Boston Celtics @ Minnesota Timberwolves
4-2, 3-1 Away
105
4-2, 3-1 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS | 24 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 105 |
MIN | 31 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 99 |
4-3, 4-1 Home
99
4-3, 4-1 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Troy Hudson made 20 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Kevin Garnett missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed Layup. Blocked by Tony Battie.
- Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Antoine Walker made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Battie missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made 19 ft Jumper.
- Tony Delk missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Tip Shot.
- Paul Pierce missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler made Two Point Shot.
- Tony Delk missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Eric Williams missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Vin Baker missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Antoine Walker missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Anthony Peeler missed Layup. Blocked by Paul Pierce.
- Eric Williams missed Two Point Shot.
- Troy Hudson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Vin Baker missed Tip Shot.
- Antoine Walker made Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Vin Baker missed Layup.
- Loren Woods made Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Paul Pierce missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Paul Pierce made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Walter McCarty made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Kevin Garnett missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Vin Baker made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Anthony Peeler missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Vin Baker missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Shammond Williams made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Anthony Peeler missed 19 ft Jumper. Blocked by Paul Pierce.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Eric Williams missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Paul Pierce missed Layup.
- Eric Williams made Tip Shot.
- Kendall Gill missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Tony Battie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Rod Strickland missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent missed Layup. Blocked by Tony Battie.
- Kevin Garnett missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed Layup.
- Kendall Gill missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shammond Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Vin Baker.
- Troy Hudson missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made Jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Shammond Williams made 20 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
- Kevin Garnett missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Tony Delk missed Layup.
- Troy Hudson made 19 ft Jumper.
- Tony Delk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Tony Delk missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Antoine Walker missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Paul Pierce missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Paul Pierce.
- Eric Williams missed Layup.
- Walter McCarty made 15 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made Tip Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Williams made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Kendall Gill made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Eric Williams missed Layup.
- Troy Hudson made 23 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Loren Woods made Two Point Shot.
- Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kendall Gill missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Tony Battie made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Tony Delk missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Delk missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup. Blocked by Antoine Walker.
- Troy Hudson made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Antoine Walker made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Kendall Gill missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made Two Point Shot.
- Tony Delk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Eric Williams missed Layup.
- Troy Hudson missed Layup.
- Kendall Gill made Layup.
- Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Troy Hudson missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill missed Layup. Blocked by Tony Battie.
- Kevin Garnett missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Loren Woods.
- Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Battie missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Shammond Williams missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Antoine Walker made 5 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic.
- Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed Layup. Blocked by Gary Trent.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed Jumper. Blocked by Tony Battie.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Loren Woods.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Loren Woods.
- Radoslav Nesterovic made Layup. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Walter McCarty made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Antoine Walker missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vin Baker.
- Paul Pierce made Slam Dunk.
- Troy Hudson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 42 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Trent.
- Shammond Williams made 22 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kendall Gill.
- Shammond Williams missed 23 ft Jumper.
- Anthony Peeler made 19 ft Jumper.
- Shammond Williams missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce missed Tip Shot.
- Antoine Walker made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Kevin Garnett missed 22 ft Jumper.
- Vin Baker made Dunk. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
- Vin Baker missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Eric Williams missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.
- Kendall Gill missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kendall Gill made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anthony Peeler.
- Paul Pierce missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Tony Battie made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Paul Pierce missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kendall Gill missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Tony Battie made 8 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Battie.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Shammond Williams.
- Radoslav Nesterovic missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 18 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Paul Pierce.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shammond Williams made Dunk.
- Kevin Garnett missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball. Tony Battie vs. Kevin Garnett. Radoslav Nesterovic gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:52 | | Troy Hudson made 20 ft Jumper. | 0 | 2 |
| 11:27 | | Antoine Walker made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce. | 3 | 2 |
| 11:07 | | Kevin Garnett missed 22 ft Jumper. | 3 | 2 |
| 11:07 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Offensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 |
| 11:04 | | Radoslav Nesterovic missed Layup. Blocked by Tony Battie. | 3 | 2 |
| 11:03 | | Tony Delk Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 |
| 10:56 | | Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 2 |
| 10:55 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 |
| 10:37 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Delk. | 3 | 2 |
| 10:29 | | Eric Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 2 |
| 10:26 | | Anthony Peeler Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 |
| 10:22 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Peeler. | 3 | 4 |
| 10:06 | | Antoine Walker made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 4 |
| 9:52 | | Anthony Peeler missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 4 |
| 9:49 | | Antoine Walker Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 4 |
| 9:32 | | Tony Battie missed 15 ft Jumper. | 6 | 4 |
| 9:30 | | Anthony Peeler Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 4 |
| 9:25 | | Troy Hudson made 19 ft Jumper. | 6 | 6 |
| 9:12 | | Tony Delk missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 6 |
| 9:11 | | Troy Hudson Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 6 |
| 9:07 | | Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson. | 6 | 8 |
| 8:52 | | Eric Williams Traveling | 6 | 8 |
| 8:42 | | Radoslav Nesterovic missed 6 ft Hook Shot. | 6 | 8 |
| 8:41 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 10 |
| 8:41 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made Tip Shot. | 6 | 10 |
| 8:22 | | Paul Pierce missed 8 ft Jumper. | 6 | 10 |
| 8:22 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 10 |
| 8:18 | | Anthony Peeler made Two Point Shot. | 6 | 12 |
| 8:18 | | Tony Battie Shooting Foul | 6 | 12 |
| 8:18 | | Vin Baker enters the game for Tony Battie. | 6 | 12 |
| 8:18 | | Anthony Peeler made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:56 | | Tony Delk missed 13 ft Jumper. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:54 | | Loren Woods Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:52 | | Loren Woods Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Delk. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:45 | | Eric Williams missed 6 ft Jumper. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:43 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:37 | | Kevin Garnett missed 17 ft Jumper. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:35 | | Tony Delk Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:24 | | Vin Baker missed 20 ft Jumper. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:22 | | Loren Woods Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 13 |
| 7:18 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made Layup. Assisted by Anthony Peeler. | 6 | 15 |
| 7:09 | | Boston Full Timeout. | 6 | 15 |
| 6:56 | | Antoine Walker missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Radoslav Nesterovic. | 6 | 15 |
| 6:52 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 15 |
| 6:50 | | Anthony Peeler missed Layup. Blocked by Paul Pierce. | 6 | 15 |
| 6:48 | | Loren Woods Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 15 |
| 6:48 | | Paul Pierce Shooting Foul | 6 | 15 |
| 6:48 | | Loren Woods made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 6 | 16 |
| 6:48 | | Loren Woods made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 6 | 17 |
| 6:28 | | Eric Williams missed Two Point Shot. | 6 | 17 |
| 6:26 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 17 |
| 6:20 | | Troy Hudson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 17 |
| 6:18 | | Antoine Walker Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 17 |
| 6:13 | | Antoine Walker missed 7 ft Jumper. | 6 | 17 |
| 6:09 | | Vin Baker Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 17 |
| 6:09 | | Vin Baker missed Tip Shot. | 6 | 17 |
| 6:07 | | Antoine Walker Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 17 |
| 6:07 | | Antoine Walker made Two Point Shot. | 8 | 17 |
| 5:52 | | Kevin Garnett made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic. | 8 | 19 |
| 5:31 | | Vin Baker missed Layup. | 8 | 19 |
| 5:28 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 19 |
| 5:22 | | Kevin Garnett Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Delk. | 8 | 19 |
| 5:22 | | Anthony Peeler Personal Foul | 8 | 19 |
| 5:13 | | Radoslav Nesterovic Shooting Foul | 8 | 19 |
| 5:13 | | Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 8 | 19 |
| 5:13 | | Boston Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 19 |
| 5:13 | | Walter McCarty enters the game for Eric Williams. | 8 | 19 |
| 5:13 | | Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 9 | 19 |
| 4:58 | | Loren Woods made Dunk. Assisted by Kevin Garnett. | 9 | 21 |
| 4:47 | | Paul Pierce missed 19 ft Jumper. | 9 | 21 |
| 4:45 | | Vin Baker Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 21 |
| 4:43 | | Loren Woods Shooting Foul | 9 | 21 |
| 4:43 | | Vin Baker made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 10 | 21 |
| 4:43 | | Vin Baker made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 11 | 21 |
| 4:31 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler. | 11 | 23 |
| 4:07 | | Paul Pierce made 9 ft Two Point Shot. | 13 | 23 |
| 3:55 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Peeler. | 13 | 25 |
| 3:20 | | Walter McCarty made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce. | 16 | 25 |
| 3:03 | | Kevin Garnett missed 21 ft Jumper. | 16 | 25 |
| 3:01 | | Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 25 |
| 2:54 | | Vin Baker made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce. | 18 | 25 |
| 2:46 | | Minnesota Full Timeout. | 18 | 25 |
| 2:46 | | Rod Strickland enters the game for Troy Hudson. | 18 | 25 |
| 2:46 | | Shammond Williams enters the game for Tony Delk. | 18 | 25 |
| 2:35 | | Anthony Peeler missed 8 ft Jumper. | 18 | 25 |
| 2:33 | | Walter McCarty Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 25 |
| 2:24 | | Vin Baker missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kevin Garnett. | 18 | 25 |
| 2:23 | | Boston Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 25 |
| 2:02 | | Vin Baker Personal Foul | 18 | 25 |
| 1:55 | | Antoine Walker Shooting Foul | 18 | 25 |
| 1:55 | | Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 18 | 26 |
| 1:55 | | Eric Williams enters the game for Antoine Walker. | 18 | 26 |
| 1:55 | | Tony Battie enters the game for Vin Baker. | 18 | 26 |
| 1:55 | | Gary Trent enters the game for Loren Woods. | 18 | 26 |
| 1:55 | | Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 18 | 27 |
| 1:39 | | Shammond Williams made 7 ft Two Point Shot. | 20 | 27 |
| 1:27 | | Anthony Peeler missed 19 ft Jumper. Blocked by Paul Pierce. | 20 | 27 |
| 1:24 | | Shammond Williams Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 27 |
| 1:19 | | Anthony Peeler Shooting Foul | 20 | 27 |
| 1:19 | | Kendall Gill enters the game for Anthony Peeler. | 20 | 27 |
| 1:19 | | Shammond Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 21 | 27 |
| 1:19 | | Shammond Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 22 | 27 |
| 1:06 | | Reggie Slater enters the game for Kevin Garnett. | 22 | 27 |
| 56.0 | | Radoslav Nesterovic made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rod Strickland. | 22 | 29 |
| 41.4 | | Eric Williams missed 16 ft Jumper. | 22 | 29 |
| 39.4 | | Gary Trent Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 29 |
| 30.3 | | Kendall Gill made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Radoslav Nesterovic. | 22 | 31 |
| 17.1 | | Paul Pierce missed Layup. | 22 | 31 |
| 16.1 | | Eric Williams Offensive Rebound. | 24 | 31 |
| 16.1 | | Eric Williams made Tip Shot. | 24 | 31 |
| 1.0 | | Kendall Gill missed 22 ft Jumper. | 24 | 31 |
| 0.0 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 24 | 31 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 24 | 31 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Joe Forte
Referee:Tim Donaghy
Referee:Courtney Kirkland
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 26 | 15 | .634 | - | W2 |
| New York | 25 | 17 | .595 | 1.5 | L3 |
| Toronto | 25 | 18 | .581 | 2 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 22 | 18 | .550 | 3.5 | L2 |
| Brooklyn | 12 | 27 | .308 | 13 | W1 |
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 35 | 8 | .814 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 29 | 13 | .690 | 5.5 | W4 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 16 | .628 | 8 | L2 |
| Portland | 21 | 22 | .488 | 14 | W2 |
| Utah | 14 | 28 | .333 | 20.5 | L3 |
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