Minnesotareduce yes 4 defeats in the last 6 games playedif you present Boston without Mike Conleywhich after the trip to Toronto it is also absent in the ai challenge reigning NBA champions. This time, however, coach Chris Finch decides to give away the start in the quintet to Donte Di Vincenzo rather than pointing upNickeil Alexander-Walker from the beginning as done against the Raptors. I Celticshowever, net of long-term care Kristaps Porzingisinstead they start with the usual quintet. And the departure is all signed Jaylen BrownThat before missing his first triple he made five in a rowimmediately carrying his team forward 15-6 not even after that 4 minutes. I T’Wolveshowever, are not too impressed and respond with a counterpartial Of 11-0 which leads to the first overtaking of the guests. Rudy Gobert he then begins to make his presence felt in the area and Minnesota closes the 1° quarto ahead 27-24. Il 2° quarto sees the two teams slow down a bit from the previously very high pace of the game, the defenses taking advantage of this to raise their level. AND Bostonpossession after possession, gets his hands back on the game. Also because Jayson Tatumalmost impalpable up until then, begins to grind out basketball in attack. THE T’Wolves they have a damn hard time trying to limit it and Tatum scores 13 points in the quarter. A bit like what happened in 1° quartohowever, Minnesota manages to place a partial 9-0 which sends the teams to half-time with the Celtics ahead only for 55-52.
Boston risks but escapes in the final
It is still thedefensive intensity of the hosts to score their first escape attempt, with the counterattack and the triple of Brown That with 8:31 to play in the 3rd quarter forces Minnesota to call time out on the 63-54per Boston. Not that things change much upon returning to the field, because others arrive two triples in transition signed by Derrick White and from Tatumand then Boston fly on +15 and he really goes on the run, with coach Finch that he can’t help but stop the game again. Anthony Edwards tries to get his team back into the game with due triple consecutive in the final quarter, but i Celtics they leave little or nothing to the rest of the T’Wolves and they close ahead 84-73.
As soon as Boston takes a break in their own half, however, the guests make up for it. He’s the rookie Rob Dillingham with two penetrations to bring back to -5 i T’Wolves at the opening of 4° quarto. And a 2 minutes to go the slam dunk of Jaden McDaniels it even brings it back to just one possession away Minnesota on the 104-102ma Brown in the next action he marks the 7th triple of his game giving breath back to Celtics. The errors in attack of the same Brown e di Tatum they end up granting anyway T’Wolves il shot of possible draw or victory coming out of time out with 7 seconds on the game clock. The triple of Naz Reidwell built by Minnesota it doesn’t score and the reigning champions get away with it despite a few too many distractions.
