The Minnesota Timberwolves (8 - 37) beat the Boston Celtics (16 - 28) 110 - 98 on Wednesday. Kevin Martin made his return to the Timberwolves on Wednesday, scoring a team - high 21 points off the bench. Martin had been out since Nov. 19 with a wrist injury. He averaged 22 points in 31 minutes per game in November prior to the injury. Mo Williams was away from the team for personal reasons. Minnesota, who is already without Ricky Rubio, deployed rookie Zach LaVine into the starting lineup. LaVine put up 17 points, six assists and three steals in 24 minutes for the Timberwolves to help give them just their fourth home win of the season. The Celtics held a 49 - 48 lead at halftime but could n't hold off the Timberwolves, who outscored them by eight points in the third quarter and five points in the fourth quarter. Evan Turner was diagnosed with a sprained thumb on Monday but has n't missed any time. He put up 10 points and six assists. Turner's teammate Avery Bradley has also been playing through some hands injuries of his own. Bradley's shooting has been effected, he was just 1 - of - 7 from beyond the arc against Minnesota. The Celtics had seven players reach double - digits in scoring. Jared Sullinger led Boston with 16 points. They've won three of their last five games. The Celtics will play the Houston Rockets on Friday. The Timberwolves will face the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.
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