BOSTON - Celtics coach Brad Stevens was curious how his team would play in its first game without Rajon Rondo. Fake Jordan .Boston did just fine.Moving the ball crisply one day after the NBA assists leader was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, the Celtics beat the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves 114-98 on Friday night.Im looking forward to seeing what kind of emotion we have, Stevens said before the game.Afterward, he said, We did a lot of good things. I thought the ball was moving great.Of course, it came against a team that lost for the 10th time in 11 games and fell to 5-20.Leading 95-92 midway through the fourth quarter, the Celtics scored the next eight points and 12 of 14 to take a 107-94 lead with 3:25 remaining. They stayed ahead by at least 12 the rest of the way.We played hard, got to the sixth-minute mark and we had a couple sequences where ... we turned it over, Minnesota coach Flip Saunders said.Kelly Olynyk scored 21 points to lead six Celtics in double figures during their third straight victory, all against teams that have combined for just 17 wins this season.Minnesota was led by Shabazz Muhammad with 26 points and Chase Budinger with a season-high 19 off the benchIt felt good, personally, Budinger said, but it didnt feel good that we still got beat.Jeff Green added 18 points for Boston and Jared Sullinger, Tyler Zeller and Avery Bradley had 14 each. Sullinger led all rebounders with 10.Without Rondo, seven Celtics had at least three assists and Bradley led them with seven.I was obviously down about Rondos departure, Bradley said. Hes like an older brother to me.Boston also outshot Minnesota 56.5 per cent to 45.2 per cent.We had our ups and downs, Olynyk said, but we were just playing together, moving the ball and everyone contributed. Thats a fun way to play.Neither team led by more than four points in the first quarter and the game was tied at 43 with 3 minutes left in the first half.Boston scored the next six points on a short jumper by Zeller, a 13-footer by Evan Turner, who started in place of Rondo, and two free throws by Bradley. Minnesota chipped away but still trailed 53-48 at halftime.The Celtics led 83-77 after the third quarter as Zeller scored 10 points in the period, many on layups after quick passes.The decisive spurt came after a layup by Thaddeus Young with 6:12 to go cut Bostons lead to 95-92.Rookie guard Marcus Smart then hit a 3-pointer, and Green dunked on a fast break after one steal and then hit a 3-pointer following another.Budinger stopped the eight-point run with a short turnaround shot, but consecutive layups by Smart and Sullinger made it 107-94.___CELTICS NEWCOMERSThe three players obtained from the Mavericks — Jameer Nelson, Brandan Wright and Jae Crowder — watched the game from the Celtics locker room. They already had watched video with Stevens soon after arriving in Boston.When he told me he was friends with Stan Van Gundy (Nelsons former coach in Orlando), I knew I was going to watch film right away, Nelson said with a smile.TIMBERWOLVES TRADEMinnesota traded veteran swingman Corey Brewer to Houston and centre Ronny Turiaf to Philadelphia in a three-team deal.Its kind of tough for the few veteran guys in here, guard Mo Williams said. We have a lot of young guys, but us veterans, we kind of did a lot together.TIP-INSTimberwolves: Muhammad was the top scorer for the second time in three games. He had 21 points, second-most on the team, in a 109-95 loss at Washington on Wednesday night. ... Andrew Wiggins scored just five points and missed eight of his 10 shots.Celtics: Boston began the game allowing the second-most points in the NBA in the fourth quarter, an average of 27.2, but outscored Minnesota 31-21. ... The Rondo trade also sent rookie forward Dwight Powell to Dallas. He and Olynyk are from Canada. Me and him are real good friends, so its tough to see both of them go, Olynyk said.UP NEXTTimberwolves: Host Indiana on Sunday night.Celtics: At Miami on Sunday night. Clearance Air Jordan Store . The South Africa international, who rejoined the club last month on loan from Tottenham, opened the scoring in the sixth minute with a powerful shot into the roof of the net. Cheap Air Jordan Free Shipping .com) - Richard Shermans two interceptions highlighted a dominant defensive effort, as the Seattle Seahawks routed the San Francisco 49ers in a highly anticipated NFC West Thanksgiving clash. https://www.jordanchina.us/ .J. - The New Jersey Devils know the odds are against them as they chase a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.The Blue Jays got some positive news on Monday in regards to shortstop Jose Reyes. MRI results revealed only a mild strain in the 30-year-olds left hamstring. He is currently listed as day-to-day. Reyes MRI was precautionary after Reyes hurt his hamstring on his way to first in the fourth inning of the Jays Saturday afternoon game againnst the DEtroit Tigers. Air Jordan China. Concerns were understandably high over the health of the former batting champion after Reyes suffered a sprained ankle one week into the 2013 campaign that forced him out of 66 games. In 93 games for Toronto last season Reyes hit .296 with 10 home runs and 37 RBI along with 15 stolen bases. ' ' '
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