The Celtics claimed a hard-fought — and somewhat controversial — win over the Timberwolves on Wednesday, holding off a fourth-quarter charge for a 104-102 victory.
Here are the takeaways.
1. In 10 games since the All-Star break, Jaylen Brown has been the Celtics’ best player, averaging 28.1 points and shooting 50 percent from the field. Importantly, he’s up to 38.3 percent from 3-point range over that stretch — significantly better than his season average of 33.8, which is his lowest career total so far.
On Wednesday, Brown was excellent was once again — 35 points on 12-for-24 shooting, 5-for-8 from three and 10 rebounds.