Locked On Celtics POSTCAST- Brown Shines Early...Celtics Extend Win Streak
The Boston Celtics extended their current win streak to a season-high 5 in a row with Sunday's (107-105) win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Sunday at TD Garden. Jaylen Brown hit 7 3's and led the Celtics with 29. Jayson Tatum knocked down 5 3's and scored 26. Anthony Edwards scored 28 in the loss for Minnesota. Timberwolves had a chance to hit the game-winning 3 at the buzzer, but missed and time ran out. ---- Special Start- Jaylen Brown opened up the game by scoring the Celtics 1st 15 points on 5-for-5 from the 3-point line. The Celtics led 15-6 and then the Timberwolves went on an 11-0 run to go up, 17-15. Brown was 5-8 from the field at one point in the 1st Quarter and the rest of his teammates were a combined 0-for-10. Payton Pritchard scored 5 points late in the 1st Quarter and his 1st 3-pointer of the game pulled the Celtics to within 3 after 1 Quarter. Brown with 5 3's in a quarter for the 4th time in his career. -----