Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
15
13
28
1408
1615
25
12
48
89
46
52
16
9
56
38
12
50
9
34
6
16
22
113
4
59
44
75
2220
139
6
57
44
77
1210
13
1223
32
89
11
33
3426
6060
38
13
34
2423
159
7
40
10
25
97
53
150
13
116
13
46
3221
6060
5
4
80
22
13
59
5
4
80
12
1
13
3
8
1
3
34
60
9
4
44
20
9
45
7
4
57
10
3
13
2
9
1
3
26
60
3
1
33
24
15
62
4
1
25
9
5
14
1
11
1
4
32
60
8
3
38
23
9
39
0
0
0
7
3
10
3
6
3
6
21
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
34
3
9
33
0
2
0
2
2
100
0
7
7
12
4
0
1
1
8
4
none
Avery
Bradley
Avery Bradley
True
30
5
14
36
2
6
33
1
1
100
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
0
13
20
none
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
30
8
13
62
2
4
50
0
3
0
0
10
10
2
0
2
1
1
18
18
double
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
True
28
7
10
70
3
3
100
2
4
50
2
3
5
1
0
1
1
3
19
5
none
David
Lee
David Lee
True
22
5
11
45
0
0
0
3
4
75
5
3
8
3
0
1
3
3
13
7
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
25
4
7
57
3
3
100
1
2
50
2
5
7
3
0
0
1
0
12
1
none
Evan
Turner
Evan Turner
False
23
2
4
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
10
0
0
3
3
4
6
none
R.J.
Hunter
R.J. Hunter
False
19
3
8
38
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
7
0
none
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
False
16
7
10
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
8
0
0
1
3
6
14
13
none
James
Young
James Young
False
6
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
-2
none
Jordan
Mickey
Jordan Mickey
False
1
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
-1
none
Terry
Rozier
Terry Rozier
False
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
-1
none
23
December
2015
Wednesday
Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte
Hornets
Charlotte
False
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
11
17
28
1900
2311
13
2
15
79
36
46
32
25
78
30
6
36
6
20
9
12
19
99
4
34
10
29
2021
711
35
138
115
83
89
12
101
13
54
31
21
2627
6060
51
10
20
1919
99
5
011
09
82
211
03
214
20
65
14
36
1927
6060
3
1
33
20
7
35
13
11
85
8
1
9
1
5
3
2
26
60
4
0
0
21
11
52
8
5
62
9
2
11
3
4
1
1
27
60
5
1
20
19
9
47
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
6
1
3
19
60
1
0
0
19
9
47
11
9
82
11
3
14
0
5
4
6
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
35
8
14
57
0
1
0
9
9
100
3
13
16
2
1
3
2
4
25
-8
double
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
33
8
17
47
1
4
25
9
10
90
0
3
3
0
0
0
3
4
26
-4
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
33
1
9
11
0
2
0
2
4
50
0
2
2
8
4
0
2
2
4
-5
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
29
6
12
50
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
4
5
3
1
2
2
3
12
-22
none
Tayshaun
Prince
Tayshaun Prince
True
22
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
2
0
0
1
0
4
-17
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
False
25
7
12
58
0
2
0
3
5
60
0
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
17
-13
none
Kevin
Martin
Kevin Martin
False
18
1
6
17
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
3
-2
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
16
3
4
75
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
-15
none
Damjan
Rudež
Damjan Rudež
False
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
14
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
8
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
-5
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
5
none
Andre
Miller
Andre Miller
False
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
none
Kevin
Garnett
Kevin Garnett
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
23
December
2015
Wednesday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Spurs
San Antonio
True
The Boston Celtics ( 15 - 13 ) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves ( 11 - 17 ) 113 - 99 on Monday . 2015 first overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns has had an outstanding rookie campaign , with only a few hiccups along the way . Monday , the rookie reached another milestone in his young career , hauling in an outstanding 16 boards and posting his third - highest scoring total of the season with 25 points . Towns and spot starter Gorgui Dieng made for a formidable duo down low , helping Minnesota outscore the Celtics in the paint 56 to 44 . However , Minnesota was ultimately done in by a solid shooting night from the home team , who drained 52 percent of their attempts from the field , including an impressive 48 percent of their 25 tries from beyond the arc . The above - average accuracy helped Boston post a 32 - 19 third quarter that blew open what had been a seven - point halftime lead . Dieng got the starting nod in place of the idle Kevin Garnett , and contributed 12 points , five rebounds , three assists , two blocks and a steal over 30 minutes . Andrew Wiggins pitched in with his fourth outstanding offensive performance over the last five games , pouring in 26 points and adding three rebounds . The 2014 first overall pick now has tallied 23 , 23 , 32 and tonight 's 26 points during that span of contests . The valuable Zach LaVine managed another starting - quality contribution to pace the Minnesota bench , collecting 17 points , three rebounds , two assists and a steal over 26 efficient minutes . The Timberwolves fell to 11 - 17 and currently reside in fourth place in the Western Conference 's Northwest Division . They head home to face the Spurs on Wednesday . Boston once again benefited from a balanced scoring effort from their starting five , which on this night was speaheaded by Kelly Olynyk 's 19 points and five rebounds . Jae Crowder , much improved on offense in December , posted his second consecutive double - double with 18 points and 10 boards . He also shot a stellar 62 percent ( 8 for 13 ) from the field for a second straight game . Avery Bradley tallied 13 points of his own , and David Lee made the most of a starting opportunity in place of Amir Johnson ( foot ) , amassing 13 points , eight rebounds , three assists and a block over just 22 minutes . After back - to - back 38 - and - 29 - point efforts , Isaiah Thomas cooled off with only eight points , but pitched in with 12 assists , his second - highest total in that category this season . Tyler Zeller ( 14 points ) and Jonas Jerebko ( 12 points ) paced the Celtics bench with notable contributions of their own . The Celtics improved to 15 - 13 and remain in second place in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic Division . They travel to Charlotte to take on the Hornets on Wednesday .
The Boston Celtics (15 - 13) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (11 - 17) 113 - 99 on Monday. 2015 first overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns has had an outstanding rookie campaign, with only a few hiccups along the way. Monday, the rookie reached another milestone in his young career, hauling in an outstanding 16 boards and posting his third - highest scoring total of the season with 25 points. Towns and spot starter Gorgui Dieng made for a formidable duo down low, helping Minnesota outscore the Celtics in the paint 56 to 44. However, Minnesota was ultimately done in by a solid shooting night from the home team, who drained 52 percent of their attempts from the field, including an impressive 48 percent of their 25 tries from beyond the arc. The above - average accuracy helped Boston post a 32 - 19 third quarter that blew open what had been a seven - point halftime lead. Dieng got the starting nod in place of the idle Kevin Garnett, and contributed 12 points, five rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal over 30 minutes. Andrew Wiggins pitched in with his fourth outstanding offensive performance over the last five games, pouring in 26 points and adding three rebounds. The 2014 first overall pick now has tallied 23, 23, 32 and tonight's 26 points during that span of contests. The valuable Zach LaVine managed another starting - quality contribution to pace the Minnesota bench, collecting 17 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal over 26 efficient minutes. The Timberwolves fell to 11 - 17 and currently reside in fourth place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They head home to face the Spurs on Wednesday. Boston once again benefited from a balanced scoring effort from their starting five, which on this night was speaheaded by Kelly Olynyk's 19 points and five rebounds. Jae Crowder, much improved on offense in December, posted his second consecutive double - double with 18 points and 10 boards. He also shot a stellar 62 percent (8 for 13) from the field for a second straight game. Avery Bradley tallied 13 points of his own, and David Lee made the most of a starting opportunity in place of Amir Johnson (foot), amassing 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists and a block over just 22 minutes. After back - to - back 38 - and - 29 - point efforts, Isaiah Thomas cooled off with only eight points, but pitched in with 12 assists, his second - highest total in that category this season. Tyler Zeller (14 points) and Jonas Jerebko (12 points) paced the Celtics bench with notable contributions of their own. The Celtics improved to 15 - 13 and remain in second place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. They travel to Charlotte to take on the Hornets on Wednesday.
The Boston Celtics (15 - 13) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (11 - 17) 113 - 99 on Monday. 2015 first overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns has had an outstanding rookie campaign, with only a few hiccups along the way. Monday, the rookie reached another milestone in his young career, hauling in an outstanding 16 boards and posting his third - highest scoring total of the season with 25 points. Towns and spot starter Gorgui Dieng made for a formidable duo down low, helping Minnesota outscore the Celtics in the paint 56 to 44. However, Minnesota was ultimately done in by a solid shooting night from the home team, who drained 52 percent of their attempts from the field, including an impressive 48 percent of their 25 tries from beyond the arc. The above - average accuracy helped Boston post a 32 - 19 third quarter that blew open what had been a seven - point halftime lead. Dieng got the starting nod in place of the idle Kevin Garnett, and contributed 12 points, five rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal over 30 minutes. Andrew Wiggins pitched in with his fourth outstanding offensive performance over the last five games, pouring in 26 points and adding three rebounds. The 2014 first overall pick now has tallied 23, 23, 32 and tonight's 26 points during that span of contests. The valuable Zach LaVine managed another starting - quality contribution to pace the Minnesota bench, collecting 17 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal over 26 efficient minutes. The Timberwolves fell to 11 - 17 and currently reside in fourth place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They head home to face the Spurs on Wednesday. Boston once again benefited from a balanced scoring effort from their starting five, which on this night was speaheaded by Kelly Olynyk's 19 points and five rebounds. Jae Crowder, much improved on offense in December, posted his second consecutive double - double with 18 points and 10 boards. He also shot a stellar 62 percent (8 for 13) from the field for a second straight game. Avery Bradley tallied 13 points of his own, and David Lee made the most of a starting opportunity in place of Amir Johnson (foot), amassing 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists and a block over just 22 minutes. After back - to - back 38 - and - 29 - point efforts, Isaiah Thomas cooled off with only eight points, but pitched in with 12 assists, his second - highest total in that category this season. Tyler Zeller (14 points) and Jonas Jerebko (12 points) paced the Celtics bench with notable contributions of their own. The Celtics improved to 15 - 13 and remain in second place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. They travel to Charlotte to take on the Hornets on Wednesday.
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J. Hunter <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Evan Turner <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 10 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Young <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Mickey <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terry Rozier <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 26 <FG> 8 17 47 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 9 10 90 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 25 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 9 9 100 <REB> 16 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 13 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tayshaun Prince <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 9 11 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 8 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Martin <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Garnett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Miller <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Damjan Rudež <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none