Boston Celtics @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Game Leaders
Team Stats
45% (37-83)
Field Goal %
47% (38-81)
25% (3-12)
Three Point %
22% (2-9)
90% (26-29)
Free Throw %
88% (22-25)
14
Turnovers
20
46
Rebounds
49
8
Largest Lead
9
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN

Referee:Greg Willard
Referee:Violet Palmer
Referee:Gary Zielinski

Shot Chart
- Paul Pierce's layup blocked by Trenton Hassell.
- Sam Cassell made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Mark Blount missed hook shot.
- Kevin Garnett made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Paul Pierce missed 14 ft jumper.
- Sam Cassell made driving layup.
- Mark Blount missed 16 ft jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made 10 ft two point shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Paul Pierce missed 21 ft jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz's layup blocked by Trenton Hassell.
- Raef LaFrentz made layup.
- Michael Olowokandi made 14 ft two point shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Tony Allen missed 11 ft jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 20 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton made layup.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 11 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 9 ft jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 18 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton missed layup.
- Paul Pierce missed layup.
- Latrell Sprewell made 13 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Gary Payton's driving layup blocked by Michael Olowokandi.
- Trenton Hassell missed two point shot.
- Tony Allen made driving layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made two point shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Tony Allen missed 21 ft jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed layup.
- Sam Cassell made two point shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Trenton Hassell missed 17 ft jumper.
- Mark Blount made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 11 ft two point shot.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 15 ft jumper.
- Mark Blount made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Sam Cassell missed 16 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce made layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kevin Garnett made layup.
- Raef LaFrentz made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kevin Garnett missed 10 ft two point shot.
- Raef LaFrentz missed three point jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 14 ft two point shot.
- Gary Payton missed 9 ft jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz's layup blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Fred Hoiberg missed layup.
- Jiri Welsch missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Mark Blount made layup.
- Fred Hoiberg missed jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed layup.
- Walter McCarty made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Latrell Sprewell made 18 ft jumper.
- Jiri Welsch missed layup.
- Kendrick Perkins missed tip shot.
- Michael Olowokandi made two point shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Ricky Davis missed 7 ft jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 19 ft jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made slam dunk. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
- Ricky Davis made 19 ft jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 11 ft jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak made layup. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Kendrick Perkins made 5 ft hook shot. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 12 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 13 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Paul Pierce made layup. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Gary Payton missed 21 ft jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Gary Payton made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Kevin Garnett made two point shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Gary Payton made 21 ft jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made hook shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Gary Payton made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 12 ft jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 15 ft jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 18 ft jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed layup.
- Mark Blount missed 16 ft jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed layup.
- Trenton Hassell made layup.
- Ricky Davis made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton made driving layup.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 9 ft jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 18 ft jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 21 ft jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 49 ft three point jumper.
- Trenton Hassell made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Paul Pierce made 19 ft jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made driving layup.
- Paul Pierce missed 9 ft jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made 11 ft two point shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Gary Payton made two point shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 10 ft jumper.
- Tony Allen missed driving layup.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 22 ft jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 14 ft jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 7 ft jumper.
- Mark Blount missed jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 19 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton made driving layup.
- Latrell Sprewell made 11 ft running jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Gary Payton made 18 ft jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 8 ft jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 23 ft jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Paul Pierce's layup blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Kevin Garnett missed 11 ft jumper.
- Tony Allen missed 22 ft three point jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 14 ft two point shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Michael Olowokandi made 8 ft two point shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 12 ft jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Gary Payton missed layup.
- Sam Cassell missed 21 ft jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made tip shot.
- Paul Pierce made 19 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce made layup. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Michael Olowokandi missed layup.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Gary Payton made running jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Paul Pierce missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Marcus Banks missed 21 ft jumper.
- Marcus Banks made driving layup.
- Walter McCarty made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Ricky Davis made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Troy Hudson made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Eddie Griffin.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 19 ft jumper.
- Marcus Banks made driving layup.
- Kevin Garnett made 12 ft two point shot. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
- Kendrick Perkins made slam dunk. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Troy Hudson missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Fred Hoiberg made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Marcus Banks missed 22 ft jumper.
- Jiri Welsch missed 21 ft jumper.
- Jiri Welsch made driving layup.
- Wally Szczerbiak made two point shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Ricky Davis made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Walter McCarty missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 10 ft running jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 16 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Trenton Hassell made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Gary Payton missed layup.
- Sam Cassell made driving layup.
- Ricky Davis missed 19 ft jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed layup.
- Gary Payton made tip shot.
- Fred Hoiberg missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 9 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 12 ft jumper.
- Trenton Hassell made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Paul Pierce missed layup.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 17 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 8 ft jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Sam Cassell's 30 ft three point jumper blocked by Gary Payton.
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 25 | 15 | .625 | - | L1 |
| Boston | 24 | 15 | .615 | 0.5 | L2 |
| Toronto | 25 | 17 | .595 | 1 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 22 | 17 | .564 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 11 | 27 | .289 | 13 | L5 |
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
| Utah | 14 | 26 | .350 | 19.5 | L1 |
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