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MIN 5-3
102 – 92
FINAL
BOS 5-2

Minnesota Timberwolves 102, Boston Celtics 92 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 102, Boston Celtics 92. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 14-23 BOS; Q2 MIN 33-21 BOS; Q3 MIN 29-33 BOS; Q4 MIN 26-15 BOS.

Top performers (box score): Jaylen Brown (BOS) 29 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-26 shooting; Nah'Shon Hyland (MIN) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Ayo Dosunmu (MIN) 17 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 16 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS
Jaylen Brown
29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 9-26 FG
Scoring · MIN
Nah'Shon Hyland
23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 8-14 FG
Scoring · MIN
Jaden McDaniels
19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 8-18 FG

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

📊 Game Flow

MIN 16 largest lead Q4 1:45 (MIN 102, BOS 86) · 13-0 run, Q4 9:46–Q4 6:55
BOS 15 largest lead Q2 11:02 (MIN 14, BOS 29) · 11-0 run, Q1 10:09–Q1 7:17
Swings 7 lead changes Tied 7 times

Ahead for good: Bones Hyland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Clark assists) (Q4 9:05, MIN 83, BOS 81).

Linescore

1234 T
MIN 14332926 102
BOS 23213315 92

🧮 How They Scored

MINBOS
46Points in the paint50
22Fast-break points17
10Second-chance points16
13Points off turnovers18
40Bench points26
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
49.5%Effective FG%40.5%
12.5%Turnover %9.7%
23.1%Offensive rebound %22.8%
0.165Free-throw rate0.189

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jaden McDaniels F 3319630028-183-70-0-3
Ayo Dosunmu G 3217861227-132-41-1+8
Donte DiVincenzo G 318221023-92-70-0+5
Nah'Shon Hyland G 3023331018-143-74-4+26
Julius Randle F 299942033-141-42-4-4
Naz Reid F-C 2611700124-121-42-2+26
Rudy Gobert C 2691411403-50-03-4-10
Kyle Anderson F 166431013-50-00-0+12
Jaylen Clark G 130320010-00-00-0+6
Julian Phillips F 10000000-00-00-0-4
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F 10000000-00-00-0-4
Joan Beringer F 10000000-10-00-0-4
Zyon Pullin G 10000000-00-00-0-4

Boston Celtics

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Derrick White G 3615613036-151-52-2-12
Jaylen Brown G 3529740039-262-69-11-8
Jayson Tatum F 31161122016-162-72-3-4
Baylor Scheierman G 285420002-41-20-0-16
Payton Pritchard G 2710131014-112-60-0-11
Neemias Queta C 2741012002-50-00-0-9
Sam Hauser F 192210101-40-30-0-5
Luka Garza C 175610022-71-30-0-4
Hugo González G 140310110-30-10-0+1
Max Shulga G 24110001-10-02-2+6
Charles Bassey G 22101001-20-00-0+6
Ron Harper Jr. F 20100000-10-00-0+6

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Jaden McDaniels Starter 331952.825.6-1.411.1
Ayo Dosunmu Starter 321763.219.5+14.316.3
Rudy Gobert Starter 26966.610.8-15.719.1
Julius Randle Starter 29928.627.9-2.04.7
Donte DiVincenzo Starter 31844.415.3+9.14.0
Nah'Shon Hyland Bench 302373.024.6+41.919.1
Naz Reid Bench 261142.723.7+50.44.9
Kyle Anderson Bench 16660.016.2+39.813.3
Mike Conley Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Joe Ingles Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Jaylen Clark Bench 1300.03.6+20.79.2
Julian Phillips Bench 0100.00.0-200.00.0
Terrence Shannon Jr. Bench 0100.00.0-200.00.0
Joan Beringer Bench 0100.033.3-200.0-33.3
Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Jaylen Brown Starter 352947.038.2-13.013.1
Jayson Tatum Starter 311646.224.3-4.414.5
Derrick White Starter 361547.222.1-18.38.9
Neemias Queta Starter 27440.07.8-17.710.2
Sam Hauser Starter 19225.08.7-15.21.3
Payton Pritchard Bench 271045.518.2-18.66.1
Luka Garza Bench 17535.719.6-20.0-1.6
Baylor Scheierman Bench 28562.55.8-25.76.6
Max Shulga Bench 024106.433.3+200.0100.0
Charles Bassey Bench 02250.033.3+200.045.5
Ron Harper Jr. Bench 0200.016.7+200.00.0
Jordan Walsh Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Hugo González Bench 1400.012.1+3.7-3.4
Amari Williams Bench 0000.00.00.00.0

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MIN 2 – 0 BOS
Last 12 meetings · since 2020-21 MIN 4 – 8 BOS
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Minnesota Timberwolves 44-28 W1 L10 5-5 Next game recap: vs HOU · Wed, Mar 25
Boston Celtics 47-24 L1 L10 6-4 Next game recap: vs OKC · Wed, Mar 25

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