⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 11:48 · BOS 77-73 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Justin Reed misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · BOS 100-94 MIN
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · BOS 102-96 MIN
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · BOS 102-96 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 2:11 · BOS 20-27 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
