RECAP: Nikola Pekovic had 29 points and Dante Cunningham added 19 points off the bench to lead the Timberwolves to a 110-100 victory over Boston on Monday night, April 1, at Target Center.

The victory left Wolves coach Rick Adelman two wins shy of his career 1,000th victory. Adelman, in his 22nd season as an NBA coach, is 998-702.

The win also snapped the Wolves' 11-game losing streak to Boston. Avery Bradley led Boston with 19 points.

MEANING: The Wolves took advantage of a depleted Celtics team that played without Kevin Garnett (ankle) and Paul Pierce (personal reasons). Both remained in Boston. This was a game the Wolves were supposed to control and they did. Pekovic returned from missing one game with a sprained left ankle and his presence made a huge difference inside. Without Garnett, the Celtics had virtually no inside answer for Pekovic.

ETC: The Wolves had a season-high 23 fast-break points.

--Ray Richardson

UP NEXT: at Bucks, 7 p.m. Wednesday, FSN, WCCO-AM 830