Trying to abstain their aboriginal three-game accident band in about a year, the Celtics achievement to abide their ascendancy over a Minnesota Timberwolves aggregation that could accept Kevin Love0 aback Sunday night at the Target Center.
Boston (50-21) was angry with Chicago aloft the East on Monday but has back absent back-to-back home amateur to abatement abaft the Bulls. The Celtics are now aloof one-half bold advanced of third-place Miami, and they would abatement from the No. 2 atom Sunday if they lose and the Heat exhausted Houston. Love had 24 rebounds in that bold but was captivated to 12 credibility on 3-of-11 shooting. Minnesota is 1-18 back Love array 15 or less, including losses the aftermost two amateur as he sat out with an artificial groin, but the league’s airy baton could acknowledgment Sunday.
Boston additionally has absent to Memphis, Houston, New Jersey, Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Clippers in the aftermost 2 1/2 weeks.
“The way we’re arena shocks me. Our attitude shocks me,” drillmaster Doc Rivers said. Friday’s accident was abnormally discouraging, as the Celtics accustomed the Bobcats to assemblage from 13 credibility bottomward in the fourth quarter. The Celtics haven’t gone 10 in a row after arise amateur digits back an 11-game amplitude from Jan. 20-Feb. 6, 2006.
Rajon Rondo0 averages a conference-best 11.4 assists but alone 7.4 over the accomplished eight amateur while averaging 5.8 credibility on 29.2 percent shooting.
Boston apparently should accept more good luck offensively adjoin a Minnesota aggregation acceptance a league-worst 107.1 credibility per game, but it didn’t accept abundant success in the aboriginal meeting.
The Timberwolves, surrendering a boilerplate of 111.2 credibility during a six-game skid, are advancing off a 111-103 accident to Oklahoma City on Friday. Watch Live Online
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