The injury/rest riddled Boston Celtics defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves to climb to 36-35, which guarantees that they will at least finish at .500 for the season with only one game left. While they are locked in as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference and the top spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament, this was a good moral victory for the Celtics.
Jayson Tatum led the way for the Celtics, scoring 26 points in 26 minutes on 8-21 shooting. The Celtics were able to jump out to a lead mid-way through the first quarter, which they maintained throughout the remainder of the game, and allowed Brad Stevens to keep Tatum’s minutes down.