⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 10- A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 7:49 · BOS 16-9 MIN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20
Q2 9:23 · BOS 47-27 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 11:10 · BOS 66-50 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 2:26 · BOS 111-100 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
