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MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Coming off a dramatic victory, the Minnesota Timberwolves look to get above the .500 mark for the first time in over a month when they host the reeling Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday.

Latrell Sprewell's runner with less than a second left lifted the Timberwolves to a 99-97 win Sunday over the Boston Celtics, who had won five in a row.

Minnesota's victory was its second straight and third in four games, giving the club its first shot at a three-game winning streak since late January.

Kevin Garnett scored 21 points and Wally Szczerbiak added 20 as the Timberwolves won in Kevin McHale's first game against his old team as a coach. Minnesota is 5-4 since McHale took over for Flip Saunders on February 12.

The Timberwolves have not had a winning record since February 3 when they stood at 24-23.

The Bobcats, who have lost three games in a row, are dealing with a rash of injuries.

Charlotte lost guard Kareem Rush to a sprained MCL on Saturday, a day after backcourt mate Brevin Knight hurt an ankle in a loss at Boston. Knight's status for Tuesday's contest in uncertain.

Jason Hart filled in well for Knight on Saturday, scoring 18 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, but a last-second shot by the Washington Wizards led to an 86-84 loss.

The Bobcats contributed to the Timberwolves' six-game losing skid in early January, routing Minnesota, 102-84. Gerald Wallace led six players in double figures with 23 points for Charlotte, which used a dominant fourth quarter to its biggest margin of victory this season.