After 51 missed matches and almost four months spent in treatment, Karl Anthony Towns made his big comeback tonight. It was at home, against the Hawks, and the All-Star interior could not have dreamed of a better scenario for a comeback since it was he, three seconds from the siren, who gave the victory to Wolves on two free throws. . Two small points that could have a huge impact when counting at the end of the regular season.
“That’s how movies are made”, reacted Karl-Anthony Towns. “You come back… to a full house, at Target Center, and you have the ball with seven seconds remaining. You have to put it on, and I insist, there is nothing better than that. All day, I told myself that I was so privileged to know that I was going to put on a jersey, and to be able to help my team. Like I said, we make movies out of it, and it was like a dream. I’m glad this movie ended well. »
If he scored his throws three seconds from the end, Karl-Anthony Towns had actually recovered the ball seven seconds from the siren, and he went to find the fault by provoking John Collins. Everyone knew he would go on his right hand, and it worked.
Wolves regain balance
“I smiled a lot. Just in my head. I know on the pitch it probably didn’t show.” he says. “But before I even received the ball seven seconds from the end, I was smiling. I had the feeling that the game was going to go as I wanted. »
A smile in the form of relief, but also satisfaction after a successful comeback with 22 points at 8 of 18 on shots, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and therefore these two victory throws. He was not on the field when Minnesota reversed the course of the match in favor of a 16-2, but his experience will have been invaluable in the “money time”.
“That’s obviously what makes the charm of KAT” summarizes Chris Finch. “You can give him the ball in many places in situations where he will have a lot of ascendancy. He will find a clear situation, and put a lot of pressure to cause the fault. »
Thanks to this victory, Minnesota is 7th in the West with a balance sheet. But all this remains very fragile since nine teams are only separated by three victories!
| Karl Anthony Towns | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | 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 | 21 | 34 | 50.5 | 32.5 | 88.5 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 20.8 |
| Total | 503 | 34 | 52.7 | 39.3 | 83.5 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 23.1 | |
