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[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (4-2) defeat the Boston Celtics (5-1) in OT, 114 – 109



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|[](/BOS) **109 – 114** [](/MIN)|
|**Box Scores: [NBA](http://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-min-0022300154/box-score#box-score) & [Yahoo](http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boston-celtics-minnesota-timberwolves-2023110716)**|

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|**GAME SUMMARY**|
|**Location:** Target Center(18024)|
|**Officials:** Kevin Cutler, Aaron Smith and Brandon Schwab|

|**Team**|**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**OT**|**Total**|
|:—|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|Boston Celtics|26|29|19|27|8|109|
|Minnesota Timberwolves|29|23|27|22|13|114|

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|**TEAM STATS**|

|**Team**|**PTS**|**FG**|**FG%**|**3P**|**3P%**|**FT**|**FT%**|**OREB**|**TREB**|**AST**|**PF**|**STL**|**TO**|**BLK**|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|Boston Celtics|109|36-92|39.1%|11-39|28.2%|26-34|76.5%|11|61|20|26|13|16|2|
|Minnesota Timberwolves|114|44-85|51.8%|13-37|35.1%|13-25|52%|6|56|26|26|7|23|5|

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|**PLAYER STATS**|

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**[](/BOS) Boston Celtics**|**MIN**|**PTS**|**FGM-A**|**3PM-A**|**FTM-A**|**ORB**|**DRB**|**REB**|**AST**|**STL**|**BLK**|**TO**|**PF**|**+/-**|
|Jayson Tatum^SF|42:58|32|12-22|2-8|6-8|0|5|5|2|5|0|6|2|+3|
|Al Horford^PF|36:02|3|1-5|1-4|0-0|2|3|5|4|1|0|2|4|+7|
|Kristaps Porzingis^C|35:40|20|5-14|2-6|8-10|1|4|5|1|1|1|1|5|-7|
|Jaylen Brown^SG|39:29|26|10-21|3-8|3-4|0|7|7|4|1|0|3|5|-16|
|Jrue Holiday^PG|41:36|12|4-16|0-4|4-6|3|8|11|6|1|0|3|3|-19|
|Lamar Stevens|04:23|0|0-1|0-0|0-0|0|1|1|0|1|0|0|0|-5|
|Sam Hauser|24:45|11|3-8|3-8|2-2|1|3|4|0|1|1|1|3|-3|
|Payton Pritchard|20:22|0|0-3|0-1|0-0|3|3|6|3|0|0|0|2|+13|
|Svi Mykhailiuk|03:51|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|-2|
|Luke Kornet|15:52|5|1-2|0-0|3-4|1|0|1|0|2|0|0|2|+4|
|Dalano Banton|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Oshae Brissett|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|JD Davison|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Nathan Knight|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Neemias Queta|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Jordan Walsh|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Derrick White|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
**[](/MIN) Minnesota Timberwolves**|**MIN**|**PTS**|**FGM-A**|**3PM-A**|**FTM-A**|**ORB**|**DRB**|**REB**|**AST**|**STL**|**BLK**|**TO**|**PF**|**+/-**|
|Jaden McDaniels^SF|45:28|20|8-18|4-9|0-0|1|1|2|1|1|0|3|3|-6|
|Karl-Anthony Towns^PF|27:46|7|3-10|1-7|0-0|0|10|10|3|0|0|7|6|-5|
|Rudy Gobert^C|40:45|14|6-6|0-0|2-11|2|10|12|1|0|1|2|4|+24|
|Anthony Edwards^SG|38:08|38|15-25|2-8|6-7|0|9|9|7|1|0|3|5|+18|
|Mike Conley^PG|36:14|8|3-5|2-3|0-0|0|2|2|3|2|0|0|1|-18|
|Nickeil Alexander-Walker|19:46|8|3-6|2-4|0-1|0|1|1|3|1|0|1|3|+13|
|Naz Reid|25:06|14|5-9|2-4|2-2|1|3|4|2|2|2|3|0|-2|
|Kyle Anderson|25:13|3|1-6|0-2|1-2|2|3|5|6|0|1|4|4|+6|
|Shake Milton|02:41|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|-8|
|Jordan McLaughlin|03:51|2|0-0|0-0|2-2|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|+3|
|Troy Brown Jr.|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Josh Minott|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Daishen Nix|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Jaylen Clark|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Luka Garza|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Leonard Miller|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Wendell Moore Jr.|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

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by JoseZ1

49 Comments

  1. elcapitandemundo

    GG Wolves, Edwards is an absolute demon we had no answer for him. that defense is no joke either

  2. It’s insane to watch Edwards, I can’t believe we got this guy.

  3. Apollo611

    Ant is a problem

    Edit: It’s a compliment Wolves fans lol

  4. pollinium

    Excited to hear Celtic’s fans thoughts on the game. Specifically the Tatum/JMac matchup, because it’s clear Tatum HATES being guarded by McDaniels (who walks the line between fouling and not on basically every possession)

  5. I LOVE THIS GODDAMN TEAM!!!!!!!!

    LFG!!!!!!!!!

  6. mxnoob983

    Edwards is a ridiculously good leader for a 22 year old. Some of those 1v1 defensive stands vs Tatum and Brown *with 5 fouls* were straight up incredible

    Wolves offence is pretty ugly down the stretch. Big improvements needed, and poor Towns, he really tries but he is struggling.

  7. LafilduPoseidon

    Biased ass refs fouling KAT out to help Minnesota win

  8. pollinium

    it felt like there were a TON of real world minutes in the back of the 3rd with neither Tatum nor Ant in the game and it was very weird, even if the reasons made sense for each of them

    also wow at Jrue’s poise down the (regulation) stretch. I don’t know that Smart wins this for them, and I know Brogdon doesn’t.

    though maybe Mike Conley does 😏

  9. jdolan98

    why didnt the celtics call a timeout during that ANT run lmao

  10. wink91wink

    Honk if you love Naz Reid. Honk twice if you love Naz Reid and Anthony Edwards.

  11. AlexeinM

    you love to see when a superstar outdogs the other’s teams superstars

  12. EsotericPotato

    Ant was phenomenal, but his defense with 5 fouls left halfway through the 4th, and not fouling out in OT, is insane.

    Gobert is DPOY Gobert again. Timberwolves fans didn’t see this guy last season.

    Also s/o to Jaden McDaniels. Great defense and massive shots when it mattered.

    Timberwolves now delivered the first losses to both the Nuggets and Celtics. Will probably continue to be #1 defense after this game. They might be legit

  13. bearbrannan

    Wolves just put the league on notice.

  14. captmugiwara

    GREAT D! NICE ANT MAN! KAT IDK ! GREAT WIN !

  15. diableslasher

    That TWolves defense is legit

    MacDaniels also played Tatum really well, Tatum wanted the switch whenever he could get it which bogged down the offense because they’d try to spend so much time getting it and the Wolves weren’t letting it come easy

    I also feel like everyone forgot about Porzingis from the 4th quarter onwards, but Gobert was also playing him really well and you can tell that everyone was bothered to attack the rim when Gobert was inside. I was honestly shocked because I feel over the last few years we’ve kinda bullied Gobert, but he was really active tonight. I’d honestly say he was their 2nd most important player tonight after Edwards(but I will say I was happy whenever he was at the free throw line).

    Really fun game that was close the entire way through

  16. superburritoman1

    Damn… wasn’t even a fluke. They played great

  17. dys0n_giddey

    Ant was unreal

    Jaden was unreal

    Rudy was unreal (except from the line)

  18. ManyCookies

    Denver does _not_ want the TWolves in the first round jesus

  19. SuckaFreeRIP

    Ant!!! Don’t be fooled if you didn’t watch the game it wasn’t all Ant. Jaden hit BIG fucking shots. What a game

  20. TatersTot

    Rudy is a +24 in a 5 point game Jesus Christ

  21. potatomanflan

    GG Wolves

    Ant is amazing

    Your defense is terrifying

  22. KangorKodos

    Held the Nuggets to 89, and the Celtics to 109 in OT. The TWolves defense is fucking legit folks

  23. Confirmation__Bias

    Yeah we deserved to lose. Respect to Minnesota

  24. sleepyfox1312

    y’all who were trying to say Anthony Edwards doesn’t have MVP potential are really fuckin quiet now. he just out-dueled Tatum.

    gg Celtics, that was a damn good game. y’all are definitely the team to beat this year.

  25. JabroniWithAPeroni

    If the Wolves are gonna beat top teams while KAT is having a meltdown game… they just might be for real.

  26. Agnk1765342

    Sometimes single game plus/minus lies.

    Edwards +18 and Gobert +24 in an overtime win is no lie. Wolves are damn good when they have those players dominating their respective ends of the court.

  27. northernjigby

    Funny, everyone calling the Gobert Wolves a bust and how bad of a decision it was when KAT only played 1/3 of the season and their first round was the Nuggets

  28. fartswitheagles

    Lost in KATs very bad offensive game is him having a very good defensive game.

  29. copaseticepiplectic

    rudy was soooo important too, i know everybody’s gonna clown him for the poster but he was for sure our second best player tonight

  30. Victor_Wembanyama1

    Minny defense is insane when Edwards starts hounding then Gobert mans the fort leaving very little room

  31. MN-Jess

    Wolves defense passes the test for the second time. They did it against DEN. And now BOS. They are the best defense to start the season. Anchored by r/nba favorite player Rudy Gobert. He’s been great and is on his way to another DPOY.

  32. myhellcatgotRepod

    Even with OT the Wolves held the number 1 offense to under 110 points. Rudy Gobert needs to already be -1000000000 odds to win DPOY 7 games in

  33. HuruHara

    If Rudy Gobert has million number of fans I am one of them.

    If Rudy Gobert has ten fans I am one of them.

    If Rudy Gobert have only one fan and that is me .

    If Rudy Gobert has no fans, that means I am no more on the Earth.

    If world against the Rudy Gobert, I am against the world.

    I love #Rudy Gobert till my last breath . . . .

    Die Hard fan of Rudy Gobert, hit upvote if you Think Rudy Gobert DPOY, Best player & Smart In the world.

  34. Vanguard_Sky

    Being a Wolves fan in that arena must’ve been amazing.

  35. DwarfNips

    I think it’s pretty fair to say Minnesota’s defense is legit

  36. Lavar_ball_brand

    Mike Conley is gonna fly under the radar this game because of Ant’s performance, but he had some clutch points/steal on JB and rebounds.

  37. GhostoftheWolfswood

    Everyone in Mass and Minny is gonna be mad about the last 2 minutes report tomorrow but don’t let that distract you from the transcendent game Anthony Edwards just played. What a ridiculous young man

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