⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 26
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:20 · MIN 11-11 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 0:38 · MIN 81-79 BOS
- Steal
Greg Monroe stole it from Grant Williams
Q4 0:06 · MIN 108-103 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Beasley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:24 · MIN 106-100 BOS
- Missed FT
Jordan McLaughlin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIN 107-100 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Nowell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · MIN 107-103 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 3:23 · MIN 45-56 BOS
- Steal
Grant Williams stole it from Malik Beasley
Q4 0:24 · MIN 106-100 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:25 · MIN 102-95 BOS
- Turnover
Grant Williams bad pass
Q4 0:06 · MIN 108-103 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
