Boston
Celtics
118
–
115
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 28 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 118 |
| MIN | 35 | 16 | 34 | 30 | 115 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Derrick White
BOS
26
PTS
2
REB
2
AST
+3
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots6
Charges Drawn2
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending53.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.41
Impact Composite48.7
Hustle: 20.5Defense: 27.6Impact: 0.6
5-10 from 36 contested shots2 charges drawnonly 22 pts allowed on 53.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jayson Tatum
BOS
33
PTS
8
REB
9
AST
+3
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-27 (48.1%)
3PT6-17
FT1-2
TS%59.2%
eFG%59.3%
STL3
TOV2
ORTG140
DRTG138
NET+2
33 points6-17 from 33 stealsheld opponents to 40.9% FGonly 23 pts allowed on 57.3 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 36:51 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10-20 | 50% | 5-10 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +3 |
| Luke Kornet | 11:09 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 38:59 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 24:42 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Jayson Tatum | 38:09 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13-27 | 48% | 6-17 | 35% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Sam Hauser | 27:19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 5-11 | 46% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Jordan Walsh | 6:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Al Horford | 34:49 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Neemias Queta | 21:30 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 31 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 46-92 | 50% | 22-57 | 39% | 4-6 | 67% | — |
Jaylen Brown —
Jaden Springer —
Xavier Tillman —
Drew Peterson —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 35:26 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6-12 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | -6 |
| Julius Randle | 39:10 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9-16 | 56% | 5-7 | 71% | 4-4 | 100% | +10 |
| Anthony Edwards | 36:13 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-16 | 31% | 2-9 | 22% | 3-4 | 75% | -10 |
| Naz Reid | 25:33 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6-11 | 55% | 4-5 | 80% | 4-4 | 100% | -4 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 16:56 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Rudy Gobert | 27:50 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Mike Conley | 18:58 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 28:35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3-5 | 60% | 3-5 | 60% | 3-3 | 100% | -7 |
| Josh Minott | 11:19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +7 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 41 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 37-74 | 50% | 21-39 | 54% | 20-22 | 91% | — |
Terrence Shannon Jr. —
Joe Ingles —
Leonard Miller —
Daishen Nix —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS46/92 (50%)
Paint
19/27 (70%)
Mid
9/13 (69%)
3PT
22/57 (39%)
ATB3 36%RA 67%Corner 3 46%Paint 80%Mid 50%
MIN37/74 (50%)
Paint
14/27 (52%)
Mid
5/16 (31%)
3PT
21/39 (54%)
ATB3 64%RA 65%Corner 3 36%Paint 23%Mid 40%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Anthony Edwards
defended Jayson Tatum
5.2 min • 6 pts • 40%
Best Defender
Rudy Gobert
held Al Horford
3.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Julius Randle
vs Al Horford
4.3 min • 11 pts • 67%
| MIN Defense | Al Horford | Derrick White | Jayson Tatum | Jordan Walsh | Jrue Holiday | Luke Kornet | Neemias Queta | Payton Pritchard | Sam Hauser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 4.3m 11pts 67% | 1.5m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 2.8m 2pts 50% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 5pts 100% |
| Rudy Gobert | 3.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | 4.0m 4pts 100% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Anthony Edwards | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 5.2m 6pts 40% | — | 2.4m 6pts 100% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Jaden McDaniels | 1.1m 5pts 67% | 3.1m 6pts 67% | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 6pts 100% | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — |
| Naz Reid | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — | 1.6m 5pts 50% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Mike Conley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 50% |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 4pts 50% | — |
| Other | 2.3m 4pts 67% | — | — | 2.2m 3pts 50% | 2.4m 2pts 50% | 2.8m 10pts 50% | 2.4m 5pts 50% | 3.0m 2pts 33% | 3.0m 5pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = BOS leads
MIN Largest Lead
9
Q1 3:57
BOS Largest Lead
14
Q3 0:21
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 8-0 run
Q2 0:28 – Q2 1:48
+4 → -1
BOS 8-0 run
Q3 8:40 – Q3 9:37
-8 → -13