Karl-Anthony Towns makes 5-foot jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
112 - 89
Q42:58
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jump shot
110 - 89
Q46:19+3
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jump shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
108 - 83
Q46:28
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
105 - 83
Q47:50+3
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)
100 - 81
Q48:09→←
In: Ricky Rubio, Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, Juancho Hernangomez Out: Josh Okogie, Naz Reid, Jordan McLaughlin, D'Angelo Russell
97 - 80
Q30:57→←
In: Naz Reid, D'Angelo Russell Out: Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards
84 - 61
Q30:57
Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (3rd personal)
84 - 61
Q31:27
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
81 - 61
Q31:53
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jump shot
81 - 61
Q32:27
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot three point jump shot
81 - 59
Q32:53+2
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot layup
81 - 59
Q32:55
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
79 - 59
Q34:23
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jump shot
77 - 57
Q35:20+1
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
77 - 55
Q35:20
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
76 - 55
Q36:01+2
Anthony Edwards makes 4-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
75 - 55
Q37:12+2
Ricky Rubio makes 9-foot jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
70 - 52
Q37:36
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
68 - 52
Q38:21+2
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 6-foot hook
66 - 52
Q38:38
Karl-Anthony Towns personal (2nd personal)
64 - 52
Q38:42
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jump shot
64 - 52
Q39:46
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (1st personal) — Isaiah Stewart draws the foul
62 - 50
Q311:24
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jump shot
62 - 43
Q20:23+2
Ricky Rubio makes 0-foot dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
62 - 38
Q20:26
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
60 - 38
Q20:35
Josh Jackson bad pass turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)
60 - 38
Q24:02
Saddiq Bey bad pass turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)
49 - 38
Q24:30
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
47 - 38
Q26:20+2
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot layup (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
42 - 33
Q27:35→←
In: Karl-Anthony Towns, Ricky Rubio Out: Naz Reid, Jordan McLaughlin
37 - 29
Q12:22→←
In: Naz Reid Out: Karl-Anthony Towns
25 - 15
Q12:33
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jump shot
25 - 15
Q13:08
Jahlil Okafor bad pass turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)
23 - 15
Q13:22+3
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
23 - 15
Q14:20
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 1-foot layup
20 - 10
Q15:00
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
20 - 10
Q15:25+3
Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
20 - 10
Q16:03+2
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot layup
17 - 8
Q16:10
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
15 - 8
Q17:30+1
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
14 - 6
Q17:30+1
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
13 - 6
Q18:43
Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass out-of-bounds turnover
10 - 4
Q19:06+2
Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
9 - 4
Q19:48+2
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 5-foot hook
5 - 0
Q110:13
Josh Jackson offensive foul (1st personal) — Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul
3 - 0
Q110:30+3
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
3 - 0
Q111:04
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 10-foot jump shot
0 - 0
Q111:57
Karl-Anthony Towns wins the jump ball against Isaiah Stewart Ricky Rubio secures possession
0 - 0
Game summary
Karl-Anthony Towns started and finished with 28 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals in 33 minutes during the May 11, 2021 Timberwolves 119-100 win over the Detroit Pistons. He shot 10-19 from the field, 4-11 from three, and 4-5 from the line. His plus-minus was +32.