Keys to the Game: Timberwolves 114, Celtics 109 (OT)

It took a monster performance from one of the league’s elite young talents for the Celtics to lose their first game of the season on Monday night.
Anthony Edwards not only scored 38 points for Minnesota, but he also scored eight points in overtime to tie the Celtics.
Six of those points were scored in a row to give the Timberwolves a seven-point lead with 1:.
30 remaining in overtime.
Edwards scored his first two goals in an isolation game against Al Horford.
He also scored the next two against Horford, on a layup transition at the 3-point line.
The final two came on a spinning, fading floater in the lane between Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis.
Unfortunately for team C, they never had a chance to draw or take the lead from that point on.
In total, Edwards scored or assisted on 11 of Minnesota’s 13 points in overtime.
Key Players Jayson Tatum surpassed the 30-point mark for the fourth straight game, and fifth time in six games overall, by dropping a team-high 32 points on Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Tatum made 12 of his 22 shot attempts and six of his eight free throws to score.
On the other end of the court, Tatum tied his career with five burglaries in a single night.
He had five interceptions in a game twice in his career.
The star forward completed his scoring performance with five rebounds and two assists in nearly 43 minutes of play in the overtime loss.
Box Score Nuggets Minnesota outgained Boston 51.
8% to 39.
1%.
4,444 Each team had a player score more than 30 points, with Anthony Edwards scoring a team-high 38 for Minnesota and Jayson Tatum scoring a team-high 32 for Boston.
Two other Celtics surpassed the 20-point mark, Jaylen Brown scored 26 points and Kristaps Porzingis scored 20.
Tatum tied his career high with five steals.
Jrue Holiday had a double-double with 12 points and a team-best 11 rebounds.
Rudy Gobert has a double-double with 14 points and a record 12 rebounds.
Sam Hauser led all Celtics reserves with 11 points.
4,444 Eight of the 10 Celtics who appeared in the game had at least one steal.
No team leads by more than 8 points.