Boston
Celtics
124
–
108
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 37 | 29 | 23 | 35 | 124 |
| MIN | 26 | 21 | 27 | 34 | 108 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Evan Fournier
BOS
18
PTS
1
REB
6
AST
+22
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots4
Opp FG% When Defending40.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.21
Impact Composite55.6
Hustle: 6.0Defense: 45.4Impact: 4.2
5-8 from 3+22 plus/minusheld opponents to 40.0% FGonly 7 pts allowed on 32.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jayson Tatum
BOS
26
PTS
11
REB
2
AST
+22
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-21 (38.1%)
3PT4-11
FT6-6
TS%55.0%
eFG%47.6%
STL1
TOV2
ORTG133
DRTG95
NET+39
Double-Double4-11 from 33 deflections+22 plus/minusonly 25 pts allowed on 45.8 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Parker | 17:29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | -10 |
| Tacko Fall | 7:01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Romeo Langford | 20:38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| Tremont Waters | 22:07 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | 3-3 | 100% | +7 |
| Luke Kornet | 30:58 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6-10 | 60% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Nesmith | 22:27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Payton Pritchard | 26:02 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 33% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Jayson Tatum | 26:44 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-21 | 38% | 4-11 | 36% | 6-6 | 100% | +22 |
| Grant Williams | 18:31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Evan Fournier | 24:24 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 5-8 | 63% | 1-2 | 50% | +22 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 23:40 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| TOTAL | — | 124 | 44 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 46-95 | 48% | 18-42 | 43% | 14-18 | 78% | — |
Carsen Edwards —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 19:46 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5-13 | 39% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-5 | 40% | 0 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 14:54 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Josh Okogie | 12:53 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-6 | 50% | -6 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 24:36 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3-10 | 30% | 0-5 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | -10 |
| Anthony Edwards | 33:50 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-18 | 44% | 1-9 | 11% | 6-6 | 100% | -12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Juancho Hernangomez | 20:32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jake Layman | 15:13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 10:35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27:06 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9-19 | 47% | 0-5 | 0% | 6-7 | 86% | -10 |
| Ricky Rubio | 22:52 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 16:01 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -11 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 21:42 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 51 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 39-95 | 41% | 5-37 | 14% | 25-34 | 74% | — |
Ed Davis —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS46/95 (48%)
Paint
25/44 (57%)
Mid
3/11 (27%)
3PT
18/43 (42%)
RA 69%ATB3 41%Corner 3 44%Paint 22%Mid 25%
MIN39/95 (41%)
Paint
34/55 (62%)
Mid
2/7 (29%)
3PT
5/37 (14%)
RA 73%ATB3 7%Paint 37%Corner 3 33%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Karl-Anthony Towns
defended Luke Kornet
4.4 min • 13 pts • 67%
Best Defender
D'Angelo Russell
held Jayson Tatum
2.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Anthony Edwards
vs Aaron Nesmith
2.5 min • 8 pts • 60%
| MIN Defense | Aaron Nesmith | Evan Fournier | Grant Williams | Jabari Parker | Jayson Tatum | Luke Kornet | Payton Pritchard | Romeo Langford | Semi Ojeleye | Tacko Fall | Tremont Waters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 2.5m 8pts 60% | 3.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 0% | 4.4m 13pts 67% | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 0% | — | — |
| Jaden McDaniels | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 100% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| D'Angelo Russell | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 2pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Ricky Rubio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 50% |
| Naz Reid | — | — | 3.4m 4pts 40% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juancho Hernangomez | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Jake Layman | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Jaylen Nowell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 5pts 50% |
| Jordan McLaughlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 4.8m 9pts 60% | 4.0m 5pts 33% | 4.2m 6pts 30% | 2.8m 2pts 20% | 2.9m 2pts 33% | 4.0m 4pts 18% | 3.3m 6pts 75% | 3.1m 3pts 0% | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% | 3.4m 6pts 40% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = BOS leads
MIN Largest Lead
7
Q1 2:31
BOS Largest Lead
23
Q3 6:26
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 9-0 run
Q1 4:33 – Q1 5:13
+4 → -4
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 7:25 – Q1 8:52
-4 → -10
BOS 8-0 run
Q2 6:46 – Q2 8:22
-13 → -18
BOS 10-0 run
Q4 6:01 – Q4 7:22
-13 → -21