After a really disappointing loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, the Minnesota Timberwolves knew they needed a win against the Atlanta Hawks.

Karl-Anthony Towns took the last loss personally and you could see from the opening tip that he was out for blood. In 41 minutes, he put up 56 points, 15 rebounds, and four assists. He shot 19-of-32 from the field and an impressive 6-of-8 from behind the arc.

Most importantly for Towns, though the Wolves were able to come away with 126-114 victory and are one step closer to breaking that playoff drought.

With Towns breaking the single-game franchise record for points scored, people were impressed. Before even breaking the record his former teammate and good friend Zach LaVine urged him on.

His former Kentucky Wildcat teammate also seemed impressed by the feat.

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Not only did Towns set a franchise record, he also joined a very exclusive group. According to Aaron Gleeman, Towns is only the third player 22 years old or younger to have 55+ points, and 15+ rebounds joining Anthony Davis and Rick Berry.

Karl-Anthony Towns is a team-first guy and after the game, he told Lea B Olsen of Fox Sports North, that his shot actually felt off and that he was fortunate to hit as many shots as he did.

Towns although tired, didn't seem to be having an ill effect of staying up late to play PUBG with Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons.

Simmons told Towns that since he was playing the Hawks he didn't need to get much rest, and maybe he was right. No rest is the key to success for KAT.

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