chance to keep things going on the scoring end in Game 3 on Saturday afternoon.
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Karl-Anthony Towns Leads All Scorers In Game 3 Victory
Karl-Anthony Towns posted his best offensive performance of the first-round series on Thursday. The former Timberwolf registered 31 points, eight rebounds, one assist, one steal, and two blocks while shooting 10-for-18 from the floor and 4-for-8 from three. After dropping Game 2 at home, the Knicks needed this two-point victory to gain their home-court advantage again. This game bumped Towns' averages up to 21.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.7 blocks per game. Game 4 tips off on Sunday in Detroit before returning to New York for at least one game.
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Karl-Anthony Towns Returning To Action Saturday
Karl-Anthony Towns (knee) is ready to rejoin the lineup on Saturday against the Detroit Pistons. Towns has been managing a left knee injury and did not play in the last two regular-season games. However, he has been removed from the injury report ahead of the postseason. Towns met the Pistons three times during the regular season and had no trouble filling the box score. He averaged 24.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 1.3 steals in the matchup.
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