On January 10, Beijing time, the Timberwolves took the Rockets 141-123 on the road, and Carl Anthony Downs efficiently obtained 40+9+7 data in 33 minutes of playing time, which was the key to the Timberwolves' victory over the Rockets. This is the 10th regular season 40+ points in a regular season game in down towns in his NBA career, tying the first in Timberwolves history and far surpassing Kevin Garnett in this statistic.
In this game that once led by 26 points, Towns only played 33 minutes, hit 15 of the 25 shots, and shot 60.0% from the field, including 6 of 4 of 6 outside the three-point line, 6 of 8 free throws, 40 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and the game-high plus-minus of +27 also proved how unstoppable Downs was in this game.
This is the 10th regular season game of Downs' NBA career to score 40+ points in a single game! With James Harden already scoring 40+ in a single game in 101 regular season games, many people may find Downs' performance not surprising, after all, he has entered the 7th season of his NBA career as the 2015 NBA champion, and Trae Young, who is the no. 5 pick in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft, has scored 40+ in 19 regular season games.
However, in the history of the Timberwolves, such a performance is already the first. When it comes to the greatest player in Timberwolves history, many people may first think of Kevin Garnett, but Garnett has only scored 40+ points in a single game in 4 regular season games in his entire NBA career, and the number of 40+ points in a single game is only half of the time Wiggins played for the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves' record, previously held by Kevin Love, is now tied by Downs.
Although today's Love is in the Cavaliers pension, but the Timberwolves period of Love performance is still very powerful, NBA career spent the first 6 seasons of the Timberwolves in the third year in the average of 20.2 points and 15.2 rebounds per game in the third grade, is the NBA rebounding king of the year, selected for the All-Star Regular Game, 2013-14 season Lefour got 26.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game average data, the pressure of Dwight Howard , Dirk Nowitzki, Anthony Davis and others became All-Star starters!
While Downs has many questionable bad spots, at just 26 years old, he still has plenty of opportunities to contribute to his NBA honors, and it's an indisputable fact that his defense and leadership are improving so far this season. Without leaving Minnesota, Towns has a chance to storm the greatest player in team history.