Irving returns to carry Celtics past Timberwolves 117-109

Kyrie Irving returned from a one-game absence to help Boston fend off Minnesota, finishing with 23 points, seven rebounds and eight assists to pace the Celtics in a 117-109 victory over the Timberwolves on Thursday night.
Mar 9, 2018, 05:26 am - Associated Press

Probabilities & Game Flow

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According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Taj Gibson makes 16-foot jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Kyrie Irving misses three point jumper
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Aron Baynes makes 8-foot hook shot (Al Horford assists)
  • Nemanja Bjelica makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)
  • Jaylen Brown makes driving dunk (Aron Baynes assists)
  • Andrew Wiggins makes driving layup (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Aron Baynes misses jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 17-foot jumper
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
  • Al Horford makes 11-foot jump bank shot (Kyrie Irving assists)
  • Jeff Teague makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Kyrie Irving makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jeff Teague makes three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)
  • Andrew Wiggins makes driving layup (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Kyrie Irving misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Nemanja Bjelica makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Al Horford makes 17-foot jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
  • Jeff Teague misses step back jumpshot
  • Kyrie Irving makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Taj Gibson makes layup
  • Marcus Morris misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylen Brown makes 11-foot two point shot
  • Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Nemanja Bjelica makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
  • Kyrie Irving makes 26-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
  • Al Horford blocks Gorgui Dieng 's 2-foot two point shot
  • Al Horford misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tyus Jones misses 2-foot two point shot
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Marcus Morris makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Marcus Morris makes 20-foot jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Jamal Crawford makes 15-foot jumper
  • Marcus Morris makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Marcus Morris misses driving layup
  • Gorgui Dieng misses 5-foot jumper
  • Taj Gibson makes driving layup (Andrew Wiggins assists)
  • Marcus Morris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terry Rozier assists)
  • Andrew Wiggins makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Jaylen Brown misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Terry Rozier makes two point shot (Daniel Theis assists)
  • Jamal Crawford misses three point jumper
  • Nemanja Bjelica makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nemanja Bjelica makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Crawford misses 20-foot jumper
  • Terry Rozier misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Taj Gibson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Taj Gibson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Marcus Morris misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Taj Gibson makes 6-foot hook shot
  • Marcus Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Gorgui Dieng blocks Greg Monroe 's 7-foot hook shot
  • Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum makes tip shot
  • Terry Rozier makes driving dunk
  • Tyus Jones misses 10-foot jump bank shot
  • Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 17-foot jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
  • Marcus Morris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Greg Monroe assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes finger roll layup
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 8-foot hook shot
  • Marcus Smart makes driving layup (Al Horford assists)
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes driving layup
  • Jamal Crawford misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Marcus Smart makes dunk
  • Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Nemanja Bjelica misses layup
  • Nemanja Bjelica makes layup
  • Nemanja Bjelica misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kyrie Irving misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 17-foot two point shot
  • Aron Baynes misses 15-foot jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot driving dunk (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Al Horford misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylen Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kyrie Irving makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Morris assists)
  • Jeff Teague misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Morris makes 19-foot jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Marcus Morris misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jeff Teague misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jaylen Brown misses 10-foot jumper
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 20-foot jumper
  • Al Horford makes 21-foot jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
  • Jeff Teague misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Al Horford makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Andrew Wiggins misses tip shot
  • Marcus Morris misses driving layup
  • Taj Gibson makes dunk (Nemanja Bjelica assists)
  • Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Aron Baynes makes 11-foot hook shot (Al Horford assists)
  • Taj Gibson misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Nemanja Bjelica assists)
  • Al Horford misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nemanja Bjelica makes 25-foot three point jumper
  • Aron Baynes makes 12-foot jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Nemanja Bjelica makes 3-foot layup (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Al Horford misses layup
  • Taj Gibson makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Aron Baynes's jumper
  • Andrew Wiggins misses driving layup
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Kyrie Irving misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot dunk
  • Jaylen Brown misses 17-foot two point shot
  • Al Horford misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 7-foot hook shot
  • Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Kyrie Irving makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jeff Teague misses 7-foot jump bank shot
  • Jaylen Brown misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jaylen Brown misses 13-foot jumper
  • Andrew Wiggins makes two point shot
  • Kyrie Irving misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Taj Gibson misses 21-foot jumper
  • Nemanja Bjelica makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Al Horford misses 7-foot jumper
  • Jaylen Brown makes 22-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kyrie Irving blocks Nemanja Bjelica's layup
  • Marcus Morris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
  • Jeff Teague misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jeff Teague makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Kyrie Irving makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Tyus Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
  • Marcus Smart misses 11-foot jumper
  • Al Horford makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 7-foot hook shot
  • Jaylen Brown makes driving dunk
  • Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Tyus Jones misses three point jumper
  • Terry Rozier makes driving layup
  • Terry Rozier makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jamal Crawford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
  • Tyus Jones makes driving layup
  • Marcus Morris misses 19-foot jumper
  • Jamal Crawford misses driving layup
  • Taj Gibson makes 13-foot two point shot
  • Terry Rozier misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Crawford makes 21-foot two point shot
  • Nemanja Bjelica misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Crawford makes 19-foot jumper (Taj Gibson assists)
  • Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Taj Gibson makes layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
  • Taj Gibson makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Greg Monroe makes layup (Daniel Theis assists)
  • Jamal Crawford misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Terry Rozier makes 27-foot three point jumper (Greg Monroe assists)
  • Andrew Wiggins makes 6-foot two point shot (Tyus Jones assists)
  • Jamal Crawford blocks Terry Rozier's layup
  • Jamal Crawford misses three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Crawford misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Daniel Theis misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Daniel Theis makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kyrie Irving makes 13-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Crawford makes layup (Andrew Wiggins assists)
  • Kyrie Irving makes 18-foot jumper (Al Horford assists)
  • Nemanja Bjelica makes driving layup
  • Al Horford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
  • Jeff Teague misses jumper
  • Kyrie Irving makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Nemanja Bjelica makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
  • Terry Rozier makes 26-foot three pointer (Marcus Morris assists)
  • Nemanja Bjelica makes two point shot (Jamal Crawford assists)
  • Terry Rozier misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nemanja Bjelica misses 32-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Crawford misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Al Horford makes driving layup
  • Karl-Anthony Towns misses 9-foot jumper
  • Kyrie Irving makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyrie Irving makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nemanja Bjelica makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Al Horford makes dunk (Kyrie Irving assists)
  • Jeff Teague makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jeff Teague makes finger roll layup
  • Marcus Morris misses 18-foot jumper
  • Jamal Crawford makes driving layup
  • Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Crawford misses 14-foot jumper
  • Jamal Crawford makes 9-foot jumper
  • Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Andrew Wiggins misses 27-foot three point jumper
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