⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 11:34 · MIN 29-22 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q3 3:03 · MIN 49-71 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
