Minnesota Timberwolves @ Boston Celtics
Preseason
3-4, 2-2 Away
80
3-4, 2-2 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 12 | 14 | 28 | 26 | 80 |
BOS | 14 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 96 |
3-4, 2-1 Home
96
3-4, 2-1 Home
Game Information
Boston, MA
Referee:Sean Corbin
Referee:Ron Olesiak
Referee:Michael Henderson
Game Flow
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--BOS
Shot Chart
- Vin Baker made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Mike James missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed Jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed Technical Free Throw.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mike James.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kedrick Brown made 21 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Mike James missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kedrick Brown missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 14 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
- Kedrick Brown missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Ervin Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Ervin Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Paul Pierce missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Eric Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Eric Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made Layup.
- Paul Pierce made 12 ft Jumper.
- Tony Battie missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Raef LaFrentz missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Marcus Banks missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Tony Battie missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Jumper. Assisted by Quincy Lewis.
- Raef LaFrentz missed Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Marcus Banks missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Tony Battie missed Layup.
- Raef LaFrentz made Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 14 ft Jumper.
- Marcus Banks made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Tony Battie made 16 ft Jumper.
- Kedrick Brown made Layup.
- Raef LaFrentz made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vin Baker.
- Paul Pierce made Slam Dunk.
- Troy Hudson missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kedrick Brown made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Mark Madsen missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Marcus Banks made Two Point Shot.
- Marcus Banks made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Marcus Banks missed Layup.
- Walter McCarty missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent made 13 ft Jumper.
- Vin Baker made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Gary Trent made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Vin Baker made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Gary Trent made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Gary Trent made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Walter McCarty made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vin Baker.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Mike James made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Battie missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mike James made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Sam Cassell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed Layup.
- Sam Cassell missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ervin Johnson.
- Mark Blount made 12 ft Jumper.
- Quincy Lewis missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Mark Blount made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kedrick Brown missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce made Layup.
- Sam Cassell made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Mark Blount made 18 ft Jumper.
- Mike James missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Kedrick Brown made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Mark Madsen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Mark Madsen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eric Williams made 11 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sam Cassell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sam Cassell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Marcus Banks missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Eric Williams missed Jumper.
- Gary Trent missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Marcus Banks missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Marcus Banks made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Eric Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Madsen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Mark Madsen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eric Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Eric Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Latrell Sprewell made Slam Dunk.
- Eric Williams made Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eric Williams made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.
- Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Jiri Welsch missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Eric Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Eric Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jiri Welsch made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Gary Trent made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Trent made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Jiri Welsch missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 18 ft Jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Raef LaFrentz made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Troy Hudson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Eric Williams made 14 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Tip Shot.
- Eric Williams made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Gary Trent made Layup. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Walter McCarty missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Eric Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Eric Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Troy Hudson missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Quincy Lewis made Jumper.
- Mark Blount missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Mike James missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Mike James made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Quincy Lewis.
- Vin Baker made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Sam Cassell missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Kedrick Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kedrick Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Mark Blount missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
- Marcus Banks made Layup.
- Kirk Penney made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Vin Baker missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Mark Blount missed Layup.
- Kedrick Brown missed Layup.
- Kedrick Brown missed Layup.
- Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Ndudi Ebi missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Jason Collier made Layup.
- Walter McCarty missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kendrick Perkins missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
- Kirk Penney missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Ndudi Ebi missed Layup.
- Kendrick Perkins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kendrick Perkins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Reggie Slater made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Rusty LaRue made Layup.
- Kirk Penney missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Reggie Slater made Layup.
- Kendrick Perkins missed 2 ft Two Point Shot.
- Jason Collier made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Brandon Hunter made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Ndudi Ebi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Ndudi Ebi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Walter McCarty missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Ndudi Ebi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Ndudi Ebi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kendrick Perkins made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Ndudi Ebi made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kirk Penney.
- Walter McCarty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Walter McCarty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kirk Penney made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
| New York | 53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
| Toronto | 46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
| Brooklyn | 20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
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