As ever under an Ime Udoka-coached team, defense and rebounding have been the focus. Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, guarded mostly by Amen Thompson and Dillon Brooks, went 0-for-8 on field goal attempts, missing all five 3-point tries, in the fourth quarter and overtime. This is the scary thing about the Celtics.

After missing the first 17 games of the regular season while recovering from offseason ankle surgery, Porziņģis is back.

The former All-Star had missed the last five months and averaged 20.1 points per game for the Celtics last season.