Minnesota — who limited Boston to 43% shooting — surrendered just one made bucket over the game’s final 3:20. But the Wolves needed just one more make down the stretch of their own and came up short. Still, Finch noted on multiple occasions after the game that he was proud of the team’s fight.

The lead ballooned to 19 a short time later but the Wolves responded by upping their defense and getting to the line. That helped Minnesota cut it to an 11-point game by the end of the third and creep within two with two minutes to play in the fourth.

A furious fourth-quarter rally from the Timberwolves came up just short as they fell 107-105 to the defending champion Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon at the TD Garden in Boston. It's Minnesota's second straight loss.

With Sunday afternoon’s close 107-105 victory over the Timberwolves, the Celtics have beaten Minnesota 18 times in a row at TD Garden. Boston withstood a valiant comeback attempt from the Timberwolves, who trailed by as many as 19 points. Rudy Gobert ...

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Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics (13-3) will host the Minnesota Timberwolves (8-7) at TD Garden on Sunday, November 24. The game tips at 3:30 PM ET.The Celtics enter this game on the heels of a