Boston Celtics 118, Minnesota Timberwolves 115 — Recap

January 2, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 118, Minnesota Timberwolves 115. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 28-35 MIN; Q2 BOS 34-16 MIN; Q3 BOS 29-34 MIN; Q4 BOS 27-30 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Jayson Tatum (BOS) 33 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 6 threes on 13-of-27 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 27 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Derrick White (BOS) 26 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-20 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-11 shooting; Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 19 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jayson Tatum

33 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST, 6 3PM · 13-27 FG

Scoring · MIN

Julius Randle

27 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 9-16 FG

Scoring · BOS

Derrick White

26 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 10-20 FG

Season highs

Jaden McDaniels · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BOS	28	34	29	27		118
MIN	35	16	34	30		115

🧮 How They Scored

BOSMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

62.0%Effective FG%64.2%

3.1%Turnover %15.2%

25.0%Offensive rebound %34.4%

0.065Free-throw rate0.297

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jrue Holiday G	39	11	3	8	2	—	—	4-9	3-7	—	+1
Jayson Tatum F	38	33	8	9	3	—	2	13-27	6-17	1-2	+3
Derrick White G	37	26	2	2	—	2	—	10-20	5-10	1-1	+3
Al Horford C-F	35	9	5	4	—	2	—	4-8	1-5	—	-2
Sam Hauser F	27	15	3	2	—	—	—	5-11	5-11	—	-10
Payton Pritchard G	25	9	2	4	1	—	—	3-8	2-6	1-2	+5
Neemias Queta C	22	8	5	—	1	—	1	4-5	—	—	+17
Luke Kornet F-C	11	7	3	1	1	—	—	3-3	—	1-1	—
Jordan Walsh G	7	—	—	—	1	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-2

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Julius Randle F	39	27	8	7	1	—	4	9-16	5-7	4-4	+10
Anthony Edwards G	36	15	4	6	—	—	2	5-16	2-9	3-4	-10
Jaden McDaniels F	35	19	8	2	—	—	3	6-12	4-8	3-3	-6
Donte DiVincenzo G	29	12	3	3	—	—	2	3-5	3-5	3-3	-7
Rudy Gobert C	28	6	7	—	—	—	—	3-5	—	—	-6
Naz Reid F-C	26	20	5	3	—	—	2	6-11	4-5	4-4	-4
Mike Conley G	19	5	2	3	—	—	1	2-4	1-2	—	+1
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	17	4	3	—	—	—	—	1-2	1-1	1-2	—
Josh Minott F	11	7	1	—	—	2	1	2-3	1-2	2-2	+7

🔬 Advanced Stats

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jayson Tatum	Bench	38	33	59.2	37.5	+2.3	17.9
Derrick White	Bench	37	26	63.6	27.0	+6.6	11.1
Sam Hauser	Bench	27	15	68.2	19.6	-23.3	9.3
Jrue Holiday	Bench	39	11	61.1	11.4	+5.3	7.3
Al Horford	Bench	35	9	56.3	10.8	-5.3	6.8
Payton Pritchard	Bench	25	9	50.7	16.4	+5.6	8.7
Neemias Queta	Bench	22	8	80.0	13.6	+44.7	10.1
Luke Kornet	Bench	11	7	101.7	11.1	-6.3	16.1
Jaylen Brown	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Xavier Tillman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Walsh	Bench	7	—	0.0	5.9	-25.3	0.0

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Julius Randle	Bench	39	27	76.0	26.2	+15.6	16.3
Naz Reid	Bench	26	20	78.4	26.9	-11.4	13.9
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	35	19	71.3	21.1	-9.7	11.0
Anthony Edwards	Bench	36	15	42.2	25.3	-17.9	6.3
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	29	12	94.9	14.0	-11.2	7.3
Josh Minott	Bench	11	7	90.2	22.7	+41.7	11.3
Rudy Gobert	Bench	28	6	60.0	8.1	-14.8	6.5
Mike Conley	Bench	19	5	62.5	11.1	+2.9	6.8
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	17	4	69.4	8.8	+3.7	5.0
Joe Ingles	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Leonard Miller	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0