⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-2Q121-24
+8Q222-14
+2Q323-23
-5Q419-24
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 41- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 19-9 off them
Key battles
0Fast break points11
19Points off turnovers9
10Turnovers19
24%Three-point accuracy33%
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
