NBA roundup: T'Wolves rally past Celtics, Jokic puts up 35th triple-double in Nuggets win

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-timberwolves/KjBIVQcI/"]Minnesota[/a] trailed by 15 points early in the second quarter but rallied decisively in the fourth with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/boston-celtics-KYD9hVEm/minnesota-timberwolves-KjBIVQcI/?mid=Uyfs3RqK"]16-0[/a] run to outscore the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-celtics/KYD9hVEm/"]Celtics[/a] 26-15 and silence a 19,156 crowd at Boston's TD Garden.[/p][p]With [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/edwards-anthony/6u0BMZM2/"]Edwards[/a] missing due to right knee inflammation, Bones Hyland led Minnesota with 23 points off the bench, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcdaniels-jaden/0pp52ftg/"]Jaden McDaniels[/a] had 19 points and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dosunmu-ayo/IesK6I5I/"]Ayo Dosunmu[/a] 17.[/p][p]Minnesota improved to 44-28 and remain in sixth place in the Western Conference.[/p][embed guid="158e1efc-b56a-4ae8-b8d4-e1c89fa371e6" url="https://x.com/Timberwolves/status/2035900055186522258?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-knicks/WCNO4nbt/"]New York Knicks[/a] improved to 47-25 to remain hard on the heels of the Celtics in the East with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/new-york-knicks-WCNO4nbt/washington-wizards-W6vGWPsn/?mid=ETBfuOiD"]145-113[/a] demolition of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/washington-wizards/W6vGWPsn/"]Washington Wizards[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/towns-karl-anthony/8np46E9P/"]Karl-Anthony Towns[/a] finished with 26 points, 16 rebounds, and three assists while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brunson-jalen/YLRvL3v7/"]Jalen Brunson[/a] added 23 points as the Knicks cruised to a wire-to-wire victory over a Wizards team who have lost 16 games straight.[/p][p]Washington are one place off the bottom of the Eastern Conference at 16-55 and are vying with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/indiana-pacers/YPohMUTt/"]Indiana Pacers[/a] (15-56) for the worst record in the league.[/p][embed guid="5cef195d-ce9f-48e6-8b9d-d7591bb5d66b" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2035902013586690323?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]In the Western Conference, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jokic-nikola/dUHaiJ5n/"]Nikola Jokic[/a]'s 35th triple-double of the season powered the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denver-nuggets/CxvW27TI/"]Denver Nuggets[/a] to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/denver-nuggets-CxvW27TI/portland-trail-blazers-4Awl14c5/?mid=6cPwq6hl"]128-112[/a] defeat of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portland-trail-blazers/4Awl14c5/"]Portland Trail Blazers[/a].[/p][p]Jokic tallied 22 points, 14 rebounds, and 14 assists, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/murray-jamal/Ig5nQrEF/"]Jamal Murray[/a] also scored 22 points, including four three-pointers.[/p][p]Denver improved to 44-28 to remain in fifth place in the standings behind [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/houston-rockets/Sr9PQALP/"]Houston[/a] (43-27).[/p][p]Denver's win marked a rare start for their first-choice starting line-up, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/johnson-cameron/MNNkwm43/"]Cam Johnson[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gordon-aaron/zy3x0uCs/"]Aaron Gordon[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/braun-christian/UcXMj2lo/"]Christian Braun[/a] alongside Jokic and Murray, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/watson-peyton/ptS0amrc/"]Peyton Watson[/a] also returning from the bench.[/p][p][b]"We know we've got a good team and it's been a while since we’ve had our full team,"[/b] Watson said.[/p][p][b]"I think when we’re healthy, nobody can beat us."[/b][/p][embed guid="285ed76f-ee38-4b58-b638-1979644608e2" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2035861495385321624?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]