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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 29 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 118 |
 Timberwolves | 26 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 109 |
BOSTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 40-8547.1% | 17-4438.6% | 21-21100.0% | 40 | 30 | 14 |
| MIN | 37-8245.1% | 9-2832.1% | 26-3281.3% | 39 | 19 | 16 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Boston Celtics118| 35 | 19 | 7-15 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 35 | 21 | 6-15 | 2-8 | 7-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −0.5 | |||||
| 32 | 15 | 7-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | +2.9 | ||||||
| 27 | 16 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 30, Season high (his best before, 19) | 8-16 | 4-5, Season high (his best before, 3) | 0 | 10-10 | 0 | +14 | +16.1 | ||||||
| 21 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | +2.6 | |||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −4.7 | |||||||
| 8 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −3.5 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.3 | |||
| Team | 118 | 40-8547.1% | 17-4438.6% | 40 | 30 | 14 | 25 | 21-21100.0% | 7 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 41 points on 13 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Brad Wanamaker and Guerschon Yabusele (coach’s decision); Robert Williams III.
Minnesota Timberwolves109| 38 | 17 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 0 | 7-7 | 0 | −4 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 38 | 20 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 6-6 | −12 | −0.1 | ||||||||
| 33 | 17 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.0 | |||||
| 33 | 11 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −6.1 | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 26 | 11-18 | 2-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +4.7 | |||||
| 20 | 7 | 3-7 | 0-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −3 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.8 | |||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.7 | ||||
| Team | 109 | 37-8245.1% | 9-2832.1% | 39 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 26-3281.3% | 9 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 36 points on 15 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Luol Deng, James Nunnally, Josh Okogie and Anthony Tolliver (coach’s decision).
Celtics118Timberwolves109ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Gordon Hayward scored 30 points (16 in the fourth quarter), and the Boston Celtics went on a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-109.
It was tied at 89 when Marcus Morris Sr.’s 3-pointer put the Celtics ahead for good with 8:36 left. They pulled away to a 98-89 lead with 7:03 left.
The Timberwolves got within 103-101 on Robert Covington’s 2 free throws with 3:31 to play, but Hayward answered with 2 free throws, and the Timberwolves got no closer.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Timberwolves 6-3. In the fourth quarter, Covington had 2 of his 4 steals, 1 of them during a 10-0 Timberwolves run, and the Timberwolves scored 5 points off them.
Kyrie Irving had 21 points (9 in the first quarter) and 9 assists. Hayward scored 16 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Timberwolves, Derrick Rose scored 26 points on 11 for 18 shooting off the bench, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 20 points and 9 rebounds.
The Celtics shot 47.1% from the field and 38.6% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 45.1% and 32.1%. The Celtics’ starters were outscored 39-29 in 15 minutes together.
Boston CelticsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
97 points from the field on 85 shots: 8.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-18 | 72.2% | 63% |
| In the paint | 7-11 | 63.6% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-12 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-12 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-32 | 40.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 20 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Robert Covington | 18 | 7 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Derrick Rose | 11 | 4 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Dario Saric | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 17 | 4-8 | +15 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Covington | 25 | 5 | 2-5 | −4 |
| Derrick Rose | 25 | 8 | 3-4 | −1 |
| Jeff Teague | 8 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 9 | 2-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 26 | 7 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Robert Covington | 21 | 2 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Derrick Rose | 11 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Tyus Jones | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Morris Sr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Hayward 7 AST)
Q4 8:36
20.1%
55→35
Dieng 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Rose 3 AST)
Q4 8:48
12.2%
34→46
Irving 27' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Horford 2 AST)
Q4 5:08
12.1%
21→8
Morris Sr. 9' Running Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Rozier 5 AST)
Q4 10:34
10.4%
24→14
Rose 1' Driving Layup (19 PTS) (Saric 1 AST)
Q4 10:16
10.4%
14→24
