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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 24 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 127 |
 Timberwolves | 20 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 117 |
BOSTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 44-9546.3% | 10-2934.5% | 29-3778.4% | 58 | 21 | 10 |
| MIN | 36-8940.4% | 15-4235.7% | 30-3585.7% | 43 | 23 | 8 |
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Boston Celtics127| 38 | 29 | 12-17 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +9.5 | ||||||
| 36 | 28 | 8-21 | 4-10 | 8-8 | 0 | +4.8 | ||||||||
| 35 | 10 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 33 | 25 | 10-17 | 2-5 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 28 | 25, Career high (his best before, 22) | 9-14 | 1-2 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | +5 | +9.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +2 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 19 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −7.2 | |||
| 13 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.3 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.3 | |||
| Team | 127 | 44-9546.3% | 10-2934.5% | 58 | 21 | 10 | 26 | 29-3778.4% | 16 | 5 | 6 | |||
Bench 10 points on 2 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Javonte Green and Carsen Edwards (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves117| 36 | 27 | 10-18 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 34 | 18 | 5-16 | 1-9 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +1.9 | |||||
| 33 | 19 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +3 | +5.5 | ||||||
| 28 | 10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +2.0 | ||||
| 26 | 17 | 5-10 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | −4 | +5.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −5.0 | |||||
| 21 | 9 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 4-4 | −19 | −0.5 | ||||||||
| 16 | 4 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 14 | 11 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +4 | +5.6 | ||||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.5 | |||
| Team | 117 | 36-8940.4% | 15-4235.7% | 43 | 23 | 8 | 27 | 30-3585.7% | 8 | 8 | 10 | |||
Bench 26 points on 6 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Jacob Evans (coach’s decision); Karl-Anthony Towns (injury/illness).
Celtics127Timberwolves117ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Gordon Hayward scored 29 points (15 in the third quarter), and the Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-117.
The Celtics took control with an 18-5 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 13.
The Timberwolves got within 108-107 on Naz Reid’s 2 free throws with 6:20 to play, but Hayward answered with a 3-pointer, and the Timberwolves got no closer than 112-109.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Timberwolves 7-4.
Jayson Tatum had 28 points and 11 rebounds. Daniel Theis added a career-high 25 points (16 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and Jaylen Brown had 25 points and 8 rebounds. The Celtics had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Timberwolves, Malik Beasley scored 27 points, and D'Angelo Russell went 1 for 9 from 3. Reid had 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals.
The Celtics grabbed 16 offensive rebounds to the Timberwolves’ 8 and outscored them 56-38 in the paint. The Timberwolves forced 11 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. Brown fouled out.
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).
98 points from the field on 95 shots: 3.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-37 | 62.2% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-18 | 27.8% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-11 | 54.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-9 | 11.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-20 | 45.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | 27 | 5 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Kelan Martin | 11 | 8 | 4-4 | +5 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| James Johnson | 8 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 29 | 10 | 4-7 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juancho Hernangomez | 24 | 12 | 4-5 | +4 |
| James Johnson | 10 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Kelan Martin | 9 | 2 | 0-6 | −1 |
| Josh Okogie | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 9 | 2-9 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 32 | 11 | 5-8 | +5 |
| James Johnson | 12 | 2 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Malik Beasley | 5 | 4 | 1-2 | +3 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 4 | 6 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 3-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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
Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Smart 10 AST)
Q4 3:55
13.1%
21→7
Theis 3' Layup (21 PTS) (Hayward 5 AST)
Q4 4:22
12.0%
34→22
Hayward 26' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS)
Q3 6:17
11.0%
40→29
McLaughlin 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
Q4 8:58
11.0%
29→40
Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Wanamaker 1 AST)
Q3 3:21
10.9%
40→30
