⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 6:30 · BOS 21-15 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 10:59 · BOS 39-32 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 4:00 · BOS 21-25 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 3:08 · BOS 47-53 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
