⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Celtics 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 0:47 · BOS 53-50 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:24 · BOS 85-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:43 · BOS 92-97 MIN
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Trenton Hassell.
Q4 0:26 · BOS 93-97 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 10:34 · BOS 29-38 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 8:29 · BOS 81-85 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Bad Pass. Stolen by Antoine Walker.
Q4 3:31 · BOS 87-95 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Turnover
Q4 2:39 · BOS 92-95 MIN
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
