Karl-Anthony Towns set a new franchise record for the Minnesota Timberwolves, scoring 56 points as his side beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-114.

Minnesota sit eighth in a tight Western Conference but helped their bid for post-season basketball as they raced to a 65-57 half-time lead – Towns scoring 26.

He went on to score his 63rd double-double – with 15 rebounds – while Andrew Wiggins added 17 points in the victory.

A clutch three-pointer from Jaylen Brown put the Boston Celtics in front with 0.1 seconds left to play as the side beat the Utah Jazz 97-94.

The Jazz were up 94-88 with 2:25 left to play but the Celtics rallied for their 52nd win of the season.

Kemba Walker became the Charlotte Hornets all-time scoring leader, shooting 21 in a 118-105 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

LeBron James was in fine form, scoring 41 points to dampen the spirits of Hornets’ fans with the defeat denting the side’s slim hopes of making the play-offs.

CJ McCollum scored 42 points, but the Portland Trail Blazers were upset by the Memphis Grizzlies 108-103, with Memphis outscoring their opponents 32-22 in the fourth quarter.

The Brooklyn Nets and the Orlando Magic are both out of post-season contention but D’Angelo Russell scored 16 points and had 12 assists as the New York side won 111-104.

The other side from the Big Apple, the Knicks, went down 118-101 to the Philadelphia 76ers, who had Joel Embiid leave the game after a collision.

The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Phoenix Suns 111-99, while the Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-93.