On January 11, 2024, Beijing time, today's NBA game, the 28-8 Celtics hosted the 26-10 Timberwolves, which is a contest between the first in the East and West, in the first meeting between the two sides, the Timberwolves defeated the Celtics by 5 points at home, and the Celtics want to get back to the court today, can they do it? The Timberwolves are fighting back-to-back, they beat the Magic yesterday, can they continue their good form today? Celtics Pozin is absent, starting: Holiday + White + Jaylen Brown + Tatum +Horford, Timberwolves Gobert and Conley are absent, starters: Edwards + Walker + Madan + Lee Kyle + Towns.
In the first quarter of the game, the Celtics teamed up to make a difference, Jaylen Brown and Tatum scored the team's first 13 points, the Timberwolves only scored Towns and Lee Kyle, the Celtics led 13-4, and then the Timberwolves found an offensive feeling, Towns, Maidan and Reed played 7-0, and the difference was 2 points to stop the game, and after the pause, Cornet and Horford scored, Edwards and McLaughlin responded, the difference was still 2 points, Jaylen Brown scored in a row, Pritchard scored three points, the Celtics led by 10 points, Reed, Lee Kyle chased the difference to 4 points, White and Cornet scored, McLaughlin scored 3 points, the difference was 5 points, and the Celtics led 32-27 in the first quarter, and Jaylen Brown scored 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, the Timberwolves Reed, Troy Brown, and Towns scored, and the Celtics responded strongly to Cornet, Holiday and Tatum, and the difference expanded to 9 points to stop the Timberwolves, and after the pause, Lee Kyle and Towns scored 4 points in a row, Tatum responded with a free throw, with a difference of 7 points, Edwards and Lee Kaier scored 6-0 points to chase 1 point, White and Holiday scored 5 points in a row, Walker and Towns scored, Tatum and Jaylen Brown responded, the difference was 6 points, and Downs made free throws, Edwards scored four straight points to tie the gap to one point, and the Celtics led 54-53 at halftime. Jaylen Brown had 17 points and two boards in the half, Tatum had 12 points and three boards, Edwards had 14 points and four boards, and Towns had 10 points and six boards.
In the third quarter of the game, Towns scored 4 points in a row, Horford and Jaylen Brown responded with 2 three-pointers, Madan scored three points, Jaylen Brown responded with 2 free throws and 2 hits, the Celtics led by 2 points, Edwards overtook by 3 points, Tatum tied the gap with three points, Downs hooked up and scored, Jaylen Brown scored 5 points in a row, the Celtics led by 3 points, Reed, Milton, and Towns scored, White, Holiday and Tatum responded, the difference was 1 point, Reed and Edwards overtook 5 points, Tatum made a layup, Lee Kyle, Edwards made 3 of 4 free throws to give the Timberwolves an 85-79 lead in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Hauser hit 2 three-pointers, Walker and Reed responded with three points, the Timberwolves still led by 6 points, White, Tatum, Jaylen Brown scored, Lee Kyle and Edwards teamed up to respond, the difference was still 6 points, Tatum 2 + 1, Lee Kyle and Walker scored 6 points in a row, the difference was 9 points to stop the game, Tatum, Horford, and Jaylen Brown chased the points after the timeout, Walker scored 5 points in a row, the difference was 7 points, there were 2 minutes and 46 seconds left in the game, Tatum scored 6 points in a row, Holiday scored three points, the Celtics went on a 9-0 run to lead by 2 points, and the Timberwolves took a timeout with 26 seconds left in the game, and Edwards caused White to foul after the timeout, and tied the gap with 2 free throws and 2 of 2, with 8 seconds left in the game, Tatum missed the shot, and the game went into overtime.
In overtime, Downs 2+1, Tatum tied the point difference, Downs three points, Jaylen Brown made consecutive fouls, 4 of 4 free throws, the Celtics overtook 1 point, Walker overtook 2 points with three points, Tatum scored 7 points in a row, the Celtics overtook 5 points, there were 51 seconds left in the game, Edwards and Towns missed the shot, Tatum made 2 free throws and 2 hits, the game ended, the Celtics defeated the Timberwolves 127-120 and completed the reversal, Tatum scored 12 points in overtime and took over the game.
Tatum had 45 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 13-of-26 shooting (6-of-11 three-pointers), Jaylen Brown had 35 points, 11 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals on 9-of-16 shooting, Holiday had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, White had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and Horford had 9 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
Towns had 25 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists on 8-of-17 shooting, Edwards had 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists on 11-of-25 shooting, Reed had 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 rebounds, Lee Kyle had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, and Walker had 15 points and 4 boards.
The Celtics went 18-0 at home this season after the win, continuing their unbeaten home record this season, and the arrival of Holiday has left the Celtics with a high margin for error, and the Bucks, who lost Holiday this season, have not defended well this season, and they may not go far in the playoffs. As long as the Celtics can stay healthy, they have the ability to make the Eastern Conference finale.