Minnesota Timberwolves @ Boston Celtics
16-30, 8-15 Away
101
16-30, 8-15 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 24 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 101 |
BOS | 29 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 109 |
40-9, 24-2 Home
109
40-9, 24-2 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Ryan Gomes misses 10-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Randy Foye misses 6-foot running jumper
- Ray Allen makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes 13-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
- Al Jefferson makes 9-foot hook shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot
- Al Jefferson makes 9-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
- Sebastian Telfair makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
- Sebastian Telfair makes free throw 1 of 1
- Randy Foye makes layup (Craig Smith assists)
- Ray Allen makes technical free throw
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Craig Smith assists)
- Al Jefferson makes 11-foot jumper (Craig Smith assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 8-foot two point shot
- Craig Smith makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 4-foot jumper
- Randy Foye misses three point jumper
- Al Jefferson misses jumper
- Glen Davis misses 18-foot jumper
- Glen Davis misses 5-foot hook shot
- Kendrick Perkins makes 1-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce blocks Randy Foye's layup
- Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 15-foot jumper
- Sebastian Telfair makes 15-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes blocks Paul Pierce's layup
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- Al Jefferson blocks Paul Pierce's layup
- Ryan Gomes makes driving layup
- Kendrick Perkins misses hook shot
- Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson blocks Tony Allen's layup
- Tony Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tony Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
- Randy Foye misses 19-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 4-foot two point shot
- Kendrick Perkins makes 5-foot hook shot
- Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Al Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes hook shot (Paul Pierce assists)
- Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tony Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eddie House blocks Randy Foye's layup
- Tony Allen makes driving layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Leon Powe misses free throw 1 of 2
- Leon Powe makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brian Cardinal misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses layup
- Rodney Carney blocks Paul Pierce's 5-foot jumper
- Mike Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mike Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
- Leon Powe misses layup
- Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Leon Powe makes slam dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
- Mike Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brian Cardinal assists)
- Tony Allen makes 17-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Tony Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tony Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eddie House makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Kevin Love misses 12-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses three point jumper
- Tony Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tony Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rodney Carney misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tony Allen misses 22-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes layup (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Tony Allen makes layup
- Rodney Carney misses three point jumper
- Eddie House misses 14-foot jumper
- Eddie House misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rodney Carney makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rodney Carney misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Glen Davis assists)
- Glen Davis makes layup (Eddie House assists)
- Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rodney Carney misses dunk
- Al Jefferson makes two point shot
- Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 1
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sebastian Telfair makes 24-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
- Glen Davis makes 17-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Randy Foye misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes two point shot
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- Randy Foye makes free throw 1 of 2
- Randy Foye makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses 4-foot two point shot
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ryan Gomes makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ryan Gomes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes layup (Glen Davis assists)
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Sebastian Telfair's layup
- Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Al Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Randy Foye misses 5-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses tip shot
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Sebastian Telfair misses 21-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 5-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson blocks Paul Pierce's layup
- Paul Pierce makes 11-foot two point shot (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- Ryan Gomes makes layup (Al Jefferson assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 9-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sebastian Telfair misses 20-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes layup (Randy Foye assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Craig Smith misses 10-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Randy Foye makes 8-foot running jumper
- Glen Davis makes two point shot
- Al Jefferson makes dunk (Randy Foye assists)
- Glen Davis misses jumper
- Ryan Gomes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Ray Allen makes 21-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes two point shot (Ryan Gomes assists)
- Mike Miller makes two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Ray Allen misses 14-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 17-foot two point shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo blocks Randy Foye's layup
- Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Al Jefferson blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot
- Ryan Gomes makes 4-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)
- Tony Allen makes driving layup
- Mike Miller makes 1-foot two point shot (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Randy Foye makes free throw 1 of 2
- Randy Foye makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tony Allen misses 4-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 9-foot hook shot
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Randy Foye misses layup
- Randy Foye misses layup
- Glen Davis makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Glen Davis makes free throw 1 of 1
- Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Mike Miller assists)
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tony Allen misses three point jumper
- Ryan Gomes makes 19-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses 13-foot jumper
- Rodney Carney makes 7-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Glen Davis misses 19-foot jumper
- Leon Powe misses free throw 1 of 2
- Leon Powe misses free throw 2 of 2
- Glen Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Glen Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
- Sebastian Telfair misses layup
- Leon Powe misses 5-foot jumper
- Ryan Gomes makes jumper (Mike Miller assists)
- Glen Davis misses 19-foot jumper
- Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen misses 13-foot jumper
- Leon Powe makes layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses tip shot
- Leon Powe makes dunk (Tony Allen assists)
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eddie House makes 23-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Al Jefferson makes 8-foot two point shot
- Leon Powe misses jumper
- Kevin Love makes 20-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
- Leon Powe misses jumper
- Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Kevin Love assists)
- Ray Allen makes jumper
- Mike Miller misses layup
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Gomes misses three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1
- Randy Foye makes 2-foot two point shot
- Randy Foye makes free throw 1 of 1
- Glen Davis misses layup
- Al Jefferson misses 16-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 16-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Randy Foye makes free throw 1 of 2
- Randy Foye makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes driving layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 11-foot jumper
- Glen Davis misses 6-foot jumper
- Glen Davis makes two point shot
- Sebastian Telfair makes two point shot
- Rajon Rondo makes 12-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Randy Foye makes driving layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Kendrick Perkins (Sebastian Telfair gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Ryan Gomes misses 10-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:23 | | Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 0 | 3 |
| 11:11 | | Randy Foye misses 6-foot running jumper | 0 | 3 |
| 11:10 | | Minnesota offensive rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 11:00 | | Sebastian Telfair bad pass (Glen Davis steals) | 0 | 3 |
| 10:56 | | Ray Allen makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists) | 0 | 5 |
| 10:37 | | Ryan Gomes makes 13-foot jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists) | 2 | 5 |
| 10:18 | | Paul Pierce makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists) | 2 | 7 |
| 10:02 | | Al Jefferson makes 9-foot hook shot (Randy Foye assists) | 4 | 7 |
| 9:37 | | Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot | 4 | 9 |
| 9:21 | | Al Jefferson makes 9-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists) | 6 | 9 |
| 8:59 | | Ray Allen lost ball (Randy Foye steals) | 6 | 9 |
| 8:55 | | Sebastian Telfair makes layup (Randy Foye assists) | 8 | 9 |
| 8:55 | | Ray Allen shooting foul (Sebastian Telfair draws the foul) | 8 | 9 |
| 8:55 | | Rajon Rondo defensive goaltending | 8 | 9 |
| 8:55 | | Sebastian Telfair makes free throw 1 of 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 8:42 | | Ray Allen lost ball (Randy Foye steals) | 9 | 9 |
| 8:37 | | Randy Foye makes layup (Craig Smith assists) | 11 | 9 |
| 8:22 | | Craig Smith illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 11 | 9 |
| 8:22 | | Ray Allen makes technical free throw | 11 | 10 |
| 8:17 | | Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper | 11 | 10 |
| 8:15 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 11 | 10 |
| 8:11 | | Paul Pierce makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists) | 11 | 13 |
| 7:50 | | Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Craig Smith assists) | 14 | 13 |
| 7:43 | | Paul Pierce turnover | 14 | 13 |
| 7:28 | | Al Jefferson makes 11-foot jumper (Craig Smith assists) | 16 | 13 |
| 7:01 | | Paul Pierce makes 8-foot two point shot | 16 | 15 |
| 6:47 | | Craig Smith makes layup (Randy Foye assists) | 18 | 15 |
| 6:24 | | Paul Pierce makes 4-foot jumper | 18 | 17 |
| 6:07 | | Randy Foye misses three point jumper | 18 | 17 |
| 6:05 | | Glen Davis defensive rebound | 18 | 17 |
| 6:03 | | Rajon Rondo bad pass | 18 | 17 |
| 5:39 | | Al Jefferson misses jumper | 18 | 17 |
| 5:39 | | Minnesota defensive rebound | 18 | 17 |
| 5:39 | | Boston full timeout | 18 | 17 |
| 5:28 | | Glen Davis misses 18-foot jumper | 18 | 17 |
| 5:26 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 18 | 17 |
| 5:20 | | Glen Davis misses 5-foot hook shot | 18 | 17 |
| 5:18 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 18 | 17 |
| 5:18 | | Kendrick Perkins makes 1-foot two point shot | 18 | 19 |
| 4:58 | | Paul Pierce blocks Randy Foye's layup | 18 | 19 |
| 4:56 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 18 | 19 |
| 4:54 | | Craig Smith shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) | 18 | 19 |
| 4:54 | | Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 4:54 | | Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 21 |
| 4:30 | | Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper | 18 | 21 |
| 4:28 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 18 | 21 |
| 4:20 | | Ray Allen misses 15-foot jumper | 18 | 21 |
| 4:20 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 18 | 21 |
| 4:09 | | Sebastian Telfair makes 15-foot jumper | 20 | 21 |
| 3:56 | | Ryan Gomes blocks Paul Pierce's layup | 20 | 21 |
| 3:54 | | Paul Pierce offensive rebound | 20 | 21 |
| 3:53 | | Paul Pierce misses layup | 20 | 21 |
| 3:51 | | Paul Pierce offensive rebound | 20 | 21 |
| 3:49 | | Al Jefferson blocks Paul Pierce's layup | 20 | 21 |
| 3:47 | | Ryan Gomes defensive rebound | 20 | 21 |
| 3:44 | | Ryan Gomes makes driving layup | 22 | 21 |
| 3:26 | | Sebastian Telfair personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 22 | 21 |
| 3:26 | | Kevin Love enters the game for Craig Smith | 22 | 21 |
| 3:26 | | Mike Miller enters the game for Sebastian Telfair | 22 | 21 |
| 3:15 | | Kendrick Perkins misses hook shot | 22 | 21 |
| 3:15 | | Randy Foye defensive rebound | 22 | 21 |
| 2:54 | | Kendrick Perkins personal foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul) | 22 | 21 |
| 2:54 | | Minnesota full timeout | 22 | 21 |
| 2:45 | | Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper | 22 | 21 |
| 2:42 | | Minnesota defensive rebound | 22 | 21 |
| 2:42 | | Tony Allen enters the game for Ray Allen | 22 | 21 |
| 2:29 | | Al Jefferson blocks Tony Allen's layup | 22 | 21 |
| 2:27 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 22 | 21 |
| 2:19 | | Randy Foye bad pass (Glen Davis steals) | 22 | 21 |
| 2:03 | | Mike Miller shooting foul (Tony Allen draws the foul) | 22 | 21 |
| 2:03 | | Tony Allen makes free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 22 |
| 2:03 | | Leon Powe enters the game for Glen Davis | 22 | 22 |
| 2:03 | | Tony Allen misses free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 22 |
| 2:02 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 22 | 22 |
| 1:50 | | Randy Foye misses 19-foot jumper | 22 | 22 |
| 1:49 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 22 | 22 |
| 1:39 | | Paul Pierce misses 4-foot two point shot | 22 | 22 |
| 1:39 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 22 | 22 |
| 1:31 | | Kendrick Perkins makes 5-foot hook shot | 22 | 24 |
| 1:09 | | Leon Powe shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul) | 22 | 24 |
| 1:09 | | Eddie House enters the game for Rajon Rondo | 22 | 24 |
| 1:09 | | Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 24 |
| 1:09 | | Al Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 24 |
| 47.7 | | Kendrick Perkins makes hook shot (Paul Pierce assists) | 24 | 26 |
| 33.9 | | Randy Foye misses 24-foot three point jumper | 24 | 26 |
| 32.8 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 24 | 26 |
| 27.0 | | Al Jefferson shooting foul (Tony Allen draws the foul) | 24 | 26 |
| 27.0 | | Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 2 | 24 | 26 |
| 27.0 | | Boston offensive rebound | 24 | 26 |
| 27.0 | | Tony Allen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 27 |
| 4.9 | | Eddie House blocks Randy Foye's layup | 24 | 27 |
| 3.4 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 24 | 27 |
| 0.1 | | Tony Allen makes driving layup (Paul Pierce assists) | 24 | 29 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 24 | 29 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Boston, MA
Referee:Sean Corbin
Referee:Violet Palmer
Referee:Tony Brown
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 38 | 10 | .792 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 31 | 16 | .660 | 6.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 29 | 19 | .604 | 9 | W2 |
| Portland | 23 | 25 | .479 | 15 | L3 |
| Utah | 15 | 33 | .313 | 23 | L4 |
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 29 | 18 | .617 | - | W4 |
| Boston | 29 | 18 | .617 | - | L1 |
| Toronto | 29 | 20 | .592 | 1 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 25 | 21 | .543 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Brooklyn | 12 | 33 | .267 | 16 | L6 |
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