On New Year’s Eve, the Boston Celtics got just what they needed. The defending NBA champions were coming off their worst slump of the season — in fact, their first slump of the season — losing four of six games including their only two-game losing streak when they fell to the Orlando Magic on December

The first Celtics-Raptors matchup of the season was an overtime thriller decided on a last-second 3-pointer. Round 2 was the polar opposite. Boston manhandled a rebuilding and short-handed Toronto squad Tuesday at TD Garden,

The Boston Celtics are set for a showdown on Thursday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Here's what you need to know before tip-off between the contenders.

Tatum ranks fourth in the NBA with 28.3 ppg, and this 26.5 O/U line feels a little light given that Porzingis has been ruled out and Jaylen Brown is listed as questionable. He knocked down five 3-pointers in his last matchup against Minnesota, and he poured in 43 points against the Bulls last month.