⏱️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 first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 19-8 off them- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 45
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
- Go-ahead
Shaquille O'Neal hit a layup, Rajon Rondo with the assist
Q4 2:09 · BOS 88-87 MIN
- Winner
Rajon Rondo hit a two point shot
Q4 1:35 · BOS 90-89 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:26 · BOS 23-28 MIN
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo lost ball
Q4 4:37 · BOS 80-85 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 7:56 · BOS 8-15 MIN
- Go-ahead
Michael Beasley hit a 17-foot jumper, Luke Ridnour with the assist
Q4 1:47 · BOS 88-89 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour traveling
Q4 0:09 · BOS 94-93 MIN
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
