⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse 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, 31 free throws to their twenty- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
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 took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 2:01 · BOS 111-109 MIN
- Go-ahead
Jrue Holiday hit a 24-foot three jumper, Al Horford with the assist
Q4 0:25 · BOS 111-109 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
OT 1:33 · BOS 127-120 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · BOS 108-109 MIN
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 0:23 · BOS 125-120 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Lead
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a driving layup
OT 4:43 · BOS 111-113 MIN
- Lead
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 25-foot three jumper, Anthony Edwards with the assist
OT 3:48 · BOS 114-117 MIN
- Go-ahead
Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit a 24-foot threeer, Anthony Edwards with the assist
OT 2:44 · BOS 118-120 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nickeil Alexander-Walker offensive foul
Q4 1:55 · BOS 104-109 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
OT 4:16 · BOS 111-114 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
OT 0:56 · BOS 122-120 MIN
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 19 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
