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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 27 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 120 |
 Celtics | 32 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 16 | 127 |
MINTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 44-9546.3% | 14-3441.2% | 18-2090.0% | 47 | 22 | 9 |
| BOS | 39-9043.3% | 19-4740.4% | 30-3196.8% | 46 | 21 | 8 |
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Boston Celtics127| 43 | 9 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −8.1 | ||||||
| 43 | 35 | 9-16 | 4-7 | 13-13 | +10 | +13.6 | ||||||||
| 42 | 45 | 13-26 | 6-11 | 13-14 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +10.9 | ||||||
| 40 | 12 | 5-15 | 2-10 | 0-0 | +8 | −5.1 | ||||||||
| 38 | 9 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | +2.6 | |||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.0 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.1 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.1 | |||
| Team | 127 | 39-9043.3% | 19-4740.4% | 46 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 30-3196.8% | 7 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 17 points on 6 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Dalano Banton, Svi Mykhailiuk, Neemias Queta and Lamar Stevens (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves120| 46 | 29 | 11-25 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.4 | |||||
| 44 | 25 | 8-17 | 2-7 | 7-7 | 0 | −5 | +5.8 | |||||||
| 40 | 15 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 2-2 | −4 | +1.8 | ||||||||
| 39 | 17 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | −11 | +3.5 | |||||||
| 24 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −9.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | 19 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | +3.6 | |||||||
| 17 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.8 | |||
| 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −0.9 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.2 | |||
| Team | 120 | 44-9546.3% | 14-3441.2% | 47 | 22 | 9 | 27 | 18-2090.0% | 8 | 4 | 6 | |||
Bench 29 points on 11 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Wendell Moore Jr., Daishen Nix, Josh Minott, Leonard Miller and Luka Garza (coach’s decision).
Celtics127Timberwolves120ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jaylen Brown had 35 points (15 in the first quarter) and a season-high 11 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-120 in overtime.
Anthony Edwards made 2 free throws with 8.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 111 for the Timberwolves, but the Celtics outscored them 16-9 in overtime.
The Timberwolves had the ball down 2 with 1:04 left, but Jrue Holiday stole the ball from Edwards. A basket would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Timberwolves 23-16. Jayson Tatum scored 15 of the Celtics’ 23 on 4 for 7 shooting and 5 for 6 at the line.
Tatum scored 45 points with 6 3-pointers. The Celtics had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Timberwolves, Edwards scored 29 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 25 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Celtics went 30 for 31 at the line to the Timberwolves’ 18 for 20. The Timberwolves forced 8 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Celtics scored the last 9 points of the game. The Celtics’ starters outscored the Timberwolves 75-61 in 28 minutes together. Jaden McDaniels and Towns 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. The Celtics’ chance bottomed out at 5.5% (4th quarter, 4:09 left). 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 90 shots: 1.4 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 | 11-15 | 73.3% | 66% |
| In the paint | 6-16 | 37.5% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-12 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-9 | 55.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-38 | 36.8% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 26 | 7 | 3-8 | −3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 20 | 4 | 1-3 | −4 |
| Kyle Anderson | 11 | 7 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 9 | 16 | 6-8 | +13 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 11 | 3-8 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 45 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 28 | 8 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 17 | 7 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Kyle Anderson | 13 | 10 | 4-5 | +5 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Anderson | 18 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Naz Reid | 17 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 14 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 4 | 2-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 9 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIN
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Holiday 24' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Horford 5 AST)
Q4 0:26
44.4%
37→82
Alexander-Walker 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Edwards 3 AST)
OT 2:44
35.4%
62→27
Tatum 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (43 PTS) (Holiday 4 AST)
OT 0:51
27.1%
71→98
Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
Q4 0:09
26.0%
79→53
Tatum 5' Driving Layup (40 PTS)
OT 1:04
18.2%
53→71
