Edwards scores 38, Wolves hand Celtics 1st loss with 114-109 OT victory
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Anthony Edwards scored eight of his 38 points in overtime, and the Minnesota Timberwolves sent the Boston Celtics to their first loss of the season with a 114-109 win on Monday night.
Jaden McDaniels added 20 points, and Rudy Gobert added 14 points and 12 rebounds as Minnesota improved to 4-0 at home in a third consecutive victory.
Naz Reid scored 10 of his 14 points in the first quarter and helped the Timberwolves overcome foul trouble for Karl-Anthony Towns, who finished with seven points in just 28 minutes before fouling out in overtime.
“They’re a championship-level team,” Gobert said. “They find ways to always stay in the game, always never giving up. We did the same. A lot of things didn’t go our way, but whoever came on the floor was ready to do what we do, was ready to bring us something.”
Jayson Tatum had 32 points and Jaylen Brown added 26 for the Celtics. Boston's 6-0 start was its best since 2009-10.
Kristaps Porzingis, who was questionable before the game with a stye, scored 20. The Celtics were without starting guard Derrick White for the second straight game due to personal reasons.
“Very competitive and opponents are always going to bring the best out of us," Boston coach Joe Mazzula said. “I thought we competed at a high level. I thought their defensive toughness outmatched our offensive toughness at times.”
Neither team led by more than eight in a matchup of teams with the best offensive and defensive ratings early in the season.
The Celtics were third in the NBA shooting 50.1% from the floor this season. Minnesota held Boston to a season-low 39.1% shooting, including an 11-of-29 mark from 3-point territory, and a season-high 18 turnovers.
“Their overall pressure bothered us on the offensive end," Mazzula said. "So, that’s a good learning point for us.”
The game was an offensive stalemate late in regulation, with McDaniels scoring the final points on a 3-pointer for a 101-101 tie with 1:41 remaining. The teams combined for five missed shots and four turnovers in the final 90 seconds of regulation.
Mike Conley put Minnesota ahead for good at 106-105 on a 3-pointer with 3:08 left in overtime, then Edwards hit three consecutive jumpers to finish a 9-0 run.
McDaniels hit a jumper with 16 seconds left after Tatum had pulled the Celtics within three.
Edwards was 15 of 25 from the field and had nine rebounds and seven assists.
“He loves the moment,” Wolves coach Chris Finch said. “We know we still got to get better at closing out that game in regulation with some of our decision-making and ball movement and using the defense against them a little bit. But guys who like the moment are oftentimes few and far between. We’re lucky we have one on our team.”
UP NEXT
Celtics: At Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Timberwolves: New Orleans at home Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 |  | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Jaden McDaniels's two point driving dunk | ||
| 11:40 |  | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 11:37 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running dunk (Al Horford assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:23 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Jrue Holiday steals) | ||
| 11:19 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Jaylen Brown assists) | 4-0 |
| 11:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running layup | 4-2 |
| 10:38 | | Al Horford shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-3 |
| 10:20 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Mike Conley shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:16 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-3 |
| 10:16 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-3 |
| 10:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Jrue Holiday turnover (discontinue dribble) | ||
| 9:44 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 6-5 |
| 9:32 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:30 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 6-7 |
| 9:05 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 9-7 |
| 8:45 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving dunk (Al Horford assists) | 11-7 |
| 8:15 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Al Horford personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:09 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot | 11-10 |
| 7:56 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Lamar Stevens steals) | ||
| 7:48 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (lost ball) (Mike Conley steals) | ||
| 7:41 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point pullup jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 11-12 |
| 7:30 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 7:30 | | Jrue Holiday misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:30 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | +1 | Jrue Holiday makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-12 |
| 7:20 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Lamar Stevens defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 6:58 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 6:54 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running layup | 14-12 |
| 6:37 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-12 |
| 6:11 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 6:09 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:53 | | Lamar Stevens misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:41 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Jaylen Brown personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 5:29 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 5:29 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:10 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Jrue Holiday shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-13 |
| 4:50 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:49 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Jaylen Brown offensive foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 17-15 |
| 4:04 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:01 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 17-18 |
| 3:51 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:33 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:30 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 17-20 |
| 3:23 | | Sam Hauser shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 3:23 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-21 |
| 3:06 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 19-21 |
| 2:44 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving dunk | 19-23 |
| 2:17 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 21-23 |
| 2:07 | | Naz Reid turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:53 | | Kristaps Porzingis turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:41 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:38 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Sam Hauser draws the foul) | ||
| 1:36 | | +1 | Sam Hauser makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-23 |
| 1:36 | | +1 | Sam Hauser makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-23 |
| 1:29 | | Payton Pritchard shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:29 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-24 |
| 1:29 | | Kyle Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:27 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving finger roll layup | 25-24 |
| 1:00 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 0:58 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:58 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-24 |
| 0:38 | | Luke Kornet shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 0:38 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-25 |
| 0:38 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-26 |
| 0:29 | | Luke Kornet misses two point layup | ||
| 0:24 | | Sam Hauser offensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Sam Hauser turnover (bad pass) (Naz Reid steals) | ||
| 0:16 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 26-29 |
| 0:04 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 11:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Loose ball) (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 11:32 | | Naz Reid blocks Jayson Tatum's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:32 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point cutting dunk (Jayson Tatum assists) | 28-29 |
| 11:06 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Al Horford misses two point layup | ||
| 10:42 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | Celtics turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:30 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving dunk | 30-29 |
| 10:05 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup | 32-29 |
| 9:47 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Naz Reid turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point running dunk | 34-29 |
| 9:19 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:07 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 34-32 |
| 8:47 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 8:47 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-32 |
| 8:47 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-32 |
| 8:38 | | Mike Conley misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:26 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point bank jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 39-32 |
| 8:05 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals) | ||
| 8:05 | | Al Horford turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:53 | | Naz Reid misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point tip layup | 39-34 |
| 7:20 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 7:18 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running reverse layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 39-36 |
| 7:16 | | Al Horford defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 7:06 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot | 39-38 |
| 6:30 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | |