Jayson Tatum’s game-high 45 factors, together with 12 in extra time, led the Boston Celtics to a 127-120 victory in opposition to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, enhancing their flawless dwelling document to 18-0.
Jaylen Brown contributed 35 factors and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who set a franchise document for consecutive dwelling victories at the beginning of a season, a feat initially achieved by the 1957-58 workforce. Notably, Minnesota has not received a sport in Boston because the 2004-05 season.
Tatum secured the Celtics’ win with a layup at 1:04 left in extra 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 have been with out their beginning facilities. Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert, averaging 12.8 factors per sport and the workforce’s main rebounder (12.0 boards per sport), sat out attributable to a sore left hip. The Timberwolves have been additionally with out guard Mike Conley, who was resting.
Boston’s Kristaps Porzingis missed the sport attributable to a proper knee contusion. Porzingis, the workforce’s third-highest scorer (19.8 factors per sport) and second-highest rebounder (7.0 boards per sport), is anticipated 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 no discipline 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 extra time.
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