Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
87 - 64
Q38:04+3
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
85 - 64
Q38:25+2
Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
82 - 62
Q38:26
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 2-foot layup (KJ Martin blocks)
80 - 62
Q38:55
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 20-foot jump shot
80 - 59
Q310:04
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2
78 - 55
Q310:04+1
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
78 - 55
Q311:49
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 23-foot three point jump shot
75 - 54
Q20:45
Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass out-of-bounds turnover
75 - 51
Q21:28+1
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
75 - 50
Q21:28+1
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
74 - 50
Q23:09
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
65 - 46
Q24:41+2
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
61 - 44
Q25:50+2
Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
54 - 42
Q25:58→←
In: Karl-Anthony Towns Out: Naz Reid
52 - 42
Q10:44→←
In: Naz Reid, D'Angelo Russell Out: Karl-Anthony Towns, Jaden McDaniels
35 - 21
Q11:29+1
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1
32 - 21
Q11:29+2
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 10-foot jump shot
31 - 21
Q12:35
Jalen Green bad pass turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)
29 - 18
Q13:18+3
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
27 - 18
Q13:34+2
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot layup
24 - 16
Q13:36
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
22 - 16
Q14:59+2
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot layup (Malik Beasley assists)
20 - 12
Q15:22
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 0-foot layup
18 - 12
Q15:22
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
18 - 12
Q16:20+1
Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1
18 - 10
Q16:20+2
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 9-foot jump shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
17 - 10
Q17:18
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot three point jump shot
15 - 10
Q18:59+3
D'Angelo Russell makes 24-foot three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
10 - 8
Q19:44+3
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
7 - 5
Q110:30+2
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 9-foot hook
4 - 3
Q111:18
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 9-foot jump shot
0 - 0
Q111:57
Christian Wood wins the jump ball against Karl-Anthony Towns Kevin Porter Jr. secures possession
0 - 0
Game score
410-4
35.9
On courtOn bench
Game summary
Karl-Anthony Towns started vs Houston Rockets and finished with 40 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 1 steal in 33 minutes during the January 9, 2022 141-123 win over HOU. He shot 15-25 from the field, 4-6 from three, and 6-8 from the line. His plus-minus was +27.