⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 28-9 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 28
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 0:02 · MIN 43-26 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 6:26 · MIN 47-38 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
