NBA Final Intelligence
Minnesota Timberwolves 109, Boston Celtics 121 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 109, Boston Celtics 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 29-22 BOS; Q2 MIN 27-32 BOS; Q3 MIN 30-34 BOS; Q4 MIN 23-33 BOS.
Top performers (box score): Jaylen Brown (BOS) 36 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 13-of-29 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 30 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 30 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 13-of-25 shooting; D'Angelo Russell (MIN) 21 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Derrick White (BOS) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists on 8-of-13 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · BOS
36 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 13-29 FG
Scoring · BOS
30 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 10-22 FG
Scoring · MIN
30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 13-25 FG
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 29 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 109 | |
| BOS | 22 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 121 |
🧮 How They Scored
MINBOS
52Points in the paint58
10Fast-break points24
15Second-chance points20
16Points off turnovers26
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
53.8%Effective FG%50.5%
14.1%Turnover %9.0%
25.0%Offensive rebound %37.0%
0.165Free-throw rate0.260
Box Score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards G | 40 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13-25 | 3-10 | 1-1 | -22 |
| D'Angelo Russell G | 39 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 6-7 | +1 |
| Jaden McDaniels F | 39 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 2-3 | -4 |
| Rudy Gobert C | 36 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | -23 |
| Naz Reid F-C | 25 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Austin Rivers G | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -23 |
| Jaylen Nowell G | 22 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-17 | 1-7 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Bryn Forbes G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Luka Garza C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. G | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Matt Ryan F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Nathan Knight F-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Josh Minott F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart G | 38 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +20 |
| Jaylen Brown G | 37 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13-29 | 3-13 | 7-10 | +8 |
| Al Horford C-F | 36 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6-14 | 5-10 | 0-0 | +19 |
| Jayson Tatum F | 35 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10-22 | 1-6 | 9-11 | +11 |
| Derrick White G | 33 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-13 | 0-3 | 2-3 | +23 |
| Grant Williams F | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Malcolm Brogdon G | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Luke Kornet F-C | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Sam Hauser F | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Noah Vonleh F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Justin Jackson F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Payton Pritchard G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Bench | 40 | 30 | 59.0 | 29.8 | -23.8 | 13.0 |
| D'Angelo Russell | Bench | 39 | 21 | 65.3 | 19.1 | +1.2 | 15.6 |
| Jaden McDaniels | Bench | 39 | 17 | 52.1 | 18.9 | -4.9 | 9.8 |
| Naz Reid | Bench | 25 | 14 | 70.0 | 23.3 | -1.9 | 9.2 |
| Jaylen Nowell | Bench | 22 | 13 | 38.2 | 33.3 | +19.9 | 7.1 |
| Rudy Gobert | Bench | 36 | 8 | 69.4 | 9.6 | -30.7 | 7.4 |
| Luka Garza | Bench | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 20.0 | +100.0 | 100.0 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | Bench | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 20.0 | +100.0 | 80.0 |
| Austin Rivers | Bench | 25 | 2 | 33.3 | 8.1 | -46.8 | -1.7 |
| Josh Minott | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | +100.0 | -40.0 |
| Bryn Forbes | Bench | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | -83.3 | -4.5 |
| Nathan Knight | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | +100.0 | 0.0 |
| Matt Ryan | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +100.0 | 40.0 |
Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | Bench | 37 | 36 | 53.9 | 37.6 | +10.3 | 13.5 |
| Jayson Tatum | Bench | 35 | 30 | 55.9 | 30.8 | +10.2 | 14.4 |
| Derrick White | Bench | 33 | 18 | 62.8 | 18.5 | +36.6 | 10.8 |
| Al Horford | Bench | 36 | 17 | 60.7 | 15.6 | +22.3 | 14.5 |
| Marcus Smart | Bench | 38 | 6 | 60.0 | 5.4 | +22.4 | 12.3 |
| Grant Williams | Bench | 23 | 6 | 42.9 | 14.8 | +22.4 | 2.2 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | Bench | 17 | 6 | 61.5 | 12.5 | -5.3 | 10.3 |
| Luke Kornet | Bench | 10 | 2 | 25.0 | 12.9 | -12.5 | 8.0 |
| Payton Pritchard | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -133.3 | 0.0 |
| Sam Hauser | Bench | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | -71.6 | -15.0 |
| JD Davison | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Mfiondu Kabengele | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Blake Griffin | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Justin Jackson | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | -100.0 | -40.0 |
| Noah Vonleh | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100.0 | 0.0 |
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