![]() Horford's buzzer-beating 3 from right in front of his team's bench gave Boston an 88-86 edge entering the fourth.įollowing a poor performance Wednesday when Boston fell behind by 30 in the opening half before a comeback bid against Indiana came up short, Mazzulla issued a bit of a challenge. ![]() Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was held to eight points, but he grabbed 12 rebounds in his second game after sitting out three with a sprained left ankle.īrown had a breakaway jam and followed that with a layup, giving the Celtics a 108-98 lead with 5 1/2 minutes to play.Īfter a free throw by Gobert, Brown nailed a 3-pointer from the left wing and Horford connected on one 31 seconds later, making it 114-99. "That's where they really came through."īoston point guard Marcus Smart had 10 assists, seven rebounds and six points after missing a game with an illness, but center Robert Williams III was out sick. "We've got to up our intensity, physicality and everything, execution in the fourth quarter," Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. ![]() It was Minnesota's second consecutive loss. "The second half last game and the fourth quarter are the best version of our team," Celtics interim coach Joe Mazzulla said.Īnthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 30 points, D'Angelo Russell scored 21 and Jaden McDaniels had 17. The first three quarters is probably one of the ugliest stretches of basketball in my career."īoston won for only the second time in seven games but moved back atop the NBA standings. "Obviously, I felt like it was just a matter of time. It felt really good," Brown said of his fourth quarter. Jayson Tatum had 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists, Derrick White scored 18 and Al Horford finished with 17 points for the Celtics. BOSTON (AP) Jaylen Brown scored 23 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter to help the Boston Celtics pull away for a 121-109 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night that halted their season-worst three-game losing streak.
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