He will have tried everything, and even if he missed his last two shots, it is difficult to blame something on Karl Anthony Towns against Puerto Rico yesterday.
Author of 39 points (at 13/27 shooting) and 10 rebounds, the interior of the Wolves carried the Dominican Republic on his shoulders until this sharp final of the Waters-Holland tandem to snatch the victory (97-102) .
After the meeting, KAT still took responsibility for the defeat, his contribution having not been sufficient.
“My guys played very well. We played as a team. I have to do more. The guys were great, my teammates played well, they did everything they had to do. It’s up to me to do a little more”, did he declare. “I’m doing this for the country, I want to give my country a victory.”
Serbia on the menu…
His performance was almost perfect, but he will have lacked more presence in the “money-time” since he did not score in the last four minutes of the match.
“I didn’t do my job”he thus hammered. “I have to do whatever it takes for my country to win, and obviously I didn’t do enough today. My teammates were fantastic. It’s a tough loss to take. I have to do more”.
All is not yet lost for what would be a historic quarter-final qualification for the Dominican Republic. This will require beating Serbia tomorrow, while the Serbs also lost their first match of the second phase, against Italy (76-78)…
“We have to win every game. Every time we step onto the pitch, we are there to represent our country.”concluded Karl-Anthony Towns, who has not yet said his last word.
| Karl Anthony Towns | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2015-16 | MIN | 82 | 32 | 54.3 | 34.1 | 81.1 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 2016-17 | MIN | 82 | 37 | 54.2 | 36.7 | 83.2 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 25.1 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 82 | 36 | 54.5 | 42.1 | 85.8 | 2.9 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 21.3 |
| 2018-19 | MIN | 77 | 33 | 51.8 | 40.0 | 83.6 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 24.4 |
| 2019-20 | MIN | 35 | 34 | 50.8 | 41.2 | 79.6 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 26.5 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 50 | 34 | 48.6 | 38.7 | 85.9 | 2.7 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 24.8 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 74 | 34 | 52.9 | 41.0 | 82.2 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 24.6 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 29 | 33 | 49.5 | 36.6 | 87.4 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 20.8 |
| Total | 511 | 34 | 52.6 | 39.5 | 83.5 | 2.9 | 8.2 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 23.0 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
