COMMENTARY
Wednesday was another night worthy of a Gatorade bath for Celtics forward Gordon Hayward, who — courtesy of teammates Al Horford and Guerschon Yabusele — was doused with cups of water after tallying a season-high 35 points on 14-for-18 shooting in Boston’s 115-102 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
“Whether it’s for my shot or for others, I think the team needs me to be aggressive,” Hayward told reporters after the game.
Without Kyrie Irving, the Celtics converted on a season-high 59.2 percent of field goals — their third-best shooting percentage in 447 games during coach Brad Stevens’s six-year tenure — and on 40 percent of three-pointers.