⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse 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, nine turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 16-3 off them- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 25
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses technical free throw
Q1 3:04 · MIN 11-19 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:54 · MIN 6-17 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 2:35 · MIN 13-27 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 2:09 · MIN 79-100 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 29 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
