⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- They went cold, four of 24 from three
- A 19-0 run took them from 15 down to 4 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 25
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 58
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins lost ball turnover
Q4 4:05 · MIN 84-88 BOS
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass
Q4 0:51 · MIN 87-93 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 15 down to 4 up
Q3 0:01 · MIN 81-85 BOS
- Steal
Jonas Jerebko stole it from Karl-Anthony Towns
Q4 0:51 · MIN 87-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Smart bad pass
Q4 3:57 · MIN 84-88 BOS
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:08 · MIN 87-93 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
