⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 30
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 stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q2 1:51 · BOS 72-47 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 1:51 · BOS 134-108 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q3 10:11 · BOS 78-60 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Naz Reid technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:16 · BOS 49-34 MIN
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
