Boston Celtics @ Minnesota Timberwolves
29-22, 11-14 Away
100
29-22, 11-14 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS | 31 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 100 |
MIN | 20 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 79 |
25-28, 13-13 Home
79
25-28, 13-13 Home
Shot Chart
- Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper
- Martell Webster makes two point shot
- Martell Webster misses 20-foot jumper
- Derrick Williams misses layup
- Kevin Love misses 15-foot jumper
- Derrick Williams makes driving layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Martell Webster misses layup
- Kevin Love misses tip shot
- Martell Webster misses 21-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes 22-foot two point shot
- Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Williams misses jumper
- Kevin Love misses 5-foot two point shot
- Wesley Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Martell Webster assists)
- Wesley Johnson makes driving dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Kevin Love makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Greg Stiemsma blocks Anthony Tolliver's layup
- Kevin Love misses 4-foot running jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
- Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Derrick Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Derrick Williams misses layup
- Malcolm Lee makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brad Miller assists)
- Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Malcolm Lee makes 15-foot running jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Malcolm Lee misses layup
- Derrick Williams makes slam dunk (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Martell Webster misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Williams makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Wesley Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 17-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes 25-foot three pointer
- Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
- Luke Ridnour misses two point shot
- Kevin Love makes tip shot
- Kevin Love misses layup
- Wesley Johnson misses 15-foot jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes two point shot (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Derrick Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour misses 21-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses driving layup
- Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Martell Webster makes 2-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett blocks Luke Ridnour's driving layup
- Martell Webster misses 21-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses layup
- Greg Stiemsma blocks Kevin Love's 25-foot three point jumper
- Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
- Derrick Williams makes slam dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
- Derrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Tolliver makes slam dunk (Kevin Love assists)
- Luke Ridnour misses layup
- Kevin Love misses layup
- Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
- Malcolm Lee misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Williams misses 19-foot two point shot
- Brad Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Williams misses 7-foot two point shot
- Anthony Tolliver makes tip shot
- Anthony Tolliver makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
- Kevin Love misses 10-foot jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 5-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes driving layup
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Williams misses layup
- Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Tolliver misses 21-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 22-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass makes 11-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 22-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses two point shot
- Avery Bradley misses 17-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley makes slam dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 22-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Greg Stiemsma makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Greg Stiemsma makes 6-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Brandon Bass misses 18-foot jumper
- Keyon Dooling makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Keyon Dooling makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Brandon Bass makes 14-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- Greg Stiemsma makes tip shot
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 12-foot two point shot
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 21-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 21-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley makes 2-foot two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Avery Bradley makes 21-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot two point shot
- Rajon Rondo misses jumper
- Paul Pierce misses tip shot
- Brandon Bass misses layup
- Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Martell Webster blocks Brandon Bass's layup
- Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 3-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 20-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 6-foot two point shot
- Keyon Dooling misses layup
- Paul Pierce misses 16-foot two point shot
- Avery Bradley misses 18-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses driving layup
- Paul Pierce misses 2-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 11-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Avery Bradley makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 23-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass misses layup
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Brandon Bass makes driving dunk
- Brandon Bass misses 20-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 16-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass misses 19-foot jumper
- Keyon Dooling misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes jumper
- Brandon Bass makes 20-foot jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
- Brandon Bass misses 19-foot jumper
- Greg Stiemsma makes tip shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses running jumper
- Keyon Dooling makes driving layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 17-foot two point shot
- Keyon Dooling misses 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
- Keyon Dooling misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 19-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic misses tip shot
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 11-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass misses 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses two point shot
- Brandon Bass makes tip shot
- Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Marquis Daniels misses 9-foot jumper
- Ryan Hollins makes slam dunk
- Marquis Daniels makes layup (E'Twaun Moore assists)
CELTICS
TIMBERWOLVES
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Derrick Williams (Rajon Rondo gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Wesley Johnson defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:21 | | Martell Webster offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:19 | | Martell Webster makes two point shot | 0 | 2 |
| 11:12 | | Paul Pierce misses jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:11 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:55 | | Martell Webster misses 20-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:53 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:45 | | Kevin Garnett misses 22-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 10:45 | | Wesley Johnson defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:32 | | Derrick Williams misses layup | 0 | 2 |
| 10:30 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:15 | | Kevin Garnett lost ball (Luke Ridnour steals) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:10 | | Derrick Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover | 0 | 2 |
| 9:47 | | Brandon Bass makes 11-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 9:29 | | Kevin Love misses 15-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 9:29 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 9:15 | | Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 5 | 2 |
| 8:55 | | Derrick Williams makes driving layup (Luke Ridnour assists) | 5 | 4 |
| 8:37 | | Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper | 5 | 4 |
| 8:37 | | Wesley Johnson defensive rebound | 5 | 4 |
| 8:26 | | Luke Ridnour lost ball (Avery Bradley steals) | 5 | 4 |
| 8:25 | | Luke Ridnour personal foul (Avery Bradley draws the foul) | 5 | 4 |
| 8:14 | | Paul Pierce makes 22-foot two point shot | 7 | 4 |
| 7:58 | | Martell Webster misses layup | 7 | 4 |
| 7:58 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 7 | 4 |
| 7:58 | | Kevin Love misses tip shot | 7 | 4 |
| 7:56 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 7 | 4 |
| 7:47 | | Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 9 | 4 |
| 7:28 | | Kevin Garnett personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 9 | 4 |
| 7:24 | | Martell Webster misses 21-foot jumper | 9 | 4 |
| 7:24 | | Avery Bradley defensive rebound | 9 | 4 |
| 7:16 | | Rajon Rondo misses two point shot | 9 | 4 |
| 7:15 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 9 | 4 |
| 7:09 | | Luke Ridnour makes 22-foot two point shot | 9 | 6 |
| 7:01 | | Avery Bradley misses 17-foot jumper | 9 | 6 |
| 7:00 | | Rajon Rondo offensive rebound | 9 | 6 |
| 6:54 | | Avery Bradley makes slam dunk (Rajon Rondo assists) | 11 | 6 |
| 6:35 | | Luke Ridnour out of bounds lost ball turnover | 11 | 6 |
| 6:28 | | Paul Pierce makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists) | 13 | 6 |
| 5:58 | | Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 6 |
| 5:56 | | Brandon Bass defensive rebound | 13 | 6 |
| 5:41 | | Kevin Garnett misses 22-foot jumper | 13 | 6 |
| 5:39 | | Wesley Johnson defensive rebound | 13 | 6 |
| 5:31 | | Derrick Williams misses jumper | 13 | 6 |
| 5:30 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 13 | 6 |
| 5:24 | | Avery Bradley makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 15 | 6 |
| 5:16 | | Minnesota full timeout | 15 | 6 |
| 5:16 | | Greg Stiemsma enters the game for Kevin Garnett | 15 | 6 |
| 5:01 | | Kevin Love misses 5-foot two point shot | 15 | 6 |
| 5:01 | | Brandon Bass defensive rebound | 15 | 6 |
| 4:45 | | Luke Ridnour shooting foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul) | 15 | 6 |
| 4:45 | | Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 6 |
| 4:45 | | Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Derrick Williams | 16 | 6 |
| 4:45 | | Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 6 |
| 4:30 | | Wesley Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Martell Webster assists) | 17 | 9 |
| 4:11 | | Avery Bradley lost ball (Martell Webster steals) | 17 | 9 |
| 4:05 | | Wesley Johnson makes driving dunk (Luke Ridnour assists) | 17 | 11 |
| 3:47 | | Greg Stiemsma offensive charge (Anthony Tolliver draws the foul) | 17 | 11 |
| 3:47 | | Greg Stiemsma turnover | 17 | 11 |
| 3:29 | | Kevin Love bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals) | 17 | 11 |
| 3:18 | | Greg Stiemsma makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 19 | 11 |
| 3:04 | | Brandon Bass illegal defense foul | 19 | 11 |
| 3:04 | | Kevin Love misses technical free throw | 19 | 11 |
| 3:04 | | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 19 | 11 |
| 3:04 | | Keyon Dooling enters the game for Avery Bradley | 19 | 11 |
| 2:58 | | Kevin Love makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists) | 19 | 13 |
| 2:35 | | Greg Stiemsma makes 6-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists) | 21 | 13 |
| 2:23 | | Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper | 21 | 13 |
| 2:21 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 21 | 13 |
| 2:10 | | Brandon Bass misses 18-foot jumper | 21 | 13 |
| 2:09 | | Wesley Johnson defensive rebound | 21 | 13 |
| 2:02 | | Greg Stiemsma blocks Anthony Tolliver's layup | 21 | 13 |
| 2:01 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 21 | 13 |
| 1:54 | | Keyon Dooling makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 24 | 13 |
| 1:30 | | Kevin Love misses 4-foot running jumper | 24 | 13 |
| 1:29 | | Greg Stiemsma defensive rebound | 24 | 13 |
| 1:23 | | Keyon Dooling makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists) | 27 | 13 |
| 1:04 | | Luke Ridnour makes driving layup | 27 | 15 |
| 47.2 | | Brandon Bass makes 14-foot jumper | 29 | 15 |
| 41.5 | | Paul Pierce shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 29 | 15 |
| 41.5 | | Boston full timeout | 29 | 15 |
| 41.5 | | Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2 | 29 | 16 |
| 41.5 | | Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2 | 29 | 17 |
| 41.5 | | Wayne Ellington enters the game for Wesley Johnson | 31 | 17 |
| 41.5 | | Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Paul Pierce | 31 | 20 |
| 31.9 | | Rajon Rondo misses layup | 29 | 17 |
| 31.4 | | Greg Stiemsma offensive rebound | 31 | 17 |
| 31.4 | | Greg Stiemsma makes tip shot | 31 | 17 |
| 18.8 | | Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists) | 31 | 20 |
| 0.9 | | Sasha Pavlovic misses 23-foot three point jumper | 31 | 20 |
| 0.3 | | Luke Ridnour defensive rebound | 31 | 20 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 31 | 20 | |
Regular Season Series
Game Information
Target Center
1:00 AM, 31 March 2012
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 19,356
- Referees:
- Jason Phillips
- David Jones
- Brent Barnaky
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | L1 |
| Boston | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2 | W3 |
| Toronto | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 10.5 | W2 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 4 | .867 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 21 | 8 | .724 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | W3 |
| Portland | 12 | 18 | .400 | 14 | L2 |
| Utah | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15.5 | L4 |
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