The Celtics made it interesting late, but it wasn’t enough in a 119-115 loss to the Timberwolves on Saturday in Minnesota. Anthony Edwards hit an impressive 3-pointer to put the C’s away. Boston fell to 10-9 while Minnesota improved to 11-8.

The Celtics offense hummed early, putting up 69 points in the first half with Jaylen Brown scoring 27. But it was all Wolves in the second half, even building a 12-point lead late in the fourth quarter. That’s when the Celtics woke up, going on a 12-0 run to quickly tie the game. Still, the Wolves made just enough plays to put the C’s away.

There was a chance the Celtics could have been shorthanded for Saturday’s game since they had three starters listed on the injury report . But all of Brown, Neemias Queta and Derrick White were upgraded to avai

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