Boston Celtics @ Minnesota Timberwolves
48-33, 22-19 Away
93
48-33, 22-19 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS | 26 | 14 | 32 | 21 | 93 |
MIN | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 90 |
49-32, 28-12 Home
90
49-32, 28-12 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Tony Battie missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Kevin Garnett missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Tony Battie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Paul Pierce missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Joe Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Paul Pierce made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Kevin Garnett missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Paul Pierce made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.
- Kevin Garnett made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Antoine Walker missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Tony Battie made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Erick Strickland missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Layup.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Joe Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robert Pack.
- Paul Pierce missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Erick Strickland missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Marc Jackson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Rodney Rogers made Layup.
- Rodney Rogers made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Marc Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Robert Pack missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Vitaly Potapenko made 7 ft Jumper.
- Marc Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Anthony Peeler missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made Layup. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
- Anthony Peeler made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Rodney Rogers missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Marc Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers missed Layup.
- Tony Delk made Tip Shot.
- Anthony Peeler missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Marc Jackson made Layup.
- Vitaly Potapenko missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Sam Mitchell missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Sam Mitchell missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Tip Shot.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Vitaly Potapenko made Two Point Shot.
- Sam Mitchell made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Gary Trent made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Trent made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tony Battie missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Paul Pierce made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup.
- Antoine Walker missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup.
- Paul Pierce made Dunk. Assisted by Eric Williams.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Antoine Walker missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Chauncey Billups missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made Tip Shot.
- Antoine Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
- Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 47 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Kenny Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kenny Anderson made Two Point Shot.
- Chauncey Billups made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Tony Battie made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Tip Shot.
- Eric Williams made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Tony Battie made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Kevin Garnett made 18 ft Jumper.
- Joe Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Joe Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Eric Williams missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Tony Battie made Layup.
- Joe Smith made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Tony Battie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made Layup.
- Chauncey Billups missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 7 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Paul Pierce made Technical Free Throw.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Kenny Anderson made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Robert Pack made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Vitaly Potapenko missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Vitaly Potapenko missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Rodney Rogers made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Anthony Peeler missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Anthony Peeler made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Robert Pack missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Rodney Rogers made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Gary Trent missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Trent missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Marc Jackson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kenny Anderson made 19 ft Jumper.
- Robert Pack made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sam Mitchell.
- Vitaly Potapenko made Dunk. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Anthony Peeler made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Kenny Anderson missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Layup. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Paul Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Kevin Garnett missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kenny Anderson made Two Point Shot.
- Gary Trent made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Rodney Rogers made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Vitaly Potapenko made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Vitaly Potapenko made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made 8 ft Jumper.
- Erick Strickland missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Layup. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Anthony Peeler missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Chauncey Billups missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Technical Free Throw.
- Kevin Garnett missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Anthony Peeler missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tony Battie missed Layup.
- Tony Battie made Tip Shot.
- Anthony Peeler made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Robert Pack made Two Point Shot.
- Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers made Layup.
- Rodney Rogers missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kevin Garnett missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Kenny Anderson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made 20 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed Three Point Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tony Battie missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kevin Garnett missed Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Steve Javie
Referee:Tommy Nunez Jr.
Referee:Leroy Richardson
2025-26 Standings
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 |
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 |
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