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Brown's 4th quarter carries Celtics past T-Wolves, 121-109
BOSTON (AP) Jaylen Brown scored 23 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter to help the Boston Celtics pull away for a 121-109 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night that halted their season-worst three-game losing streak.
Jayson Tatum had 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists, Derrick White scored 18 and Al Horford finished with 17 points for the Celtics.
''It felt good. It felt really good,'' Brown said of his fourth quarter. ''Obviously, I felt like it was just a matter of time. The first three quarters is probably one of the ugliest stretches of basketball in my career.''
Boston won for only the second time in seven games but moved back atop the NBA standings.
''The second half last game and the fourth quarter are the best version of our team,'' Celtics interim coach Joe Mazzulla said.
Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 30 points, D'Angelo Russell scored 21 and Jaden McDaniels had 17. It was Minnesota's second consecutive loss.
''We've got to up our intensity, physicality and everything, execution in the fourth quarter,'' Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. ''That's where they really came through.''
Boston point guard Marcus Smart had 10 assists, seven rebounds and six points after missing a game with an illness, but center Robert Williams III was out sick.
Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was held to eight points, but he grabbed 12 rebounds in his second game after sitting out three with a sprained left ankle.
Brown had a breakaway jam and followed that with a layup, giving the Celtics a 108-98 lead with 5 1/2 minutes to play.
After a free throw by Gobert, Brown nailed a 3-pointer from the left wing and Horford connected on one 31 seconds later, making it 114-99.
Horford's buzzer-beating 3 from right in front of his team's bench gave Boston an 88-86 edge entering the fourth.
LISTEN UP
Following a poor performance Wednesday when Boston fell behind by 30 in the opening half before a comeback bid against Indiana came up short, Mazzulla issued a bit of a challenge.
''We have a choice to make: What team do we want to be?'' he said after that game.
Boston responded with a solid start before Minnesota went on a 22-7 run.
''From the jump we were physical, we were tough, we were connected,'' Mazzulla said.
TIP-INS
Timberwolves: Russell, in his 10th NBA season, surpassed 8,000 career points. ... Naz Reid was whistled for a technical when he got up in Brown's face after he fouled him on a basket. Reid also got a Flagrant 1 for being in Tatum's landing space in the third quarter. . Finch got a technical in the fourth.
Celtics: White scored nine points in a three-minute stretch early in the third that erased a nine-point deficit. ... Tatum entered the arena just before the starting lineups were announced and played with a small wrap to support his left thumb. . Brown went down hard midway through the second but stayed in. ''I took a shot to the face and had some blood coming out,'' Brown said. ''It was just an aggressive game. Give credit to Minnesota. They came out and were trying to take advantage of our energy and how we've been playing the last couple of games.''
UP NEXT
Timberwolves: At the Miami Heat on Monday night, the second stop on a four-game road swing.
Celtics: Host the Milwaukee Bucks on Christmas.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Rudy Gobert vs. Al Horford (Anthony Edwards gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 |  | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 11:33 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:33 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 |
| 11:21 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-2 |
| 11:02 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-4 |
| 10:52 | | Al Horford blocks Anthony Edwards's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:51 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:32 | | D'Angelo Russell blocks Derrick White's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:28 | | Derrick White offensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point putback layup | 2-6 |
| 10:11 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 4-6 |
| 9:57 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:53 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:53 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:53 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-6 |
| 9:42 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 5-8 |
| 9:00 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 5-10 |
| 8:26 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 8:21 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point running layup | 5-12 |
| 8:02 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | D'Angelo Russell offensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point cutting layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 7-12 |
| 7:37 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 7-15 |
| 7:18 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 10-15 |
| 6:57 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | +2 | Austin Rivers makes two point driving hook shot | 12-15 |
| 6:45 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:24 | | Al Horford misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point cutting dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 14-15 |
| 5:54 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Austin Rivers turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals) | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point running dunk (Sam Hauser assists) | 14-17 |
| 5:26 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Sam Hauser steals) | ||
| 5:15 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Jaylen Brown's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Derrick White blocks Austin Rivers's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:37 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:16 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:14 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | Sam Hauser personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 3:59 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Naz Reid blocks Luke Kornet's two point layup | ||
| 3:45 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point running layup (Jaylen Nowell assists) | 16-17 |
| 3:31 | | Naz Reid blocks Jaylen Brown's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:29 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:25 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Grant Williams turnover (discontinue dribble) | ||
| 3:09 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 19-17 |
| 2:50 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup (Luke Kornet assists) | 19-19 |
| 2:39 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point cutting layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 21-19 |
| 2:33 | | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 2:33 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:33 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:33 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-20 |
| 2:21 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point cutting layup (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 23-20 |
| 2:04 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Sam Hauser turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 1:50 | | Luke Kornet shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:50 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-20 |
| 1:50 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-20 |
| 1:36 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Malcolm Brogdon offensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Malcolm Brogdon offensive foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:35 | | Malcolm Brogdon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:07 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | Luke Kornet misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:06 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Luke Kornet misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:11 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point turnaround jump shot | 25-22 |
| 0:56 | | Sam Hauser shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:56 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-22 |
| 0:56 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-22 |
| 0:40 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:29 | | Sam Hauser shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:29 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-22 |
| 0:29 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-22 |
| 0:10 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving floating jump shot | 29-24 |
| 11:25 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 31-24 |
| 11:14 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point pullup jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 31-26 |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 33-26 |
| 10:51 | | Jaylen Nowell shooting foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | ||
| 10:51 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-27 |
| 10:51 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-28 |
| 10:37 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving floating jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 35-28 |
| 10:15 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 35-31 |
| 9:55 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Loose ball) (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Marcus Smart offensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Naz Reid turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 9:11 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point running dunk (Al Horford assists) | 35-33 |
| 8:57 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving reverse layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 37-33 |
| 8:43 | | Jaylen Nowell shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 8:43 | | Derrick White misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:43 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-34 |
| 8:26 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 37-37 |
| 7:56 | | Al Horford blocks Naz Reid's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:54 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | Grant Williams turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:45 | | Bryn Forbes misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:39 | | Bryn Forbes offensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:38 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:59 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 37-40 |
| 6:53 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:36 | | Al Horford blocks Anthony Edwards's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:33 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 37-43 |
| 6:13 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Bryn Forbes personal foul (Loose ball) (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 6:02 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Derrick White's two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:01 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 5:43 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running dunk | 37-45 |
| 5:28 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving floating jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 39-45 |
| 5:15 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 5:05 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback layup | 41-45 |
| 4:45 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 41-48 |
| 4:37 | | Jaylen Brown personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 4:31 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:18 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | D'Angelo Russell offensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:48 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running layup (Grant Williams assists) | 41-50 |
| 3:46 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 3:46 | | Naz Reid technical foul | ||
| 3:46 | | Jaylen Brown misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:46 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:46 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | D'Angelo Russell offensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 43-50 |
| 3:00 | | Grant Williams misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:52 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 46-50 |
| 2:31 | | Jayson Tatum offensive foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:26 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point pullup jump shot | 48-50 |
| 2:26 | | Grant Williams shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 2:26 | | D'Angelo Russell misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:23 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Marcus Smart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 1:37 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-51 |
| 1:37 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-52 |
| 1:27 | | Jaylen Brown blocks Naz Reid's two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:25 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Al Horford misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:19 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | Al Horford misses two point putback layup | ||
| 1:12 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point putback layup | 48-54 |
| 1:04 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot | 50-54 |
| 0:37 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 53-54 |
| 0:08 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point pullup jump shot | 56-54 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:43 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Austin Rivers defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 59-54 |
| 11:11 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Derrick White offensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 61-54 |
| 10:38 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point stepback jump shot | 63-54 |
| 10:07 | | Marcus Smart misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Austin Rivers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Austin Rivers offensive foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | ||
| 9:58 | | Austin Rivers turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Jayson Tatum personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 63-56 |
| 9:00 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Smart steals) | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point running finger roll layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 63-58 |
| 8:34 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving dunk | 65-58 |
| 8:22 | | Austin Rivers shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 8:22 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-59 |
| 8:22 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 65-60 |
| 8:15 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot | 68-60 |
| 8:15 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 68-62 |
| 7:46 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 70-62 |
| 7:46 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 7:46 | | Jaden McDaniels misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:42 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 7:22 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving floating jump shot | 70-64 |
| 7:00 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 72-64 |
| 6:49 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 72-66 |
| 6:31 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 6:31 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 72-67 |
| 6:22 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 6:20 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point running layup | 72-69 |
| 6:17 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 6:17 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 72-70 |
| 5:58 | | Austin Rivers misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 5:56 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Anthony Edwards blocks Jayson Tatum's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 5:51 | | Jayson Tatum offensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point putback layup | 72-72 |
| 5:45 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:31 | | +3 | Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot | 75-72 |
| 5:16 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point cutting layup (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 77-72 |
| 4:54 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point cutting layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 77-74 |
| 4:42 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 79-74 |
| 4:22 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point cutting layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 79-76 |
| 4:04 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving reverse layup | 79-78 |
| 3:23 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | Anthony Edwards blocks Jayson Tatum's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:09 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | Naz Reid turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:45 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 2:45 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 79-79 |
| 2:45 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 79-80 |
| 2:32 | | +2 | Jaylen Nowell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 81-80 |
| 2:17 | | Naz Reid flagrant 1 (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 2:17 | | Jayson Tatum misses flagrant free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 2:17 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes flagrant free throw 2 of 3 | 81-81 |
| 2:17 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes flagrant free throw 3 of 3 | 81-82 |
| 2:04 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 81-85 |
| 1:40 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:03 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaylen Nowell assists) | 83-85 |
| 0:30 | | Marcus Smart misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 86-85 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 86-88 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving layup | 88-88 |
| 11:32 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:29 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | D'Angelo Russell turnover (bad pass) (Luke Kornet steals) | ||
| 11:02 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot | 88-91 |
| 10:46 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving layup | 90-91 |
| 10:26 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 90-93 |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point pullup jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 92-93 |
| 9:54 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 9:54 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 92-94 |
| 9:54 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 92-95 |
| 9:40 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:34 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point tip layup | 94-95 |
| 9:22 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point stepback jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 94-98 |
| 9:15 | | Jaylen Brown personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 9:07 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Naz Reid turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:29 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point putback layup | 94-100 |
| 8:14 | | Naz Reid offensive foul (Charge) (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 8:14 | | Naz Reid turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:58 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Jayson Tatum offensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Jayson Tatum's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:47 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point putback layup | 94-102 |
| 7:31 | | Derrick White blocks D'Angelo Russell's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:29 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:37 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 6:34 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 95-102 |
| 6:34 | | Chris Finch technical foul | ||
| 6:34 | | Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:34 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 96-102 |
| 6:24 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point cutting dunk (Marcus Smart assists) | 96-104 |
| 6:06 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 98-104 |
| 6:00 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running dunk (Marcus Smart assists) | 98-106 |
| 5:39 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point cutting layup (Marcus Smart assists) | 98-108 |
| 5:30 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:20 | | Al Horford shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 99-108 |
| 5:20 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:17 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 4:58 | | Marcus Smart offensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 99-111 |
| 4:37 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Marcus Smart offensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 99-114 |
| 4:08 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:06 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 3:44 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals) | ||
| 3:40 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point running dunk | ||
| 3:39 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point putback layup | 99-116 |
| 3:38 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:23 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point floating jump shot | 102-116 |
| 2:53 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 102-119 |
| 2:45 | | Jayson Tatum personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 2:34 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 104-119 |
| 2:11 | | Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 2:11 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 105-119 |
| 1:54 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 1:12 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 105-120 |
| 1:12 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 105-121 |
| 1:00 | | Nathan Knight turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 0:57 | | Justin Jackson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:47 | | Josh Minott misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Luka Garza offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | +2 | Luka Garza makes two point turnaround hook shot | 107-121 |
| 0:29 | | Derrick White turnover (bad pass) (Nathan Knight steals) | ||
| 0:25 | | +2 | Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point running layup (Matt Ryan assists) | 109-121 |
| 0:01 | | Celtics turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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Celtics turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:01 |
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+ 2 | Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point running layup (Matt Ryan assists) | 0:25 |
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Derrick White turnover (bad pass) (Nathan Knight steals) | 0:29 |
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+ 2 | Luka Garza makes two point turnaround hook shot | 0:44 |
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Luka Garza offensive rebound | 0:46 |
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Josh Minott misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:47 |
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Justin Jackson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | 0:57 |
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Nathan Knight turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals) | 1:00 |
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+ 1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:12 |
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+ 1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1:12 |
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Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | 1:12 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 109 | 121 |
| Field Goals | 44-91 (48.4%) | 44-100 (44.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 10-32 (31.3%) | 13-46 (28.3%) |
| Free Throws | 11-15 (73.3%) | 20-26 (76.9%) |
| Total Rebounds | 52 | 61 |
| Offensive | 11 | 20 |
| Defensive | 34 | 33 |
| Team | 7 | 8 |
| Assists | 25 | 28 |
| Steals | 3 | 9 |
| Blocks | 8 | 6 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 11 |
| Fouls | 19 | 16 |
| Technicals | 3 | 0 |
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D. Russell
PG 0
21 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST
J. Brown
SF 7
36 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
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115.8 PPG | 41.9 RPG | 26.2 APG |
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A. Edwards SG | 24.6 PPG | 5.8 RPG | 4.4 APG | 45.9 FG% |
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J. Brown SF | 26.6 PPG | 6.9 RPG | 3.5 APG | 49.1 FG% |
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A. Edwards SG | 30 PTS | 6 REB | 4 AST | |
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J. Brown SF | 36 PTS | 7 REB | 3 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Edwards | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13/25 | 3/10 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -22 | 43 |
| D. Russell | 21 | 7 | 10 | 6/13 | 3/7 | 6/7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 47 |
| J. McDaniels | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7/15 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 34 |
| R. Gobert | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -23 | 22 |
| A. Rivers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -23 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Edwards | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13/25 | 3/10 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -22 | 43 |
| D. Russell | 21 | 7 | 10 | 6/13 | 3/7 | 6/7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 47 |
| J. McDaniels | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7/15 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 34 |
| R. Gobert | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -23 | 22 |
| A. Rivers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -23 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Reid | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6/10 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 21 |
| J. Nowell | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6/17 | 1/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +7 | 22 |
| L. Garza | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| W. Moore Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 |
| M. Ryan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 |
| B. Forbes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -15 | 1 |
| N. Knight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 |
| J. Minott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 |
| K. Anderson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Towns | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. McLaughlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Prince | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 109 | 45 | 25 | 44/91 | 10/32 | 11/15 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 34 | -60 | 199 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Brown | 36 | 7 | 3 | 13/29 | 3/13 | 7/10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +8 | 49 |
| J. Tatum | 30 | 8 | 5 | 10/22 | 1/6 | 9/11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | +11 | 46 |
| D. White | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8/13 | 0/3 | 2/3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +23 | 30 |
| A. Horford | 17 | 11 | 2 | 6/14 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | +19 | 37 |
| M. Smart | 6 | 7 | 10 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +20 | 36 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Brown | 36 | 7 | 3 | 13/29 | 3/13 | 7/10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +8 | 49 |
| J. Tatum | 30 | 8 | 5 | 10/22 | 1/6 | 9/11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | +11 | 46 |
| D. White | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8/13 | 0/3 | 2/3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +23 | 30 |
| A. Horford | 17 | 11 | 2 | 6/14 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | +19 | 37 |
| M. Smart | 6 | 7 | 10 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +20 | 36 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Brogdon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 13 |
| G. Williams | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +10 | 10 |
| L. Kornet | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -3 | 11 |
| N. Vonleh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| S. Hauser | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -14 | 3 |
| P. Pritchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| J. Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -1 |
| D. Gallinari | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Griffin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Kabengele | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Williams III | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 121 | 53 | 28 | 44/100 | 13/46 | 20/26 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | +60 | 234 |
