Boston Celtics @ Minnesota Timberwolves
48-33, 22-19 Away
93
48-33, 22-19 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS | 26 | 14 | 32 | 21 | 93 |
MIN | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 90 |
49-32, 28-12 Home
90
49-32, 28-12 Home
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 43 | 13 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | 31 | 10-18 | 2-5 | 9-12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | 14 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
93 | 37-73 | 5-17 | 14-20 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 26 | ||
51% | 29% | 70% |
Minnesota Timberwolves
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 40 | 20 | 8-23 | 0-2 | 4-7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | 12 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | 6 | 1-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 6-16 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 11 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 3-12 | 1-7 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
90 | 33-89 | 5-18 | 19-28 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 18 | ||
37% | 28% | 68% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Target Center
12:00 AM, 16 April 2002
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 17,009
- Referees:
- Steve Javie
- Tommy Nunez Jr.
- Leroy Richardson
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | L1 |
| Boston | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2 | W3 |
| Toronto | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 10.5 | W2 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 4 | .867 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 21 | 8 | .724 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | W3 |
| Portland | 12 | 18 | .400 | 14 | L2 |
| Utah | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15.5 | L4 |
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