BOSTON — — Bones Hyland scored 23 factors, Jaden McDaniels had 19 and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Celtics 102-92 to snap an 18-game dropping streak in Boston.
Ayo Dosunmu added 17 factors, eight rebounds and 6 assists for Minnesota, and Rudy Gobert had 14 rebounds and 9 factors. The Timberwolves’ final win in Boston got here in 2005.
“Dang, that don’t even sound right,” Hyland mentioned, when informed about 2005. “I was 5-years-old. That’s crazy.”
Jaylen Brown led Boston with 29 factors, Jayson Tatum overcame a sluggish begin to rating 16 factors and add 11 rebounds. Derrick White had 15 factors. The loss snapped the Celtics’ four-game profitable streak and left them only a half-game forward of the New York Knicks in second place within the Eastern Conference.
Timberwolves All-Star guard Anthony Edwards was sidelined for his fourth straight sport due to proper knee irritation. Forward Naz Reid returned after a two-game absence with a sprained proper ankle and was ineffective till scoring in eight of his 11 factors throughout Minnesota’s game-breaking 16-0 run halfway into the ultimate quarter.
The Timberwolves trailed 81-80 earlier than Hyland’s 3 from the proper wing pushed them forward for good with 9:05 to play. Reid had eight straight factors within the run with a three-point play and three blended in.
Playing his eighth sport since returning from Achilles tendon surgery, Tatum was scoreless within the opening half when Boston squandered a 15-point lead and trailed 47-44 at halftime earlier than placing up 13 factors within the third quarter.
Behind Tatum’s spark, the Celtics opened the second half by scoring the primary 11 factors.
Both groups began chilly from lengthy vary, with the Celtics lacking eight of their preliminary 9 3s and Minnesota going 1 for 7 behind the arc.
Timberwolves: Host Houston on Wednesday.
Celtics: Play the second of a three-game homestand in opposition to Oklahoma City on Wednesday.
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