Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Chris Paul and Karl-Anthony Towns

This is the detail of NBA games in which Chris Paul 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 29 times in NBA games. Chris Paul has a 21-8 winning record over Karl-Anthony Towns, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Chris Paul:
2005-06 to 2023-24
Karl-Anthony Towns:
2015-16 to 2023-24
29 Games played
24 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Chris Paul
21
17
4
Karl-Anthony Towns
8
7
1

* In-Season Tournament (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
Chris Paul 17.3 4.9 8.3 1.70.2
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.3 11.1 3.10.91.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Chris Paul 30 10 16 52
Karl-Anthony Towns 41 18 8 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Chris Paul 7

games
1

game
27

games
16

games
2

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Karl-Anthony Towns 21

games
28

games
2

games
4

games
19

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
0

games
9

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8

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2015
1. Clippers 107   Chris Paul 20 2 9 0 0 4 2 32 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Timberwolves 99   Karl-Anthony Towns 17 8 0 3 1 1 3 26 8-13 .615 1-2 .500 0-2 .000
Dec. 07, 2015
2. Clippers 110   Chris Paul 14 1 5 4 0 5 4 32 5-14 .357 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Timberwolves 106   Karl-Anthony Towns 18 5 2 0 2 2 6 29 7-9 .778 3-3 1.000 1-2 .500
Feb. 03, 2016
3. Clippers 102   Chris Paul 22 4 8 2 0 2 2 36 6-14 .429 4-9 .444 6-6 1.000
Timberwolves 108   Karl-Anthony Towns 17 12 2 0 1 1 4 31 7-16 .438 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Mar. 30, 2016
4. Clippers 99   Chris Paul 20 8 16 1 0 2 1 31 6-16 .375 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
Timberwolves 79   Karl-Anthony Towns 16 11 1 0 0 3 2 23 7-13 .538 2-3 .667 0-0 -
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2016
5. Clippers 119   Chris Paul 19 4 8 2 0 4 2 32 4-7 .571 3-4 .750 8-8 1.000
Timberwolves 105   Karl-Anthony Towns 24 10 2 2 2 3 5 33 10-18 .556 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Mar. 08, 2017
6. Clippers 91   Chris Paul 7 3 10 1 0 3 2 32 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 0-1 .000
Timberwolves 107   Karl-Anthony Towns 29 14 2 0 0 1 3 35 14-21 .667 1-5 .200 0-0 -
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 2018
7. Rockets 116   Chris Paul 19 6 9 3 0 2 1 35 6-12 .500 4-8 .500 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 98   Karl-Anthony Towns 22 16 3 2 5 0 3 37 10-19 .526 1-7 .143 1-2 .500
Feb. 13, 2018
8. Rockets 126   Chris Paul 13 8 7 1 1 2 1 34 5-11 .455 1-5 .200 2-3 .667
Timberwolves 108   Karl-Anthony Towns 35 12 3 1 3 1 6 35 12-16 .750 2-3 .667 9-9 1.000
Feb. 23, 2018
9. Rockets 120   Chris Paul 14 10 8 1 0 3 1 33 5-11 .455 0-5 .000 4-4 1.000
Timberwolves 102   Karl-Anthony Towns 18 13 3 0 1 2 3 32 6-15 .400 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Mar. 18, 2018
10. Rockets 129   Chris Paul 18 8 9 1 0 3 2 35 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 9-10 .900
Timberwolves 120   Karl-Anthony Towns 20 18 1 1 1 3 3 35 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
2018 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 15, 2018
11. Rockets 104   Chris Paul 14 3 4 2 0 6 3 34 5-14 .357 1-6 .167 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 101   Karl-Anthony Towns 8 12 2 0 1 2 2 40 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Apr. 18, 2018
12. Rockets 102   Chris Paul 27 3 8 3 1 1 2 30 10-18 .556 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Timberwolves 82   Karl-Anthony Towns 5 10 0 1 1 0 1 24 2-9 .222 1-3 .333 0-2 .000
Apr. 21, 2018
13. Rockets 105   Chris Paul 17 3 6 0 0 1 6 30 7-11 .636 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Timberwolves 121   Karl-Anthony Towns 18 16 3 1 2 3 4 39 5-13 .385 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
Apr. 23, 2018
14. Rockets 119   Chris Paul 25 6 6 5 0 1 1 34 9-17 .529 3-5 .600 4-4 1.000
Timberwolves 100   Karl-Anthony Towns 22 15 2 0 0 5 3 32 9-15 .600 0-2 .000 4-6 .667
Apr. 25, 2018
15. Rockets 122   Chris Paul 12 5 9 0 0 0 1 34 6-16 .375 0-8 .000 0-0 -
Timberwolves 104   Karl-Anthony Towns 23 14 4 0 1 2 4 36 9-14 .643 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 2018
16. Rockets 91   Chris Paul 5 3 7 3 0 5 3 36 1-8 .125 1-7 .143 2-2 1.000
Timberwolves 103   Karl-Anthony Towns 24 11 3 3 1 3 5 33 10-24 .417 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Feb. 13, 2019
17. Rockets 111   Chris Paul 16 5 8 1 0 0 3 35 4-13 .308 2-8 .250 6-7 .857
Timberwolves 121   Karl-Anthony Towns 25 9 5 0 2 2 2 34 11-18 .611 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 2019
18. Rockets 117   Chris Paul 25 7 10 1 0 1 2 29 8-12 .667 6-7 .857 3-3 1.000
Timberwolves 102   Karl-Anthony Towns 22 10 6 0 2 4 4 29 8-22 .364 2-5 .400 4-5 .800
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 2019
19. Thunder 139   Chris Paul 30 4 7 0 2 0 4 37 11-20 .550 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
OT Timberwolves 127   Karl-Anthony Towns 30 5 8 2 2 0 5 37 11-16 .688 5-9 .556 3-4 .750
Jan. 25, 2020
20. Thunder 113   Chris Paul 25 4 10 2 0 3 0 32 10-18 .556 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Timberwolves 104   Karl-Anthony Towns 37 8 6 2 2 3 2 35 13-23 .565 4-9 .444 7-8 .875
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 28, 2021
21. Suns 118   Chris Paul 11 6 15 1 0 4 1 32 5-8 .625 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Timberwolves 99   Karl-Anthony Towns 21 10 1 1 1 2 4 33 7-16 .438 2-7 .286 5-6 .833
Mar. 18, 2021
22. Suns 119   Chris Paul 17 7 5 4 0 2 1 31 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Timberwolves 123   Karl-Anthony Towns 41 10 8 1 0 4 1 36 15-24 .625 5-7 .714 6-7 .857
Mar. 19, 2021
23. Suns 113   Chris Paul 20 1 9 0 0 3 1 34 8-16 .500 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Timberwolves 101   Karl-Anthony Towns 24 9 1 0 1 5 4 36 9-12 .750 3-4 .750 3-4 .750
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2021
24. Suns 99   Chris Paul 21 3 8 1 0 3 1 34 6-14 .429 2-5 .400 7-7 1.000
Timberwolves 96   Karl-Anthony Towns 35 13 2 1 0 7 5 40 10-19 .526 5-9 .556 10-11 .909
Jan. 28, 2022
25. Suns 134   Chris Paul 21 10 14 1 1 2 2 37 5-9 .556 4-5 .800 7-9 .778
Timberwolves 124   Karl-Anthony Towns 23 9 5 0 0 3 5 31 8-20 .400 2-7 .286 5-8 .625
2022-23 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2022
26. Suns 116   Chris Paul 15 8 12 3 0 1 2 34 5-12 .417 1-5 .200 4-6 .667
Timberwolves 107   Karl-Anthony Towns 24 10 7 0 1 4 4 37 9-18 .500 3-7 .429 3-3 1.000
Mar. 29, 2023
27. Suns 107   Chris Paul 19 3 6 2 0 0 0 35 7-15 .467 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000
Timberwolves 100   Karl-Anthony Towns 25 8 2 0 0 6 3 34 9-17 .529 5-10 .500 2-2 1.000
2023-24 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2023
28. Warriors 110   Chris Paul 2 1 5 0 0 2 4 22 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Timberwolves 116   Karl-Anthony Towns 21 14 3 2 1 1 1 37 8-14 .571 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000
Nov. 14, 2023 (* Season and NBA Cup game)
29. Warriors 101   Chris Paul 15 5 4 3 1 4 0 36 6-14 .429 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Timberwolves 104   Karl-Anthony Towns 33 11 2 2 0 5 1 42 12-26 .462 5-12 .417 4-4 1.000