Minnesota Timberwolves (26-10, first in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (28-8, first in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Celtics -6.5; over/under is 223.5
BOTTOM LINE: Boston hosts the Minnesota Timberwolves after Jaylen Brown scored 40 points in the Boston Celtics' 133-131 loss to the Indiana Pacers.
The Celtics are 17-0 in home games. Boston is 4-3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Timberwolves are 12-8 on the road. Minnesota ranks third in the Western Conference shooting 38.0% from 3-point range.
The Celtics average 16.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.8 more made shots on average than the 11.3 per game the Timberwolves allow. The Timberwolves average 112.9 points per game, 2.2 more than the 110.7 the Celtics give up.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Timberwolves won 114-109 in overtime in the last meeting on Nov. 7. Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 38 points, and Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 32 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Derrick White is scoring 16.4 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Celtics. Brown is averaging 22.5 points and 5.0 rebounds over the last 10 games for Boston.
Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 21.7 points and 8.9 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Edwards is averaging 29.7 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 48.0% over the last 10 games for Minnesota.
LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 8-2, averaging 129.5 points, 49.8 rebounds, 29.1 assists, 6.2 steals and 7.1 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.1 points per game.
Timberwolves: 6-4, averaging 111.5 points, 41.3 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 8.6 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.5 points.
INJURIES: Celtics: Sam Hauser: day to day (shoulder), Kristaps Porzingis: day to day (knee), Jrue Holiday: day to day (elbow), Al Horford: day to day (illness).
Timberwolves: Jaylen Clark: out (achilles).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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