⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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 eighteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 37 from three
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 34
- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 68
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their nine
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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 7:27 · MIN 13-17 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 4:35 · MIN 20-30 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 5:59 · MIN 91-112 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 18 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
