⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fifteen- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the third 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 6 down to 6 up
Q1 0:21 · BOS 33-27 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 4:20 · BOS 55-43 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q3 9:50 · BOS 69-54 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:51 · BOS 99-93 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 7:27 · BOS 15-17 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:37 · BOS 55-54 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 4:14 · BOS 79-68 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Naz Reid offensive foul
Q4 4:36 · BOS 99-93 MIN
- Turnover
Naz Reid turnover
Q4 4:36 · BOS 99-93 MIN
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · BOS 107-102 MIN
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 21 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
