⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their eighteen
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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 4:50 · MIN 21-17 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 7:42 · MIN 40-39 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
OT 3:08 · MIN 112-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:26 · MIN 98-98 BOS
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson bad pass
Q4 0:00 · MIN 101-101 BOS
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul
OT 4:46 · MIN 101-101 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 11:30 · MIN 29-34 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 5:45 · MIN 40-48 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 9:10 · MIN 85-88 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:15 · MIN 98-98 BOS
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday lost ball turnover
Q4 0:45 · MIN 101-101 BOS
- Turnover
Al Horford out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:32 · MIN 101-101 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
