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03/22 22:06 CDT Timberwolves snap 18-game skid in Boston by beating Celtics
102-92
Timberwolves snap 18-game skid in Boston by beating Celtics 102-92
By KEN POWTAK
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) --- Bones Hyland scored 23 points, Jaden McDaniels had 19 and the
Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Celtics 102-92 to snap an 18-game losing streak
in Boston.
Ayo Dosunmu added 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Minnesota, and
Rudy Gobert had 14 rebounds and nine points. The Timberwolves' last win in
Boston came in 2005.
"Dang, that don't even sound right," Hyland said, when told about 2005. "I was
5-years-old. That's crazy."
Jaylen Brown led Boston with 29 points, Jayson Tatum overcame a slow start to
score 16 points and add 11 rebounds. Derrick White had 15 points. The loss
snapped the Celtics' four-game winning streak and left them just a half-game
ahead of the New York Knicks in second place in the Eastern Conference.
Timberwolves All-Star guard Anthony Edwards was sidelined for his fourth
straight game because of right knee inflammation. Forward Naz Reid returned
after a two-game absence with a sprained right ankle and was ineffective until
scoring in eight of his 11 points during Minnesota's game-breaking 16-0 run
midway into the final quarter.
The Timberwolves trailed 81-80 before Hyland's 3 from the right wing pushed
them ahead for good with 9:05 to play. Reid had eight straight points in the
run with a three-point play and 3 mixed in.
Playing his eighth game since returning from Achilles tendon surgery, Tatum was
scoreless in the opening half when Boston squandered a 15-point lead and
trailed 47-44 at halftime before putting up 13 points in the third quarter.
Behind Tatum's spark, the Celtics opened the second half by scoring the first
11 points.
Both teams started cold from long range, with the Celtics missing eight of
their initial nine 3s and Minnesota going 1 for 7 behind the arc.
Up next
Timberwolves: Host Houston on Wednesday.
Celtics: Play the second of a three-game homestand against Oklahoma City on
Wednesday.
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