Boston Celtics @ Minnesota Timberwolves
28-36, 14-18 Away
80
28-36, 14-18 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS | 11 | 24 | 18 | 27 | 80 |
MIN | 14 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 77 |
44-19, 24-9 Home
77
44-19, 24-9 Home
Shot Chart
- Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Trenton Hassell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell made Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Michael Olowokandi missed Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Sam Cassell missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
- Michael Olowokandi missed Hook Shot.
- Sam Cassell missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup.
- Mark Madsen made Tip Shot.
- Mark Madsen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Troy Hudson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Wally Szczerbiak made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Michael Olowokandi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wally Szczerbiak.
- Gary Trent missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Gary Trent made Layup. Assisted by Troy Hudson.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Trent missed Layup.
- Trenton Hassell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell made Jumper. Assisted by Michael Olowokandi.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Mark Madsen missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Sam Cassell made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Sam Cassell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Michael Olowokandi made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Sam Cassell made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Trenton Hassell made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Trenton Hassell missed Layup.
- Sam Cassell made Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Michael Olowokandi missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Troy Hudson missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed Jumper.
- Trenton Hassell made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Chris Mihm.
- Latrell Sprewell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Cassell missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 7 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell.
- Kevin Garnett missed Layup. Blocked by Mark Blount.
- Sam Cassell made 18 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Troy Hudson made Jumper. Assisted by Michael Olowokandi.
- Troy Hudson missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Kevin Garnett missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Wally Szczerbiak missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Mark Blount.
- Trenton Hassell missed Layup.
- Kevin Garnett made Slam Dunk.
- Troy Hudson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
- Sam Cassell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Brandon Hunter missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Brandon Hunter made Slam Dunk.
- Mark Blount missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Brandon Hunter missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Michael Olowokandi.
- Chucky Atkins missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Brandon Hunter missed 5 ft Hook Shot. Blocked by Michael Olowokandi.
- Chucky Atkins missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Mark Blount missed Jumper. Blocked by Michael Olowokandi.
- Chucky Atkins missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Chris Mihm missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Paul Pierce missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Chris Mihm missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Michael Olowokandi.
- Brandon Hunter missed Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed Layup.
- Chris Mihm made Slam Dunk.
- Paul Pierce missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Ricky Davis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Brandon Hunter.
- Chris Mihm missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Brandon Hunter missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Marcus Banks made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Chris Mihm made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Banks missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Banks made Two Point Shot.
- Ricky Davis missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Chris Mihm made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
- Chris Mihm missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.
- Marcus Banks missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed Jumper.
- Walter McCarty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Jiri Welsch missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Walter McCarty made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Jiri Welsch missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Jiri Welsch missed Three Point Jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Blount missed Layup.
- Walter McCarty made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Ricky Davis made Slam Dunk.
- Paul Pierce missed Layup. Blocked by Kevin Garnett.
- Ricky Davis made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Brandon Hunter missed 40 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Chucky Atkins made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Walter McCarty missed Three Point Jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Chucky Atkins made Two Point Shot.
- Chucky Atkins made Two Point Shot.
- Walter McCarty missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Mark Blount missed Layup. Blocked by Michael Olowokandi.
- Chucky Atkins missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed Layup.
- Mark Blount missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce made Tip Shot.
- Chucky Atkins missed Layup.
- Walter McCarty missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Chris Mihm made Dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Jiri Welsch made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Jiri Welsch made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
- Paul Pierce missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jiri Welsch missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Banks missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Jiri Welsch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Paul Pierce made 17 ft Jumper.
- Marcus Banks made Two Point Shot.
- Marcus Banks missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Jiri Welsch made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Paul Pierce missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Jiri Welsch made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
- Paul Pierce missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Chucky Atkins made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Jiri Welsch made 9 ft Jumper.
- Jiri Welsch missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed Jumper.
- Chucky Atkins missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Jiri Welsch made Two Point Shot.
CELTICS
TIMBERWOLVES
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball. Mark Blount vs. Kevin Garnett. Sam Cassell gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Kevin Garnett missed 18 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:34 | | Jiri Welsch Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:23 | | Brandon Hunter missed 17 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Brandon Hunter Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Brandon Hunter made Slam Dunk. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:03 | | Michael Olowokandi missed 11 ft Jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Mark Blount Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:47 | | Mark Blount missed 17 ft Jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:45 | | Sam Cassell Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:37 | | Sam Cassell made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:21 | | Paul Pierce missed 19 ft Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:18 | | Boston Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:02 | | Trenton Hassell missed 19 ft Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:00 | | Mark Blount Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 9:51 | | Brandon Hunter missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Michael Olowokandi. | 2 | 2 |
| 9:49 | | Michael Olowokandi Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 9:33 | | Latrell Sprewell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 9:32 | | Mark Blount Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 9:26 | | Chucky Atkins missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 9:26 | | Latrell Sprewell Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 9:18 | | Mark Blount Personal Foul | 2 | 2 |
| 9:11 | | Latrell Sprewell missed 7 ft Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 9:08 | | Latrell Sprewell Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 9:04 | | Trenton Hassell made Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell. | 2 | 4 |
| 8:47 | | Brandon Hunter missed 5 ft Hook Shot. Blocked by Michael Olowokandi. | 2 | 4 |
| 8:45 | | Sam Cassell Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 4 |
| 8:26 | | Michael Olowokandi missed Jumper. | 2 | 4 |
| 8:25 | | Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 4 |
| 8:15 | | Chucky Atkins missed 17 ft Jumper. | 2 | 4 |
| 8:14 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 4 |
| 8:07 | | Kevin Garnett made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Trenton Hassell. | 2 | 6 |
| 7:41 | | Paul Pierce missed 20 ft Jumper. | 2 | 6 |
| 7:39 | | Michael Olowokandi Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 6 |
| 7:33 | | Kevin Garnett made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Trenton Hassell. | 2 | 8 |
| 7:13 | | Mark Blount missed Jumper. Blocked by Michael Olowokandi. | 2 | 8 |
| 7:13 | | Michael Olowokandi Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 8 |
| 7:07 | | Sam Cassell missed 20 ft Jumper. | 2 | 8 |
| 7:05 | | Mark Blount Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 8 |
| 6:56 | | Mark Blount Offensive Foul | 2 | 8 |
| 6:56 | | Mark Blount Foul | 2 | 8 |
| 6:56 | | Chris Mihm enters the game for Mark Blount. | 2 | 8 |
| 6:39 | | Trenton Hassell missed 19 ft Jumper. | 2 | 8 |
| 6:37 | | Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 8 |
| 6:18 | | Chucky Atkins missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 8 |
| 6:16 | | Brandon Hunter Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 8 |
| 6:00 | | Chris Mihm missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Kevin Garnett. | 2 | 8 |
| 5:58 | | Trenton Hassell Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 8 |
| 5:54 | | Michael Olowokandi made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sam Cassell. | 2 | 10 |
| 5:47 | | Boston Full Timeout. | 2 | 10 |
| 5:39 | | Paul Pierce missed 16 ft Jumper. | 2 | 10 |
| 5:37 | | Michael Olowokandi Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 10 |
| 5:22 | | Michael Olowokandi missed 6 ft Hook Shot. | 2 | 10 |
| 5:20 | | Jiri Welsch Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 10 |
| 5:09 | | Chris Mihm missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Michael Olowokandi. | 2 | 10 |
| 5:07 | | Michael Olowokandi Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 10 |
| 4:56 | | Michael Olowokandi missed Hook Shot. | 2 | 10 |
| 4:52 | | Brandon Hunter Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 10 |
| 4:52 | | Brandon Hunter Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Olowokandi. | 2 | 10 |
| 4:48 | | Sam Cassell missed 14 ft Jumper. | 2 | 10 |
| 4:46 | | Chris Mihm Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 10 |
| 4:41 | | Kevin Garnett Personal Foul | 2 | 10 |
| 4:24 | | Brandon Hunter missed Jumper. | 2 | 10 |
| 4:22 | | Kevin Garnett Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 10 |
| 4:05 | | Sam Cassell missed 13 ft Jumper. | 2 | 10 |
| 4:03 | | Brandon Hunter Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 10 |
| 4:01 | | Sam Cassell Personal Foul | 2 | 10 |
| 3:49 | | Paul Pierce missed Layup. | 2 | 10 |
| 3:47 | | Chris Mihm Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 10 |
| 3:47 | | Chris Mihm made Slam Dunk. | 4 | 10 |
| 3:35 | | Latrell Sprewell missed Jumper. | 4 | 10 |
| 3:34 | | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 10 |
| 3:34 | | Ricky Davis enters the game for Jiri Welsch. | 4 | 10 |
| 3:31 | | Latrell Sprewell made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Trenton Hassell. | 4 | 12 |
| 3:17 | | Michael Olowokandi Personal Foul | 4 | 12 |
| 3:17 | | Troy Hudson enters the game for Sam Cassell. | 4 | 12 |
| 3:12 | | Paul Pierce missed 19 ft Jumper. | 4 | 12 |
| 3:10 | | Brandon Hunter Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 12 |
| 3:05 | | Ricky Davis made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Brandon Hunter. | 6 | 12 |
| 2:47 | | Michael Olowokandi missed 9 ft Jumper. | 6 | 12 |
| 2:44 | | Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 12 |
| 2:33 | | Chris Mihm missed 16 ft Jumper. | 6 | 12 |
| 2:31 | | Michael Olowokandi Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 12 |
| 2:28 | | Brandon Hunter Personal Foul | 6 | 12 |
| 2:28 | | Minnesota Full Timeout. | 6 | 12 |
| 2:28 | | Mark Madsen enters the game for Michael Olowokandi. | 6 | 12 |
| 2:28 | | Marcus Banks enters the game for Chucky Atkins. | 6 | 12 |
| 2:20 | | Troy Hudson missed 21 ft Jumper. | 6 | 12 |
| 2:18 | | Ricky Davis Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 12 |
| 1:59 | | Brandon Hunter missed 18 ft Jumper. | 6 | 12 |
| 1:57 | | Mark Madsen Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 12 |
| 1:39 | | Kevin Garnett missed Jumper. | 6 | 12 |
| 1:38 | | Mark Madsen Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 12 |
| 1:35 | | Mark Madsen Lost Ball. Stolen by Ricky Davis. | 6 | 12 |
| 1:30 | | Marcus Banks made 16 ft Two Point Shot. | 8 | 12 |
| 59.4 | | Chris Mihm made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce. | 10 | 12 |
| 59.4 | | Mark Madsen Shooting Foul | 10 | 12 |
| 59.4 | | Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Trenton Hassell. | 10 | 12 |
| 59.4 | | Chris Mihm made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 11 | 12 |
| 36.9 | | Troy Hudson missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 12 |
| 33.9 | | Chris Mihm Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 12 |
| 31.9 | | Chris Mihm Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett. | 11 | 12 |
| 23.1 | | Ricky Davis Personal Foul | 11 | 12 |
| 23.1 | | Walter McCarty enters the game for Brandon Hunter. | 11 | 12 |
| 15.9 | | Mark Madsen missed 10 ft Jumper. | 11 | 12 |
| 13.9 | | Wally Szczerbiak Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 12 |
| 10.9 | | Wally Szczerbiak missed 16 ft Jumper. | 11 | 12 |
| 8.9 | | Kevin Garnett Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 12 |
| 2.9 | | Troy Hudson made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 11 | 13 |
| 2.9 | | Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 11 | 14 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 11 | 14 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Target Center
11:30 PM, 7 March 2004
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 17,661
- Referees:
- Jack Nies
- Blane Reichelt
- Michael Henderson
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 22 | 9 | .710 | - | W2 |
| Boston | 19 | 12 | .613 | 3 | L1 |
| Toronto | 19 | 14 | .576 | 4 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 14 | .533 | 5.5 | L3 |
| Brooklyn | 10 | 19 | .345 | 11 | W3 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 27 | 5 | .844 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 22 | 9 | .710 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 12 | .625 | 7 | L2 |
| Portland | 13 | 19 | .406 | 14 | W1 |
| Utah | 12 | 19 | .387 | 14.5 | W2 |
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