Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LaMelo Ball and Karl-Anthony Towns

This is the detail of NBA games in which LaMelo Ball 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.

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They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. LaMelo Ball has a 5-3 winning record over Karl-Anthony Towns. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

LaMelo Ball
vs.
Karl-Anthony Towns
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
LaMelo Ball:
2020-21 to 2025-26
Karl-Anthony Towns:
2015-16 to 2025-26
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
LaMelo Ball
5
5
0
Karl-Anthony Towns
3
3
0

* NBA Cup games other than the Championship game are included in the Regular Season category. They played in 1 of those games.

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LaMelo Ball 19.9 7.3 7.8 1.50.1
Karl-Anthony Towns 30.6 11.4 3.40.80.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LaMelo Ball 34 11 13 31
Karl-Anthony Towns 62 18 6 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LaMelo Ball 2

games		 1

game		 8

games		 4

games		0

games
Karl-Anthony Towns 6

games 		7

games		 0

games		 1

game		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2020-21 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 12, 2021
1. Hornets 120   LaMelo Ball 20 11 4 3 0 4 5 37 8-15 .533 2-8 .250 2-2 1.000
Timberwolves 114   Karl-Anthony Towns 25 8 2 2 1 1 2 32 9-18 .500 5-8 .625 2-2 1.000
Mar. 03, 2021
2. Hornets 135   LaMelo Ball 19 7 5 2 0 4 0 26 7-13 .538 4-5 .800 1-2 .500
Timberwolves 102   Karl-Anthony Towns 16 15 3 0 0 4 4 32 6-14 .429 1-5 .200 3-4 .750
2021-22 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2021
3. Hornets 133   LaMelo Ball 10 6 13 1 0 4 2 29 4-10 .400 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
Timberwolves 115   Karl-Anthony Towns 25 7 6 1 0 3 3 31 9-18 .500 1-3 .333 6-7 .857
Feb. 15, 2022
4. Hornets 120   LaMelo Ball 22 9 6 1 1 2 6 41 8-22 .364 3-8 .375 3-5 .600
OT Timberwolves 126   Karl-Anthony Towns 39 15 3 1 1 3 4 42 12-26 .462 4-11 .364 11-13 .846
2023-24 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 2024
5. Hornets 128   LaMelo Ball 18 6 13 3 0 1 1 35 7-18 .389 1-6 .167 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 125   Karl-Anthony Towns 62 8 2 0 0 7 2 38 21-35 .600 10-15 .667 10-14 .714
2024-25 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 20, 2025
6. Hornets 115   LaMelo Ball 25 5 8 0 0 2 4 28 10-23 .435 5-10 .500 0-0 -
Knicks 98   Karl-Anthony Towns 24 10 3 0 0 1 2 36 10-21 .476 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
2025-26 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 2025 (* Season and NBA Cup game)
7. Hornets 101   LaMelo Ball 11 6 4 1 0 4 5 27 4-14 .286 2-7 .286 1-1 1.000
Knicks 129   Karl-Anthony Towns 19 10 3 0 0 3 2 32 6-13 .462 0-3 .000 7-7 1.000
Dec. 03, 2025
8. Hornets 104   LaMelo Ball 34 8 9 1 0 4 2 37 12-27 .444 5-13 .385 5-6 .833
Knicks 119   Karl-Anthony Towns 35 18 5 2 0 1 2 39 13-23 .565 3-7 .429 6-7 .857
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