⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 11 rebounds to 23
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
- Ties it
Al Jefferson hit a 16-foot jumper, Sebastian Telfair with the assist
Q4 2:04 · MIN 84-84 BOS
- Lead
Craig Smith hit a slam dunk, Sebastian Telfair with the assist
Q4 0:38 · MIN 86-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Randy Foye bad pass
Q4 3:40 · MIN 78-82 BOS
- Turnover
Marko Jaric offensive foul (James Posey draws the foul)
Q4 1:19 · MIN 84-84 BOS
- Turnover
Marko Jaric turnover
Q4 1:19 · MIN 84-84 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:12 · MIN 4-8 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:02 · MIN 66-68 BOS
- Winner
Leon Powe hit a layup
Q4 0:00 · MIN 86-88 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo lost ball
Q4 3:33 · MIN 78-82 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
