⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 29 from three- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 15-6 off them
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 4 down to 7 up
Q3 5:16 · BOS 70-63 MIN
- Ties it
Jordan Crawford hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 2:51 · BOS 92-92 MIN
- Winner
Jared Sullinger hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jordan Crawford with the assist
Q4 2:21 · BOS 95-92 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 1:47 · BOS 95-92 MIN
- Turnover
Jordan Crawford bad pass
Q4 1:14 · BOS 95-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Jared Sullinger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · BOS 100-97 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:00 · BOS 84-84 MIN
- Steal
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute stole it from Jordan Crawford
Q4 1:14 · BOS 95-92 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
