⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-8Q120-23
-1Q220-19
+9Q335-28
+1Q429-25
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 48 free throws to their twenty- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
39Free throws made15
1Threes made6
20%Three-point accuracy38%
6Offensive rebounds13
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 39 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
