Reigning Rookie of the Year Karl-Anthony Towns is collecting corpses in the paint this season and Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez is just the latest one in his bodybag.

The Minnesota Timberwolves center was determined to take it to the rack, and all Lopez could do was come along for the ride as Towns stuffed it right in his grill.

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Flat out nasty! Towns had a good overall game with 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists in a 119-110 loss to the Nets.