⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second 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
Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 9:22 · BOS 41-28 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 7:05 · BOS 73-65 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson bad pass
Q4 1:04 · BOS 105-97 MIN
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
