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NBA: Boston 92, Minnesota 90

MINNEAPOLIS (UPI) -- Boston's Rajon Rondo and Kendrick Perkins hit key shots in the closing minutes Wednesday and the unbeaten Celtics edged Minnesota 92-90.

Rondo ended up with 18 points and Perkins and Ray Allen had 13 apiece for the Celtics, who are off to a 6-0 start in the 2009-10 season.

A layup by Rondo sent the Celtics ahead 89-88 with 4:18 left. Perkins hit a layup and a free throw to keep Boston in front.

Oleksiy Pecherov scored 24 points and Al Jefferson had 18 for the Timberwolves, who have dropped four straight contests.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 11/05/2009

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