⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their thirteen- Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:26 · MIN 17-13 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:57 · MIN 82-88 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:44 · MIN 109-117 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 3:18 · MIN 44-60 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · MIN 109-117 BOS
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · MIN 109-117 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 3 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 22 | Blocks | 17 |
