The Celtics and Timberwolves played in another close game, just as they've done for the past two years, though it was Minnesota coming out on top.

Hauser finished Saturday's 119-115 loss to the Timberwolves with 14 points (5-12 FG, 4-10 3Pt), six rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal over 30 minutes.

The Celtics started to play sloppy as the Timberwolves cut their deficit to 1 point on an Anthony Edwards layup that forced Boston to call a timeout at the 4:52 mark of the quarter. Edwards gave the T-Wolves the lead out of the timeout as he started to heat up.

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Asked what his immediate thoughts were following the loss to the Nets, it was clear that the Georgia native was perturbed by how his teammates played in the game. "What's my initial takeaway?" asked Brown in response to the query via CLNS Media. "Come ready to play or don't come at all."

The Celtics had won three straight games to move to above .500 for the first time before this defeat dropped them back to 8-8. They allowed Brooklyn’s Michael Porter Jr. to score 33 points on 13-for-21 shooting, while Nic Claxton recorded a triple-double with 18 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds.

The Boston Celtics lost an ugly 113-105 NBA Cup home game on Friday to a Brooklyn Nets team that entered the contest with a 2-12 record.