Boston Celtics (10-8, eighth place in the Eastern Conference) – Minnesota Timberwolves (10-8, seventh place in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Saturday 5:00 pm EST.
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota enters the matchup with Boston the loser of three games in a row.
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The Timberwolves are 5-3 in home games. Minnesota has a record of 0-2 in one-possession games.
The Celtics are 4-4 in road games. Boston is 3-3 in games scored by less than 4 points.
The Timberwolves' 118.8 points per game are 8.6 more than the Celtics' 110.2. The Celtics are averaging 15.3 3-pointers per game this season, an average of 2.9 more than the 12.4 per game the Timberwolves are allowing.
Top scorers: Julius Randle is averaging 23.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.7 assists for the Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards is averaging 31 points, eight rebounds and five assists over his last 10 games.
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Derrick White scores 16.0 points per game and averages 4.2 rebounds for the Celtics. Payton Pritchard is averaging 4.0 three-pointers over his last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 6-4, averaging 120.7 points, 47.4 rebounds, 25.5 assists, 10.5 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents averaged 110.9 points per game.
Celtics: 7-3, averaging 118.2 points, 45.9 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 7.3 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents averaged 110.7 points.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: Not listed.
Celtics: Nehemias Queta: day to day (ankle), Jayson Tatum: out (Achilles).
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The Associated Press generated this story using technology provided by Data recording and data from Sportradar.
