Timberwolves end historic Boston skid with Hyland-led victory over Celtics.
The Minnesota Timberwolves snapped an 18-game losing streak against their rivals by defeating them in a decisive game at TD Garden on March 23, marking the franchise's first win in this city since May of last year and ending what was described as one of basketball history's longest cold snaps.
Key Points
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1The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Boston Celtics with a final score of 102-92 on Sunday night.
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2Bones Hyland led all scorers for Minneapolis by recording an impressive performance, while Jaden McDaniels contributed significantly to his team's success. Rudy Gobert also played well offensively and defensively in this game.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated their visiting opponents, snapping an eighteen-game losing skid against them.
— [Mar 23, 04:10] Timberwolves shut down Celtics (Brainerddispatch)Bones Hyland scored twenty-three points and Jaden McDaniels finished with nineteen to lead the Minnesota team in their victory over Boston on Sunday night.
— [Mar 23, 04:10] Timberwolves shut down Celtics (Brainerddispatch)The visiting Minneapolis squad won against them for a first time since two thousand and five by scoring one hundred zero-two points to their opponents' ninety-two total.
— [Mar 23, 04:10] Timberwolves shut down Celtics (Brainerddispatch)Bones Hyland scored twenty-three points while Jaden McDaniels had nineteen and the Minnesota team beat them one hundred zero-two to ninety two in Boston.
— [Mar 23, 04:15] NBA: Timberwolves snap eighteen-game skid (Inquirer)The Minneapolis squad snapped their losing streak against these opponents by outscoring them twenty-six points more than the visitors did during a fourth quarter where they missed twelve straight shots.
— [Mar 23, 04:15] Celtics-Wolves recap: Rough fourth-quarter dooms C's in loss (Nbcsportsboston)The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Boston Celtics 102-92 with Bones Hyland scoring 23 points. The victory marked their first win in Massachusetts since 2005, ending an eight-game losing streak for both teams as of this report (note: text states "four game winning streak" ended by loss).
The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated their long-time rivals, the Boston Celtics, with a scoreline that ended an eighteen-year losing streak. Bones Hyland led all scorers for Minneapolis as he and teammates Ayo Dosunmu added 17 points to secure victory in front of home fans who had not witnessed such success since 2005.
The Boston Celtics fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves, ending their four-game win streak with an eighth consecutive loss at TD Garden while snapping Minneapolis' 18-game losing run in return. The game was decided by fourth-quarter collapse as outscored and missing twelve straight shots; Jaylen Brown led all scorers for Boston despite a scoreless first half performance from star player Tatum, who finished on the other side with only six-of-ten shooting after going without points initially?