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MINNEAPOLIS — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 62 points, 44 of them coming in the first half to set a pair of a franchise records for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Towns topped his previous career best of 60, which was also the Minnesota record. However, the Wolves lost 128-125 to the Charlotte Hornets. Towns finished 21 of 35 from the field, 10 of 15 from 3-point range and 10 of 14 from the foul line. He missed a 3 at the buzzer. Towns made eight 3s in the first half, two shy of the NBA record.
