Boston
Celtics
104
–
102
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 23 | 21 | 33 | 27 | 104 |
| MIN | 23 | 20 | 28 | 31 | 102 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jayson Tatum
BOS
22
PTS
12
REB
2
AST
-3
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending29.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.26
Impact Composite64.7
Hustle: 11.0Defense: 54.0Impact: -0.3
Double-Doubleheld opponents to 29.4% FGonly 17 pts allowed on 64.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jaylen Brown
BOS
35
PTS
10
REB
1
AST
+3
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-24 (50.0%)
3PT5-8
FT6-8
TS%63.6%
eFG%60.4%
STL1
TOV2
ORTG119
DRTG115
NET+4
35 pointsDouble-Double5-8 from 3only 19 pts allowed on 48.9 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 34:53 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4-12 | 33% | 0-5 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Blake Griffin | 15:25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Jaylen Brown | 36:32 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12-24 | 50% | 5-8 | 63% | 6-8 | 75% | +3 |
| Jayson Tatum | 36:55 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4-16 | 25% | 0-8 | 0% | 14-16 | 88% | -3 |
| Grant Williams | 26:15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Al Horford | 32:11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 31:03 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | -6 |
| Derrick White | 24:32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 44 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 34-84 | 40% | 12-40 | 30% | 24-30 | 80% | — |
Sam Hauser —
Mike Muscala —
JD Davison —
Luke Kornet —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Conley | 29:48 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -1 |
| Kyle Anderson | 36:20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7-14 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -8 |
| Anthony Edwards | 38:25 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10-20 | 50% | 5-8 | 63% | 3-5 | 60% | +5 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 15:46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-5 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Naz Reid | 19:04 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-3 | 33% | 6-6 | 100% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Taurean Prince | 20:12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Rudy Gobert | 28:58 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-8 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-7 | 43% | 0 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 33:15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-12 | 42% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 18:12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 102 | 46 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 37-84 | 44% | 12-36 | 33% | 16-22 | 73% | — |
Wendell Moore Jr. —
Nathan Knight —
Josh Minott —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS34/84 (40%)
Paint
20/37 (54%)
Mid
4/12 (33%)
3PT
11/40 (28%)
ATB3 30%RA 62%Paint 31%Corner 3 14%Mid 60%
MIN37/84 (44%)
Paint
23/41 (56%)
Mid
6/15 (40%)
3PT
12/36 (33%)
ATB3 39%RA 74%Paint 36%Corner 3 20%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kyle Anderson
defended Al Horford
7.0 min • 10 pts • 42%
Best Defender
Mike Conley
held Derrick White
3.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Naz Reid
vs Blake Griffin
2.4 min • 7 pts • 67%
| MIN Defense | Al Horford | Blake Griffin | Derrick White | Grant Williams | Jaylen Brown | Jayson Tatum | Malcolm Brogdon | Marcus Smart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | — | — | — | 1.6m 6pts 50% | 4.8m 4pts 67% | 2.0m 2pts 0% | 1.7m 5pts 100% | 2.6m 7pts 60% |
| Rudy Gobert | 2.7m 6pts 75% | — | — | 1.7m 3pts 100% | 1.9m 2pts 100% | 3.8m 4pts 100% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Kyle Anderson | 7.0m 10pts 42% | — | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 100% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 1.0m 4pts 100% | — |
| Jaden McDaniels | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 2.7m 2pts 33% | 2.8m 5pts 67% | — | 3.3m 2pts 0% |
| Mike Conley | — | — | 3.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Naz Reid | — | 2.4m 7pts 67% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 33% | — |
| Taurean Prince | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jordan McLaughlin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 2.0m 2pts 20% | 2.9m 7pts 38% | 4.6m 6pts 29% | 3.4m 8pts 75% | 1.8m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 3pts 50% | 2.0m 5pts 100% | 1.8m 2pts 0% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = BOS leads
MIN Largest Lead
5
Q1 1:38
BOS Largest Lead
14
Q3 6:10
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 1:49 – Q1 2:52
+2 → -3
MIN 9-0 run
Q3 9:28 – Q3 10:56
-11 → -4