⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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
Made twelve threes to their two- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 32
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 5-point lead to 13
Q1 0:00 · BOS 39-26 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 5:37 · BOS 84-68 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:36 · BOS 49-43 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Miller technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:56 · BOS 8-4 MIN
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses technical free throw
Q1 5:41 · BOS 14-9 MIN
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 2 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 34 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
