Overview
- Bench spark-plug Bones Hyland scored 23, Jaden McDaniels added 19, and Ayo Dosunmu posted 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists to pace Minnesota.
- Naz Reid returned from an ankle sprain to score 11, including eight during the game-breaking run, and Rudy Gobert grabbed 14 rebounds.
- Anthony Edwards missed his fourth straight game with right knee inflammation, while Jaylen Brown played through a quad contusion to lead Boston with 29 and later accepted responsibility for late possessions.
- Jayson Tatum, in his eighth game back from Achilles surgery, was scoreless in the first half but finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds as Boston blew a 15-point lead and was outscored 26-15 in the fourth.
- The Celtics shot 35.8% from the field and 27.3% from three, committed nine second-quarter turnovers, were outrebounded 56-53, and saw their four-game winning streak end; Minnesota hosts Houston next and Boston faces Oklahoma City on Wednesday.