⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse 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, 30 free throws to their sixteen- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 22-12 off them
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:10 · BOS 35-30 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 3:13 · BOS 53-47 MIN
- Winner
Kendrick Perkins hit a two point shot
Q4 0:16 · BOS 87-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett double technical foul
Q3 9:37 · BOS 55-51 MIN
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 4:11 · BOS 76-82 MIN
- Turnover
Paul Pierce traveling
Q4 0:59 · BOS 83-86 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 9:29 · BOS 35-39 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson bad pass
Q4 2:36 · BOS 81-84 MIN
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:23 · BOS 85-86 MIN
- Turnover
Sebastian Telfair lost ball
Q4 0:01 · BOS 87-86 MIN
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
