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Boston Celtics at Minnesota Timberwolves

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10-9, 4-5 Away
Final
115 - 119

Edwards caps 39-point performance with unlikely 3 as Timberwolves hold off Celtics 119-115

Mazzulla uses football analogy to describe 'tackle' in Celtics-Wolves

Julius Randle had 16 points and Donte DiVincenzo added 15 for the Timberwolves, who put six players in double figures and beat a team with a .500 or better record for the first time in eight tries this season.

Jaylen Brown tied a season high with 41 points for Boston, which lost for just the second time in seven games. Neemias Queta tied a career best with 19 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds. Derrick White scored 16.

With the Timberwolves ahead 115-112 and the shot clock winding down, Edwards briefly lost his dribble but quickly picked up the ball and lofted a 3-point prayer over White that went in with 14 seconds left.

Edwards, averaging 38.5 points over his last four games, scored nine straight to give Minnesota a 110-98 lead with 3:52 to play. That included a sequence in which Rudy Gobert grabbed a rebound of Edwards' miss and fed DiVincenzo, who quickly zipped a pass to the cutting Edwards.

But then Brown, who made a season-high 17 shots, scored five points and Queta had three in a 12-0 Celtics run to tie it with 1:38 remaining.

Edwards scored seven points and Terrence Shannon Jr. five in a 24-12 third-quarter spurt that propelled Minnesota to a 94-92 lead heading to the fourth.

Listed as questionable on the team’s injury report due to low back spasms, Brown scored 27 points in the first half — 19 in the first quarter — and Boston led 69-59 at the break.

Brown became the first player in the play-by-play era to record at least 27 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals in the first half.

Up next Celtics: Play at Cleveland on Sunday night.

Timberwolves: Host the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 115 - 119
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 115 - 119
4th 0.0 (00:00) [Celtics] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS) 115 - 119
4th 0.0 Sam Hauser makes 24-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists) 115 - 119
4th 6.2 Derrick White defensive rebound 112 - 119

Statistics

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45-96 FG 41-83
47 Field Goal % 49
16-46 3PT 21-48
35 Three Point % 44
9-15 FT 16-20
60 Free Throw % 80
43 Rebounds 37
14 Offensive Rebounds 5
29 Defensive Rebounds 32
24 Assists 31
10 Steals 3
7 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
9 Fast Break Points 4
50 Points in Paint 34
21 Fouls 16
12 Largest Lead 12
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jordan Walsh, G Day-To-Day Dec 25
Chris Boucher, F Out Dec 25
Jayson Tatum, F Out Oct 9

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 17,344 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 21 9 .700 - W1
Boston 18 11 .621 2.5 W3
Toronto 18 13 .581 3.5 W1
Philadelphia 16 12 .571 4 L1
Brooklyn 9 19 .321 11 W2

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 26 5 .839 - L2
Denver 21 8 .724 4 L1
Minnesota 20 10 .667 5.5 W3
Portland 12 18 .400 13.5 L2
Utah 10 19 .345 15 L4
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