Minnesota Timberwolves at Boston Celtics
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Celtics: 73.5%
Timberwolves: 26.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 105 - 107 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 105 - 107 |
| 4th 7.0 |  |
Naz Reid enters the game for Rudy Gobert | 105 - 107 |
| 4th 7.0 | |
Timberwolves Full timeout | 105 - 107 |
| 4th 7.0 | |
Timberwolves Full timeout | 105 - 107 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 BOS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-88 | FG | 37-87 |
| 42.0 | Field Goal % | 42.5 |
| 15-41 | 3PT | 21-56 |
| 36.6 | Three Point % | 37.5 |
| 16-21 | FT | 12-15 |
| 76.2 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fouls | 23 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
TD Garden
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
23 | 5 | .821 | - | W8 |
 Denver |
16 | 11 | .593 | 6.5 | W2 |
 Minnesota |
14 | 14 | .500 | 9 | L3 |
 Portland |
9 | 20 | .310 | 14.5 | L2 |
 Utah |
7 | 21 | .250 | 16 | L1 |
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
22 | 7 | .759 | - | L1 |
 New York |
19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W4 |
 Brooklyn |
11 | 18 | .379 | 11 | L2 |
 Philadelphia |
10 | 17 | .370 | 11 | W1 |
 Toronto |
7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | L8 |
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