Jayson Tatum’s game-high 45 factors, together with 12 in additional time, led the Boston Celtics to a 127-120 victory in opposition to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, enhancing their flawless residence file to 18-0.
Jaylen Brown contributed 35 factors and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who set a franchise file for consecutive residence victories in the beginning of a season, a feat initially achieved by the 1957-58 staff. Notably, Minnesota has not gained a recreation in Boston for the reason that 2004-05 season.
Tatum secured the Celtics’ win with a layup at 1:04 left in additional time, giving them a 122-120 lead, and expanded it to 5 factors with a 3-pointer at 51 seconds remaining. He sealed the victory by sinking two free throws with 12.7 seconds left.
Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards scored 29 factors, whereas Karl-Anthony Towns contributed 25 factors and 13 rebounds and Naz Reid had 19 factors and 10 rebounds.
Both groups had been with out their beginning facilities. Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert, averaging 12.8 factors per recreation and the staff’s main rebounder (12.0 boards per recreation), sat out resulting from a sore left hip. The Timberwolves had been additionally with out guard Mike Conley, who was resting.
Boston’s Kristaps Porzingis missed the sport resulting from a proper knee contusion. Porzingis, the staff’s third-highest scorer (19.8 factors per recreation) and second-highest rebounder (7.0 boards per recreation), is predicted to play Thursday at Milwaukee, in line with Boston coach Joe Mazzulla.
The Celtics led 32-27 after the primary quarter and held a slim 54-53 lead at halftime. Boston skilled a 6:01 stretch with out a subject objective within the second quarter, concluding with a Jrue Holiday 3-pointer at 2:29 remaining within the first half.
Minnesota took its first lead of the sport at 55-54 after a Towns layup 17 seconds into the third quarter. The Timberwolves outscored Boston 32-25 within the quarter, getting into the fourth with an 85-79 lead.
Although the Celtics took a 111-109 lead with a Holiday 3-pointer at 25.9 seconds left, Edwards made two free throws to tie the sport at 8.5 seconds. Tatum missed a jumper on the buzzer, forcing the sport into additional time.
Source: www.dailysabah.com