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Karl-Anthony Towns' franchise-record 56 leads Wolves over Hawks
MINNEAPOLIS -- Karl-Antony Towns scored a franchise-record 56 points and added 15 rebounds for his league-leading 63rd double-double, and the Timberwolves beat the Hawks 126-114 on Wednesday night.
Towns was 6-of-8 from 3-point range and added four assists for Minnesota, which recovered after a disappointing loss Monday to the lowly Memphis Grizzlies and trailing last-place Atlanta throughout the first quarter.
Towns shot 19-of-32 from the field and 12-of-15 from the free throw line. He had 30 points and 11 rebounds in the second half.
Towns was 6-of-8 from 3-point range and added four assists for Minnesota, which recovered after a disappointing loss Monday to the lowly Memphis Grizzlies and trailing last-place Atlanta throughout the first quarter.
Towns shot 19-of-32 from the field and 12-of-15 from the free throw line. He had 30 points and 11 rebounds in the second half.