⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 48
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 5:45 · BOS 103-92 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q4 4:18 · BOS 114-96 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 10:07 · BOS 29-26 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses technical free throw
Q2 10:07 · BOS 29-26 MIN
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
