MINNEAPOLIS -- Karl-Anthony Towns scored a franchise record 62 points, including 44 in the first half, but the Charlotte Hornets erased an 18-point deficit and stunned the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-125 on Monday night.
Towns topped his previous career best
PHILADELPHIA -- Joel Embiid said it was "great" to be put in the same conversation as Wilt Chamberlain after he became the ninth player in NBA history to score 70 points in an NBA game and broke Chamberlain's franchise record of 68 points in the process.
It's quarterfinal time at the Australian Open. First up, American Coco Gauff takes on Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk. Then, men's world No. 1 Novak Djokovic battles 12th seed Taylor Fritz.
The night session sees women's world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka squaring off
On the 18th anniversary of Kobe Bryant's 81-point game, Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns each put together some of the highest scoring performances in NBA history.
Embiid finished with 70 points, 18 rebounds and five assists against the San Antonio Spurs