Boston took down Minnesota 118-115, and they have now won three of their last four games. In that game, they were able to have the success they had because of what they were able to do to Minnesota's star player, Anthony Edwards. They were able to frustrate him all night.

After an unusually turbulent December, Boston sure did seem to enjoy finding ways to overcome a sharp performance from Minnesota.

Jayson Tatum led the way for a shorthanded Celtics team as they opened a brutal road trip with a 118-115 victory over the Timberwolves. Here are the takeaways. The Timberwolves didn’t really have an answer for Tatum We’ve written an opening paragraph like this more than a few times this year,