⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 15 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 17-8 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:27 · MIN 13-6 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson lost ball
Q4 2:34 · MIN 88-91 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:56 · MIN 31-31 BOS
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Al Jefferson
Q4 2:34 · MIN 88-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:16 · MIN 41-37 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 2:13 · MIN 88-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · MIN 88-91 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
