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 9 times in NBA games. Joel Embiid has a 7-2 winning record over Karl-Anthony Towns. They never met in the Playoffs.
Games Played Against Each Other
NBA Timeline: | 1946-47 2022-23 |
Joel Embiid: 2017 to 2022 | |
Karl-Anthony Towns: 2016 to 2022 | |
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs
Summary of Victories
Stats in Games Between Them
Games with better stats than the other player... | |||||
Player | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks |
| Joel Embiid | 7 games | 3 games | 5 games | 3 games | 4 games |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 2 games | 5 games | 2 games | 5 games | 2 games |
| Both had same stat | 0 games | 1 game | 2 games | 1 game | 3 games |
Head To Head Games Played: One by One
2016-17 Season | ||||||||||||||||||
Game | Player | Pts | TRb | 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 | TRb | 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 | TRb | 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 | TRb | 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 | TRb | 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 | TRb | 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 |
Are Karl Anthony Towns and Joel embiid friends?
Timberwolves' Karl Anthony-Towns Reveals He's on Good Terms With Joel Embiid. Before they were NBA rivals, Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl Anthony-Towns and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid were friends in high school. Like many NBA hopefuls, Towns and Embiid had a relationship far before entering the pros.
Who did Joel embiid get in a fight with?
Joel Embiid, Karl-Anthony Towns suspended after fight and escalating antics. Philadelphia's Joel Embiid and Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns were suspended two games without pay on Thursday for their roles in a physical altercation during the third quarter of Wednesday's game.