Minnesota Timberwolves @ Boston Celtics
5-23, 2-12 Away
104
5-23, 2-12 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 19 | 22 | 31 | 32 | 104 |
BOS | 34 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 122 |
21-5, 9-4 Home
122
21-5, 9-4 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Paul Pierce misses jumper
- Ray Allen misses 14-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes driving dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kevin Love makes 1-foot two point shot (Damien Wilkins assists)
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- Al Jefferson makes two point shot (Damien Wilkins assists)
- Damien Wilkins makes 1-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 1-foot two point shot
- Jonny Flynn misses 20-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses layup
- Kevin Love misses tip shot
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses 11-foot two point shot
- Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot
- Kevin Love makes 9-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Damien Wilkins misses 21-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Corey Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 11-foot two point shot
- Damien Wilkins misses 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- Al Jefferson misses layup
- Kevin Love makes tip shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
- Damien Wilkins misses jumper
- Ray Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Corey Brewer misses 23-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
- Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 22-foot jumper
- Damien Wilkins makes 13-foot two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists)
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Damien Wilkins misses 13-foot jumper
- Tony Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Ramon Sessions makes 7-foot running jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Damien Wilkins misses free throw 1 of 2
- Damien Wilkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Damien Wilkins misses free throw 2 of 2
- Damien Wilkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 16-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper
- Tony Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tony Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ramon Sessions makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ramon Sessions misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rasheed Wallace makes jumper (Tony Allen assists)
- Corey Brewer makes driving dunk (Kevin Love assists)
- Rasheed Wallace makes 5-foot two point shot
- Tony Allen makes dunk (Eddie House assists)
- Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 1
- Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
- Ray Allen misses 15-foot jumper
- Ramon Sessions makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ramon Sessions makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rasheed Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tony Allen assists)
- Wayne Ellington misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eddie House assists)
- Ramon Sessions misses layup
- Ramon Sessions misses layup
- Al Jefferson makes 7-foot hook shot
- Eddie House misses 19-foot jumper
- Eddie House misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper
- Eddie House makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eddie House makes free throw 2 of 2
- Damien Wilkins misses technical free throw
- Damien Wilkins makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Ramon Sessions makes 13-foot jumper
- Ramon Sessions misses free throw 1 of 1
- Kevin Garnett makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Ryan Hollins makes 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ramon Sessions misses jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Ramon Sessions misses layup
- Rajon Rondo makes 16-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes technical free throw
- Rajon Rondo misses 15-foot jumper
- Damien Wilkins misses 18-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Tony Allen assists)
- Jonny Flynn makes technical free throw
- Jonny Flynn misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wayne Ellington misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Al Jefferson makes two point shot
- Jonny Flynn makes driving layup
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
- Oleksiy Pecherov misses 20-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jonny Flynn makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wayne Ellington misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Jefferson misses 15-foot jumper
- Oleksiy Pecherov misses 9-foot jumper
- Tony Allen misses 20-foot jumper
- Damien Wilkins makes 11-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes 17-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Corey Brewer makes 21-foot jumper (Damien Wilkins assists)
- Jonny Flynn misses 20-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes driving layup
- Damien Wilkins misses jumper
- Al Jefferson makes 1-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes 2-foot two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 2
- Corey Brewer makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Jonny Flynn makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
- Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- Damien Wilkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Jonny Flynn makes driving layup (Damien Wilkins assists)
- Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 14-foot two point shot
- Rajon Rondo makes 4-foot jumper
- Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Al Jefferson makes layup
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Brewer misses 17-foot jumper
- Damien Wilkins makes 9-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen misses 20-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damien Wilkins assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- Jonny Flynn makes 19-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes 9-foot two point shot
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Nathan Jawai assists)
- Rasheed Wallace misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tony Allen makes 21-foot jumper (Eddie House assists)
- Eddie House makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eddie House makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jonny Flynn misses 19-foot jumper
- Eddie House misses 20-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes technical free throw
- Tony Allen misses 19-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 17-foot jumper
- Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rasheed Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rasheed Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wayne Ellington makes 7-foot running jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Wayne Ellington makes free throw 1 of 1
- Eddie House makes 23-foot jumper (Shelden Williams assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 17-foot jumper
- Tony Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tony Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Jefferson misses 7-foot hook shot
- Ramon Sessions makes 18-foot two point shot (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
- Rasheed Wallace makes 12-foot two point shot (Eddie House assists)
- Al Jefferson makes 15-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Tony Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tony Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Al Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shelden Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
- Shelden Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
- Al Jefferson makes 4-foot jumper (Damien Wilkins assists)
- Eddie House misses 21-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rasheed Wallace misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
- Kevin Love makes dunk
- Eddie House makes technical free throw
- Paul Pierce makes 18-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer misses layup
- Corey Brewer misses layup
- Al Jefferson makes layup
- Tony Allen misses 15-foot jumper
- Tony Allen makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Damien Wilkins makes 4-foot running jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes driving layup
- Tony Allen makes layup (Rasheed Wallace assists)
- Al Jefferson misses 22-foot jumper
- Rasheed Wallace makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rasheed Wallace makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Damien Wilkins misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jonny Flynn misses 6-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Wayne Ellington misses 5-foot jumper
- Ryan Hollins makes two point shot
- Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists)
- Ramon Sessions makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ramon Sessions makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ramon Sessions misses layup
- Lester Hudson misses 17-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Shelden Williams misses 20-foot jumper
- Ryan Hollins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ryan Hollins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shelden Williams misses 17-foot jumper
- J.R. Giddens misses two point shot
- Lester Hudson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lester Hudson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ryan Hollins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ryan Hollins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brian Scalabrine misses 20-foot jumper
- Lester Hudson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lester Hudson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nathan Jawai misses 13-foot jumper
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 (Kevin Garnett gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:47 | | Paul Pierce misses jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Jonny Flynn defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:32 | | Jonny Flynn bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:32 | | Jonny Flynn personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Ray Allen misses 14-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Al Jefferson defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Kevin Garnett blocks Corey Brewer's layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:08 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:04 | | Kendrick Perkins makes driving dunk (Rajon Rondo assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:55 | | Kevin Love makes 1-foot two point shot (Damien Wilkins assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:40 | | Paul Pierce misses layup | 2 | 2 |
| 10:38 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:30 | | Al Jefferson makes two point shot (Damien Wilkins assists) | 4 | 2 |
| 10:12 | | Damien Wilkins blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup | 4 | 2 |
| 10:11 | | Damien Wilkins defensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 10:07 | | Damien Wilkins makes 1-foot two point shot | 6 | 2 |
| 9:52 | | Ray Allen makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 6 | 4 |
| 9:25 | | Kendrick Perkins blocks Al Jefferson's 13-foot jumper | 6 | 4 |
| 9:23 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 9:19 | | Rajon Rondo makes 1-foot two point shot | 6 | 6 |
| 9:04 | | Jonny Flynn misses 20-foot jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 9:03 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 8:56 | | Rajon Rondo makes 17-foot jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 8:33 | | Al Jefferson misses layup | 6 | 8 |
| 8:33 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 8:33 | | Kevin Love misses tip shot | 6 | 8 |
| 8:30 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 8:30 | | Ray Allen shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 6 | 8 |
| 8:30 | | Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 8:30 | | Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 8:10 | | Paul Pierce misses 11-foot two point shot | 8 | 8 |
| 8:10 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 8:07 | | Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot | 8 | 10 |
| 7:54 | | Kevin Love makes 9-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists) | 10 | 10 |
| 7:37 | | Paul Pierce makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 10 | 12 |
| 7:22 | | Damien Wilkins misses 21-foot jumper | 10 | 12 |
| 7:20 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 7:15 | | Ray Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 10 | 14 |
| 7:07 | | Rajon Rondo personal foul (Jonny Flynn draws the foul) | 10 | 14 |
| 6:56 | | Corey Brewer misses 24-foot three point jumper | 10 | 14 |
| 6:54 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 6:46 | | Rajon Rondo makes 11-foot two point shot | 10 | 16 |
| 6:30 | | Damien Wilkins misses 15-foot jumper | 10 | 16 |
| 6:28 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 10 | 16 |
| 6:20 | | Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Kendrick Perkins assists) | 10 | 18 |
| 6:05 | | Kendrick Perkins personal foul (Damien Wilkins draws the foul) | 10 | 18 |
| 5:56 | | Al Jefferson misses layup | 10 | 18 |
| 5:54 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 12 | 18 |
| 5:54 | | Kevin Love makes tip shot | 12 | 18 |
| 5:31 | | Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper | 12 | 18 |
| 5:31 | | Boston defensive rebound | 12 | 18 |
| 5:31 | | Boston full timeout | 12 | 18 |
| 5:31 | | Nathan Jawai enters the game for Al Jefferson | 12 | 22 |
| 5:20 | | Damien Wilkins misses jumper | 12 | 18 |
| 5:20 | | Damien Wilkins offensive rebound | 12 | 18 |
| 5:07 | | Rajon Rondo jump ball | 12 | 18 |
| 5:05 | | Kendrick Perkins blocks Jonny Flynn's jumper | 12 | 18 |
| 5:03 | | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 12 | 18 |
| 4:58 | | Ray Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 12 | 20 |
| 4:35 | | Kendrick Perkins blocks Nathan Jawai's layup | 12 | 20 |
| 4:33 | | Corey Brewer offensive rebound | 12 | 20 |
| 4:31 | | Corey Brewer misses 23-foot jumper | 12 | 20 |
| 4:31 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 12 | 20 |
| 4:28 | | Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists) | 12 | 22 |
| 4:16 | | Minnesota full timeout | 12 | 22 |
| 4:16 | | Ramon Sessions enters the game for Jonny Flynn | 12 | 22 |
| 4:16 | | Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Corey Brewer | 12 | 22 |
| 4:00 | | Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper | 12 | 22 |
| 3:59 | | Damien Wilkins offensive rebound | 12 | 22 |
| 3:47 | | Sasha Pavlovic misses 22-foot jumper | 12 | 22 |
| 3:46 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 12 | 22 |
| 3:34 | | Kevin Garnett bad pass (Kevin Love steals) | 12 | 22 |
| 3:29 | | Damien Wilkins makes 13-foot two point shot (Ramon Sessions assists) | 14 | 22 |
| 3:04 | | Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 14 | 24 |
| 2:47 | | Damien Wilkins misses 13-foot jumper | 14 | 24 |
| 2:47 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 14 | 24 |
| 2:44 | | Paul Pierce offensive foul (Sasha Pavlovic draws the foul) | 14 | 24 |
| 2:44 | | Paul Pierce turnover | 14 | 24 |
| 2:44 | | Rasheed Wallace enters the game for Kendrick Perkins | 14 | 24 |
| 2:44 | | Tony Allen enters the game for Paul Pierce | 14 | 24 |
| 2:26 | | Ramon Sessions lost ball (Tony Allen steals) | 14 | 24 |
| 2:18 | | Tony Allen makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 14 | 26 |
| 1:54 | | Ramon Sessions makes 7-foot running jumper | 16 | 26 |
| 1:49 | | Damien Wilkins shooting foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul) | 16 | 26 |
| 1:49 | | Ryan Hollins enters the game for Kevin Love | 16 | 26 |
| 1:49 | | Shelden Williams enters the game for Kevin Garnett | 16 | 26 |
| 1:49 | | Al Jefferson enters the game for Nathan Jawai | 16 | 26 |
| 1:49 | | Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 26 |
| 1:49 | | Boston offensive rebound | 16 | 26 |
| 1:49 | | Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 27 |
| 1:39 | | Shelden Williams shooting foul (Damien Wilkins draws the foul) | 16 | 27 |
| 1:39 | | Damien Wilkins misses free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 27 |
| 1:39 | | Minnesota offensive rebound | 16 | 27 |
| 1:39 | | Damien Wilkins makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 27 |
| 1:30 | | Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 17 | 30 |
| 1:23 | | Damien Wilkins misses free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 30 |
| 1:23 | | Al Jefferson offensive rebound | 18 | 30 |
| 1:23 | | Tony Allen personal foul (Damien Wilkins draws the foul) | 17 | 30 |
| 1:23 | | Damien Wilkins makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 30 |
| 1:15 | | Sasha Pavlovic misses 16-foot jumper | 18 | 30 |
| 1:14 | | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound | 18 | 30 |
| 52.9 | | Rajon Rondo misses 24-foot three point jumper | 18 | 30 |
| 51.6 | | Shelden Williams offensive rebound | 18 | 30 |
| 44.5 | | Corey Brewer enters the game for Damien Wilkins | 18 | 30 |
| 44.5 | | Boston 20 Sec. timeout | 18 | 30 |
| 40.9 | | Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper | 18 | 30 |
| 39.4 | | Corey Brewer defensive rebound | 18 | 30 |
| 19.8 | | Al Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper | 18 | 30 |
| 18.6 | | Tony Allen defensive rebound | 18 | 30 |
| 18.6 | | Al Jefferson personal foul (Tony Allen draws the foul) | 18 | 30 |
| 18.6 | | Tony Allen makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 31 |
| 18.6 | | Al Jefferson defensive goaltending | 18 | 31 |
| 18.6 | | Tony Allen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 32 |
| 6.0 | | Rajon Rondo personal foul (Ramon Sessions draws the foul) | 18 | 32 |
| 6.0 | | Eddie House enters the game for Shelden Williams | 18 | 32 |
| 6.0 | | Ramon Sessions makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 32 |
| 6.0 | | Damien Wilkins enters the game for Al Jefferson | 19 | 32 |
| 6.0 | | Ramon Sessions misses free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 32 |
| 5.8 | | Tony Allen defensive rebound | 19 | 32 |
| 0.0 | | Rasheed Wallace makes jumper (Tony Allen assists) | 19 | 34 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 19 | 34 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Boston, MA
Referee:Derrick Stafford
Referee:Kevin Fehr
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 36 | .308 | 24 | L1 |
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 33 | 18 | .647 | - | W8 |
| Boston | 33 | 18 | .647 | - | W4 |
| Toronto | 31 | 22 | .585 | 3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 29 | 22 | .569 | 4 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 13 | 37 | .260 | 19.5 | L3 |
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