⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:09 · BOS 11-2 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 0:47 · BOS 29-14 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 11:43 · BOS 55-47 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul
Q3 7:09 · BOS 63-54 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 7:26 · BOS 33-35 MIN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q4 9:46 · BOS 81-94 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
