BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored the Celtics’ first 15 factors on 5 consecutive 3-pointers and completed with 29 factors, earlier than Boston withstood a late cost to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-105 on Sunday.
Jayson Tatum added 26 factors and eight rebounds to assist Boston publish a season-high fifth straight victory.
Anthony Edwards had 28 factors and 9 rebounds for Minnesota, which has misplaced 5 of its final seven.
Julius Randle added 23 factors, and Rudy Gobert completed with 10 factors and 20 rebounds, his eighth double-double of the season.
Minnesota acquired inside 55-54 early within the third quarter, earlier than a 14-0 run by Boston. The spurt featured 4 3s by the Celtics, together with two by Tatum. The lead grew to 79-60 with 4:26 to play within the interval.
However the Timberwolves chipped all of it the way in which down within the fourth, getting inside 107-105 with 34 seconds left on a driving layup by Randle.
Takeaways
Timberwolves: Minnesota will likely be trying to for some wins at house, after dropping 4 of its final 5 on the highway.
Celtics: The Celtics have struggled at house at instances this season however improved to 6-2 on the Backyard.
Key second
The Timberwolves had the ball with 7.1 seconds and an opportunity to win. Edwards acquired the inbounds and tried to drive on Brown. However he was reduce off, and the ball swung to Naz Reid, who did not get off a 3 as time expired.
Key stat
Boston assisted on 25 of its 37 made discipline objectives.
Up subsequent
The Timberwolves host Houston in NBA Cup play on Tuesday, starting a four-game homestand. The Celtics host the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday evening.
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