⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 22-4 off them- They shot well above their usual, 21 of 39 from three
- Could not get to the line, six free throws to their 22
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 41
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:36 · MIN 103-110 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 11:32 · MIN 35-36 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 3:20 · MIN 74-87 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul
Q3 0:42 · MIN 79-89 BOS
- Turnover
Neemias Queta lost ball turnover
Q4 3:29 · MIN 107-112 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 21 | Threes made | 22 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
