Minnesota Timberwolves 120, Boston Celtics 127 — Recap

January 10, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 120, Boston Celtics 127 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 27-32 BOS; Q2 MIN 26-22 BOS; Q3 MIN 32-25 BOS; Q4 MIN 26-32 BOS; OT1 MIN 9-16 BOS.

Top performers (box score): Jayson Tatum (BOS) 45 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 threes on 13-of-26 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 35 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 29 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-25 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 25 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jayson Tatum

45 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 6 3PM · 13-26 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jaylen Brown

35 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 9-16 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 11-25 FG

Season highs

Jaylen Brown · Season-high 11 rebounds

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	OT		T
MIN	27	26	32	26	9		120
BOS	32	22	25	32	16		127

🧮 How They Scored

MINBOS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.4%Effective FG%53.9%

8.4%Turnover %7.2%

17.8%Offensive rebound %16.3%

0.211Free-throw rate0.344

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	46	29	6	3	—	—	5	11-25	3-6	4-4	-1
Karl-Anthony Towns C	44	25	13	6	2	—	1	8-17	2-7	7-7	-5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	40	15	4	3	1	1	1	5-8	3-5	2-2	-4
Kyle Anderson F	39	17	8	5	1	1	—	7-12	—	3-4	-11
Naz Reid F-C	37	19	10	3	—	3	1	7-15	3-7	2-2	+2
Jaden McDaniels F	24	5	1	1	—	—	1	2-8	1-4	—	-12
Jordan McLaughlin G	17	6	2	—	—	—	—	2-5	2-3	—	-5

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaylen Brown G	43	35	11	3	2	1	2	9-16	4-7	13-13	+10
Derrick White G	43	9	6	6	—	—	2	3-11	1-5	2-2	+11
Jayson Tatum F	42	45	4	2	1	—	1	13-26	6-11	13-14	+3
Jrue Holiday G	40	12	5	4	2	1	2	5-15	2-10	—	+8
Al Horford C-F	38	9	8	5	—	—	1	3-8	3-6	—	+2
Luke Kornet F-C	18	8	5	—	—	1	—	3-4	—	2-2	+6
Sam Hauser F	18	6	4	—	—	1	—	2-6	2-5	—	-2
Payton Pritchard G	16	3	1	1	—	—	—	1-4	1-3	—	+3

🔬 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	46	29	54.2	33.0	-2.5	9.7
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	44	25	62.3	20.6	-9.9	15.9
Naz Reid	Bench	37	19	59.8	21.0	+2.7	11.4
Kyle Anderson	Bench	39	17	61.8	16.7	-13.9	13.3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	40	15	84.5	11.8	-6.6	9.0
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	17	6	60.0	12.8	-11.1	5.3
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	24	5	31.3	16.4	-19.8	-5.7
Luka Garza	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Leonard Miller	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jayson Tatum	Bench	42	45	70.0	35.9	+7.9	19.8
Jaylen Brown	Bench	43	35	80.6	26.4	+13.3	21.7
Jrue Holiday	Bench	40	12	40.0	19.5	+10.1	5.5
Al Horford	Bench	38	9	56.3	11.3	+4.3	7.9
Derrick White	Bench	43	9	37.9	15.1	+12.9	2.6
Luke Kornet	Bench	18	8	82.0	11.6	+16.2	11.5
Sam Hauser	Bench	18	6	50.0	14.6	+0.6	5.5
Payton Pritchard	Bench	16	3	37.5	10.3	+11.7	3.0
Svi Mykhailiuk	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neemias Queta	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0