Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns

This is the detail of NBA games in which Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

They faced each other a total of 11 times in NBA games. Joel Embiid has an 8-3 winning record over Karl-Anthony Towns. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Joel Embiid
vs.
Karl-Anthony Towns
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Joel Embiid:
2016-17 to 2023-24
Karl-Anthony Towns:
2015-16 to 2023-24
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Joel Embiid
8
8
0
Karl-Anthony Towns
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joel Embiid 28.6 9.7 3.2 0.81.4
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.4 10.4 2.21.01.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joel Embiid 51 14 8 33
Karl-Anthony Towns 39 16 5 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Joel Embiid 9

games		 4

games		 7

games		 5

games		5

games
Karl-Anthony Towns 2

games 		6

games		 2

games		 5

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 2

games		 1

game		4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2016-17 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 2016
1. 76ers 86   Joel Embiid 10 10 0 0 1 2 3 22 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Timberwolves 110   Karl-Anthony Towns 25 10 0 0 2 1 2 38 12-18 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Jan. 03, 2017
2. 76ers 93   Joel Embiid 25 8 3 1 2 3 3 30 8-20 .400 1-3 .333 8-11 .727
Timberwolves 91   Karl-Anthony Towns 23 16 5 0 2 3 2 37 9-22 .409 1-6 .167 4-4 1.000
2017-18 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2017
3. 76ers 118   Joel Embiid 28 12 8 0 1 2 5 39 8-16 .500 1-1 1.000 11-12 .917
OT Timberwolves 112   Karl-Anthony Towns 19 16 2 4 3 1 4 48 6-16 .375 0-4 .000 7-10 .700
Mar. 24, 2018
4. 76ers 120   Joel Embiid 19 6 2 0 3 1 2 24 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 6-8 .750
Timberwolves 108   Karl-Anthony Towns 15 11 1 1 1 5 4 23 3-15 .200 2-6 .333 7-8 .875
2018-19 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 2019
5. 76ers 149   Joel Embiid 31 13 3 0 1 4 4 27 10-17 .588 4-6 .667 7-8 .875
Timberwolves 107   Karl-Anthony Towns 13 3 2 2 0 1 2 28 4-10 .400 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2019
6. 76ers 117   Joel Embiid 19 5 2 1 1 1 2 20 7-14 .500 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Timberwolves 95   Karl-Anthony Towns 13 6 1 2 1 3 2 23 5-7 .714 3-5 .600 0-0 -
2020-21 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 03, 2021
7. 76ers 122   Joel Embiid 24 8 2 0 3 4 3 29 6-14 .429 0-4 .000 12-17 .706
Timberwolves 113   Karl-Anthony Towns 39 14 5 1 1 2 6 44 11-23 .478 4-12 .333 13-14 .929
2021-22 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2021
8. 76ers 120   Joel Embiid 42 14 3 1 2 4 4 45 12-23 .522 2-4 .500 16-21 .762
2OT Timberwolves 121   Karl-Anthony Towns 28 10 0 0 1 3 6 37 11-16 .688 3-5 .600 3-6 .500
Feb. 25, 2022
9. 76ers 133   Joel Embiid 34 10 3 1 0 2 3 31 10-18 .556 3-5 .600 11-13 .846
Timberwolves 102   Karl-Anthony Towns 25 7 3 0 0 1 3 34 8-19 .421 2-6 .333 7-7 1.000
2022-23 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 2022
10. 76ers 109   Joel Embiid 32 9 6 3 0 6 3 36 6-15 .400 2-4 .500 18-20 .900
Timberwolves 112   Karl-Anthony Towns 12 8 3 1 0 3 4 32 5-14 .357 2-7 .286 0-0 -
2023-24 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 2023
11. 76ers 127   Joel Embiid 51 12 3 2 1 2 5 36 17-25 .680 0-1 .000 17-18 .944
Timberwolves 113   Karl-Anthony Towns 23 13 2 0 0 4 4 38 9-14 .643 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
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