Karl-Anthony Towns stars in the best plays of Thursday night in the NBA

Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves shone on Thursday night - his individual performance downed the LA Lakers.

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Towns racked up 27 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, two blocks, and a steal inside just 31 minutes.

Russell Westbrook's triple-double, his second in as many games, was another standout performance.

Westbrook totalled 23 points, 17 rebounds and 16 assists to lead Oklahoma City Thunder to beat New Orleans Pelicans 122-116.

His 15th triple-double of the season is the most in the NBA.

Steph Curry, the Golden State Warriors star, scored 38 on another big night.

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Watch the best plays from Thursday night in the NBA in the video at the top of this page.

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