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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 27 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 105 |
 Celtics | 24 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 107 |
MINTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 37-8842.0% | 15-4136.6% | 16-2176.2% | 49 | 19 | 8 |
| BOS | 37-8742.5% | 21-5637.5% | 12-1580.0% | 40 | 25 | 6 |
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 Celtics107| 38 | 26 | 8-21 | 5-12 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 38 | 19 | 7-12 | 4-9 | 1-2 | +8 | +6.0 | ||||||||
| 37 | 9 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 2-2 | −4 | −5.0 | ||||||||
| 36 | 29 | 10-18 | 7-10 | 2-2 | −1 | +7.9 | ||||||||
| 34 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 8 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.5 | |||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.9 | |||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.6 | ||||
| Team | 107 | 37-8742.5% | 21-5637.5% | 40 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 12-1580.0% | 8 | 5 | 7 | |||
Bench 16 points on 6 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Luke Kornet and Kristaps Porziņģis (injury/illness); Neemias Queta, Jaden Springer and Jordan Walsh (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves105| 39 | 28 | 9-21 | 6-11 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +3.4 | |||||
| 36 | 23 | 7-15 | 1-4 | 0 | 8-13 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +1.9 | |||||
| 34 | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +6.5 | ||||
| 32 | 10 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −8.9 | |||||
| 29 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −0.9 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −6.0 | |||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −7.8 | ||||||
| 16 | 14 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2.7 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 105 | 37-8842.0% | 15-4136.6% | 49 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 16-2176.2% | 11 | 2 | 1 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Joe Ingles, Daishen Nix, Terrence Shannon Jr., Luka Garza and PJ Dozier (coach’s decision).
Celtics107Timberwolves105ClickTap 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 scored 29 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the defending champion Boston Celtics held off the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-105 for their fifth straight win.
The Celtics took control with a 24-6 run in the third quarter and led by as many as 19. The Celtics led 79-60 with 4:26 left in the third quarter, and the Timberwolves cut it to 2 in the final minute.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Timberwolves 8-5.
Jayson Tatum had 26 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 8 rebounds.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards had 28 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and Julius Randle added 23 points. Rudy Gobert had 10 points and 20 rebounds.
The Celtics made 21 3-pointers, 7 of them by Brown and 5 by Tatum. The Timberwolves forced 7 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Timberwolves’ starters were outscored 52-38 in 21 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).
95 points from the field on 87 shots: 0.8 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 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-7 | 14.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-11 | 18.2% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 19-45 | 42.2% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 17 | 6 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Julius Randle | 12 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 11 | 8 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 5 | 1-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 19 | 2 | 0-2 | −6 |
| Anthony Edwards | 15 | 4 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Rudy Gobert | 9 | 8 | 3-7 | +4 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 8 | 4 | 2-6 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 8 | 2-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donte DiVincenzo | 28 | 5 | 2-3 | −3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Rudy Gobert | 6 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 9 | 3-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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
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BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Brown 27' 3PT Jump Shot (29 PTS) (Holiday 3 AST)
Q4 1:16
20.6%
73→93
Randle 3' Cutting Layup Shot (23 PTS) (DiVincenzo 2 AST)
Q4 0:34
17.5%
95→77
White 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS)
Q4 3:25
17.3%
77→95
MISS Brown 30' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
Q4 0:11
14.4%
77→92
Dillingham 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
Q4 11:12
13.6%
92→78
