⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 8:34 · MIN 81-83 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Trent missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 0:37 · MIN 63-70 BOS
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:31 · MIN 90-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:31 · MIN 90-91 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 0:56 · MIN 19-31 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Antoine Walker Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 0:37 · MIN 62-70 BOS
- Flagrant
Rodney Rogers Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 6:03 · MIN 75-83 BOS
- Missed FT
Rodney Rogers missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 3:31 · MIN 86-89 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
