⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 2:32 · MIN 71-75 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:09 · MIN 55-61 BOS
- Flagrant
Rudy Gobert flagrant foul type 1
Q3 6:59 · MIN 55-64 BOS
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:23 · MIN 91-95 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:11 · MIN 7-10 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum offensive foul
Q4 1:29 · MIN 97-101 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum turnover
Q4 1:29 · MIN 97-101 BOS
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw
Q4 0:01 · MIN 99-104 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
