Karl-Anthony Towns in the middle of the eruption passed Luka Doncic on the all-time list

On Monday evening, KEarl-Anthony Towns’ breakout game of the 2025-26 season; After a bit of a slow start to life under new head coach Mike Brown, Towns has finally erupted for the New York Knicks this season in a 119-102 win over the Washington Wizards. He had 33 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, putting both Alex Sarr and Marvin Bagley III in the gym as he provided production reminiscent of his highly successful first season in the Big Apple.

Towns had six double-doubles in the first seven games of the season, so it’s not like he hasn’t been filling the stat sheet like he has in years past. But his score is what was finally unlocked on Monday. It was his first 30-point outing of the season (he had 22 games of 30 or more points last year) and passed Luka Doncic for most games with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds all-time. as pointed out would StatMuse.

Towns entered the league three years earlier than Doncic, so it’s not like this is any kind of feat. But at the end of the day, Doncic is one of the best stat sheets in NBA history, and moving past him on the leaderboard has to be good for any player, even someone as accomplished as the Knicks star.

Cities ranks 15th of all time in most games by 30/10, and everyone above him on that list is either in the Hall of Fame or will inevitably make it one day. Among active players, the Knicks star ranks seventh, behind only Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic and Kevin Durant.

The Knicks star will look to continue his much improved play when they return to action on Wednesday to face the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Karl-Anthony Towns he may be adjusting to life under new Knicks coach Mike Brown

It always takes a bit of an adjustment period when a successful team like the Knicksa team that reached the Eastern Conference finals, decides to make a big change like the one they made in the coaching ranks.

Towns definitely wasn’t the best to start the year; entered Monday night against the Wizards shooting under 40 percent. But Towns seems to be getting it, and the Knicks, with their star center hitting his stride, may be hitting theirs.