TheFan – Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 45 points, including 12 in overtime, to help the Boston Celtics improve their home record to 18-0 by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-120 Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jaylen Brown added 35 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who set a franchise record for consecutive home victories at the start of a season, originally set by the 1957-58 team. Minnesota hasn\u2019t won a game in Boston since the 2004-05 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tatum gave the Celtics a 122-120 lead on a layup with 1:04 left in OT and increased the lead to five by making a 3-pointer with 51 seconds remaining. He sank two free throws with 12.7 seconds left to finalize the scoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anthony Edwards tossed in 29 for Minnesota, which received 25 points and 13 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns. Naz Reid had 19 points and 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neither team had its starting center. Minnesota\u2019s Rudy Gobert didn\u2019t play because of a sore left hip. Gobert is averaging 12.8 points per game and is the team\u2019s leading rebounder (12.0). The Timberwolves were also without guard Mike Conley (rest).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boston\u2019s Kristaps Porzingis missed the game because of a right knee contusion. Porzingis is the team\u2019s No. 3 scorer (19.8) and No. 2 rebounder (7.0). Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said he expects Porzingis to play Thursday at Milwaukee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celtics led 32-27 after one quarter and 54-53 at halftime. Boston went 6:01 without a field goal in the second quarter, a stretch that ended with a Jrue Holiday 3-pointer with 2:29 remaining in the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Timberwolves led 55-54 \u2014 their first lead of the game \u2014 following a Towns layup 17 seconds into the third. Minnesota outscored Boston 32-25 in the quarter and led 85-79 entering the fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Celtics took a 111-109 lead on a Holiday 3-pointer with 25.2 seconds to play, but Edwards made two free throws to tie the game with 7.1 left. Tatum missed a jumper at the buzzer, which sent the game to overtime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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