⏱️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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 27
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 9:14 · BOS 35-24 MIN
- Ties it
Al Jefferson hit a jumper, Paul Pierce with the assist
OT 4:13 · BOS 95-95 MIN
- Go-ahead
Delonte West hit a three jumper, Ryan Gomes with the assist
OT 1:54 · BOS 100-99 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
OT 3:31 · BOS 95-97 MIN
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:46 · BOS 102-102 MIN
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes traveling
2OT 0:22 · BOS 120-117 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
Troy Hudson hit a 26-foot three jumper, Rashad McCants with the assist
Q4 0:09 · BOS 93-93 MIN
- Ties it
Ricky Davis hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kevin Garnett with the assist
OT 1:06 · BOS 102-102 MIN
- Ties it
Kevin Garnett hit a 28-foot three jumper, Ricky Davis with the assist
OT 0:04 · BOS 107-107 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Troy Hudson bad pass
Q4 2:09 · BOS 87-85 MIN
- Turnover
Troy Hudson bad pass
OT 0:26 · BOS 103-102 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 1
2OT 4:07 · BOS 109-111 MIN
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
