{"id":229446,"date":"2008-01-26T00:06:03","date_gmt":"2008-01-26T00:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2008\/01\/26\/wolves-86-celtics-87\/"},"modified":"2008-01-26T00:06:03","modified_gmt":"2008-01-26T00:06:03","slug":"wolves-86-celtics-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wolves-86-celtics-87\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves 86, Celtics 87"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nFrom Jerry Zgoda\/Star Tribune:<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\nPerkins’ game-high 21 points and, most important, his putback with 16.6
\nseconds remaining ended the Wolves’ only winning streak of the season
\nafter they positioned themselves for the fourth time in a week to win.<\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n
\nThis time, they were undone also by a rookie mistake, too many
\noffensive rebounds allowed and a game-ending defensive play by Garnett,
\nwho plucked his Celtics No. 5 jersey (the league’s best seller, you
\nknow?) by his thumbs and displayed it to a joyous sellout crowd after
\nswatting the ball away from Sebastian Telfair. <\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nWolves record: 7-35\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nBox Score<\/a>  \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nMike Trudell\/Timberwolves site<\/a> live-blogged the game\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nSteve Bulpett\/Boston Herald<\/a> recap \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nFrom Scott Souza\/Milford Daily News:<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\nFor most of the night, it was difficult to tell which team was the
\ninexperienced one with the worst record in the league and which was the
\nveteran-stacked squad with the league’s best mark, as the Celtics
\namassed 22 turnovers. <\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nFrom Gary Dzen\/Boston Globe:<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
\nDown 86-83, the Celtics missed several shots near the basket before
\nPierce converted on a lay-up to bring the Celtics within one with 23.2
\nseconds left.<\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nIn one of the rarest end-of-game plays you’ll ever see, Corey Brewer
\nfailed to inbound the ball in time and was called for a five-second
\nviolation, giving the Celtics a chance to take the lead.<\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nAllen drove the lane and misfired on a floater, but Kendrick Perkins
\ndunked it home to put the Celtics up, 87-86 with 16.6 seconds left.<\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nOn Minnesota’s last possession, the Celtics double-teamed Al Jefferson
\nand forced him to give it up. Sebastian Telfair couldn’t handle an
\nerrant pass, and Garnett chased the ball past midcourt and knocked it
\naway as time expired. <\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nFrom Jimmy Golen\/AP Sports:<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\nThe leading vote-getter for next month’s All-Star Game, Garnett
\nfinished with 10 points and 16 rebounds despite leaving the game for
\nfour minutes late in the fourth quarter because of an abdominal strain.<\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n
\n"It felt like I got sniped from the rafters or something, you know,”
\nGarnett said. "I just had a sharp pain come from my stomach and I just
\nwanted the doctors to look at it. They looked at it and said I was
\nfine, so I came back out.” <\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nFrom the Star Tribune:<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
\n55 <\/b>Total points for the four former Celtics players sent to the
\nWolves in the Garnett trade who played Friday. Sebastian Telfair had 18
\npoints, Al Jefferson 15, Ryan Gomes 13 and Gerald Green nine.
\n<\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nFrom Jerry Zgoda\/Star Tribune:<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\nTHIRD QUARTER, 9:47 REMAINING<\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\nGarnett and Jefferson, side by side on the
\nfree-throw lane while Kendrick Perkins shoots, jabber at each other
\nenough that official Jack Nies calls a technical foul on each.<\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nFrom Mark Murphy\/Boston Herald:<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
\nGarnett, staring wide-eyed at the man he replaced in Boston, made loud
\nreference to 11 years – perhaps to let Jefferson know about his string
\nof All-Star appearances. Jefferson, never once looking back, responded
\nwith a, “Keep talking,” followed by a choice 12-letter expletive. <\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nFrom Lenny Megliola\/Milford Daily News:<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\nJefferson, worked over by Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins, sat in
\nsilence at his locker for a long time after it was over, probably
\nthinking about what might have been.<\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n
\n“We played well,” he said. “We just made some stupid mistakes at the
\nend.” Jefferson was held to 15 points, six less than his average.<\/i>\n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\n \n<\/div>\n
\nFrom Jessica Camerato\/Hoopsworld:<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
\nAfter the game, the Timberwolves were not hanging their head. Head coach Randy Wittman was proud of his team’s effort — it’s hard to be disappointed when they upset the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday and come thisclose to upsetting the league’s best team two nights later. In the T’Wolves locker room, the players seemed ok with the loss and acknowledged their efforts against a tough opponent. There were also still plenty of smiles as former Celtics caught up with members of the Boston media. <\/i> \n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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