BOSTON — Jaylen Brown took all the spotlight early in the Celtics' game against the Timberwolves on Sunday. That was natural: In the game’s opening minutes, Brown knocked down five 3-pointers as he sent the TD Garden crowd into a frenzy.

For many sports fans, watching a player on an opposing team get hot is one of the most irritating feelings in the world. NBA team announcers try to keep their emotions out of it as much as possible for the sake of calling a mostly unbiased game,

Jaylen Brown scored the Celtics’ first 15 points on five consecutive 3-pointers and finished with 29 points, before Boston withstood a late charge to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-105.