⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-4Q126-29
-9Q222-28
+3Q329-27
-2Q432-34
▼ 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
Made seventeen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 44 from three
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 32
Key battles
9Threes made17
19Assists30
26Free throws made21
32%Three-point accuracy39%
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 17 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 19 | Assists | 30 |
