⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 10
- Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to eleven
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 8:43 · BOS 45-37 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:31 · BOS 72-72 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 4:54 · BOS 116-99 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses technical free throw
Q2 3:46 · BOS 50-41 MIN
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q3 2:17 · BOS 80-81 MIN
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw
Q4 6:34 · BOS 102-95 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q2 1:04 · BOS 54-63 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Naz Reid technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:46 · BOS 50-41 MIN
- Flagrant
Naz Reid flagrant foul type 1
Q3 2:17 · BOS 80-81 MIN
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:34 · BOS 102-95 MIN
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
