Xavier Tillman made the most of his first start of the season, playing in a season-high 30 minutes as the Celtics beat the Cavaliers.

The Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves meet Saturday evening from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Joe Mazzulla jokes about missed Derrick White foul, comparing Celtics–Wolves play to a football tackle in viral moment.

Boston hosts the New York Knicks after Payton Pritchard scored 42 points in the Boston Celtics' 117-115 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Boston's hot start was not sustained, and when Anthony Edwards began to heat up, the game ending with Minnesota getting the 119-115 win seemed all but inevitable.

The Celtics’ G League affiliate added a first-round draft pick to its roster this weekend. The Maine Celtics claimed 23-year-old guard Keon Johnson off waivers on Saturday, according to the G League transaction wire.

Anthony Edwards scored 39 points, including an unlikely 3-pointer that sealed the game, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held off the Boston Celtics 119-115 on Saturday. Julius Randle had 16 points and Donte DiVincenzo added 15 for the Timberwolves,

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/celtics/onsi as 3 Celtics Starters Could Miss Timberwolves Matinee Game. A triumvirate of Boston Celtics starters could sit out Saturday's clash against the similarly middling Minnesota Timberwolves.