⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:27 · MIN 8-0 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Bad Pass. Stolen by Ricky Davis.
Q4 3:13 · MIN 94-95 BOS
- Missed FT
Trenton Hassell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:30 · MIN 94-97 BOS
- Missed FT
Trenton Hassell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:30 · MIN 94-97 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 4:26 · MIN 16-17 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 2:21 · MIN 42-44 BOS
- Turnover
Raef LaFrentz Offensive Foul. His 5th Personal Foul.
Q4 3:28 · MIN 94-95 BOS
- Turnover
Raef LaFrentz Turnover
Q4 3:28 · MIN 94-95 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
