On the second night of a back-to-back, against the best team in the league, and without Mike Conley and Rudy Gobert the Minnesota Timberwolves were set up for disaster against the Boston Celtics. Despite their fatigue and missing pieces, the Timberwolves put on an absolute show that deserved a better result. Both of these matchups this season were a blast and looked like what would be a sublime NBA Finals matchup.
With no Gobert, Kyle Anderson was promoted to the starting lineup as Karl-Anthony Towns scaled back up to being the starting center.