⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 42 from three- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 17
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 8:45 · BOS 107-100 MIN
- Lead
Jayson Tatum hit a dunk, Robert Williams III with the assist
OT 4:10 · BOS 126-124 MIN
- Winner
Jaylen Brown hit a 24-foot three jumper, Kemba Walker with the assist
OT 3:12 · BOS 129-127 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 4:08 · BOS 115-107 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:05 · BOS 122-119 MIN
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:45 · BOS 140-134 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:41 · BOS 122-121 MIN
- Ties it
D'Angelo Russell hit a 28-foot jump bank shot, Karl-Anthony Towns with the assist
Q4 0:09 · BOS 124-124 MIN
- Go-ahead
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 27-foot three jumper, Anthony Edwards with the assist
OT 3:52 · BOS 126-127 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Okogie technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:49 · BOS 9-8 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns turnover
OT 4:19 · BOS 124-124 MIN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
OT 0:20 · BOS 143-136 MIN
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 19 | Threes made | 15 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
