But Minnesota could not handle the Mavericks in the conference finals, and this year it appears to have taken a step back after trading Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo.

The Boston Celtics defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-105 Sunday afternoon, narrowly avoiding what would have been an ugly loss. Instead, Boston earns a fifth consecutive win and advances to 14-3 for the season.

The Boston Celtics took down the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday in a highly-competitive game. Minnesota rallied back to make it a close matchup in the fourth