Boston Celtics @ Minnesota Timberwolves
4-7, 2-4 Away
88
4-7, 2-4 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS | 24 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 88 |
MIN | 33 | 22 | 34 | 17 | 106 |
7-4, 5-1 Home
106
7-4, 5-1 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Avery Bradley makes driving layup
- Avery Bradley makes driving layup (Jordan Crawford assists)
- Corey Brewer misses layup
- Avery Bradley misses 21-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley makes 22-foot jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
- Kevin Love misses 9-foot two point shot
- Avery Bradley misses 7-foot Running Jumper
- Kevin Martin makes 6-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Jordan Crawford makes 21-foot two point shot
- Corey Brewer makes driving layup
- Brandon Bass makes 14-foot jumper
- Vitor Faverani misses three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Green misses 17-foot fadeaway jumper
- Kevin Martin misses layup
- Kevin Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
- Brandon Bass makes jumper (Jeff Green assists)
- Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Crawford misses 20-foot two point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes 4-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Avery Bradley misses 21-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Crawford misses 15-foot jumper
- MarShon Brooks misses jumper
- Jared Sullinger misses layup
- Kevin Love misses layup
- Nikola Pekovic makes 1-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass makes layup (MarShon Brooks assists)
- MarShon Brooks misses 21-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass blocks Kevin Love's layup
- Robbie Hummel makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
- Jared Sullinger misses two point shot
- Jared Sullinger misses two point shot
- Jared Sullinger makes layup
- Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dante Cunningham assists)
- Ricky Rubio makes driving layup
- Jared Sullinger misses three point jumper
- Dante Cunningham misses layup
- Dante Cunningham makes 3-foot two point shot
- MarShon Brooks makes driving layup
- Dante Cunningham makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Kelly Olynyk makes 4-foot jumper (Jared Sullinger assists)
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Barea makes driving layup
- Avery Bradley misses 41-foot three point jumper
- Robbie Hummel misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kelly Olynyk blocks J.J. Barea 's 2-foot layup
- Dante Cunningham misses 16-foot jumper
- Kelly Olynyk misses layup
- Robbie Hummel misses 23-foot jumper
- Robbie Hummel blocks Jeff Green 's 5-foot 2-pt jumper
- J.J. Barea makes driving layup
- Kevin Love makes 7-foot two point shot
- J.J. Barea makes 13-foot jumper
- Dante Cunningham blocks Gerald Wallace's jumper
- Alexey Shved misses 11-foot Running Jumper
- Jeff Green blocks Alexey Shved's layup
- Jordan Crawford misses 15-foot jumper
- J.J. Barea misses 20-foot jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup
- Brandon Bass misses two point shot
- Vitor Faverani misses layup
- J.J. Barea misses 7-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup
- Brandon Bass makes layup (Jordan Crawford assists)
- J.J. Barea misses driving layup
- Kevin Martin makes 18-foot jumper
- Dante Cunningham makes 19-foot jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
- Vitor Faverani makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Crawford assists)
- Corey Brewer misses 19-foot jumper
- Vitor Faverani makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Crawford assists)
- Kevin Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Crawford misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses layup
- Jordan Crawford misses 4-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley makes two point shot
- J.J. Barea makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Crawford makes 7-foot two point shot
- J.J. Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Crawford misses driving layup
- Vitor Faverani makes two point shot
- Ricky Rubio misses 21-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass misses 12-foot jumper
- Ricky Rubio misses two point shot
- Kevin Love misses 18-foot jumper
- Jeff Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes 18-foot jumper
- Jeff Green blocks Kevin Love's layup
- Vitor Faverani blocks Kevin Martin 's 4-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes 5-foot two point shot
- Jordan Crawford makes 24-foot three pointer
- Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley misses layup
- Avery Bradley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Vitor Faverani assists)
- Kevin Martin misses layup
- Ricky Rubio misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup
- Brandon Bass makes two point shot (Jordan Crawford assists)
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Vitor Faverani misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses driving layup
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 18-foot jumper
- Jordan Crawford misses 20-foot jumper
- Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes 9-foot two point shot
- Avery Bradley misses layup
- Kevin Martin makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Corey Brewer blocks Jeff Green 's 5-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
- Jared Sullinger misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Crawford misses 12-foot jumper
- Gerald Wallace makes two point shot
- Vitor Faverani blocks Corey Brewer's layup
- Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Jordan Crawford misses 9-foot jumper
- Jordan Crawford misses layup
- Kevin Love misses 5-foot jumper
- Vitor Faverani blocks Ricky Rubio 's 6-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley makes 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin makes 13-foot two point shot
- Avery Bradley misses 14-foot two point shot
- Dante Cunningham misses 21-foot jumper
- Gerald Wallace misses layup
- Gerald Wallace misses layup
- Kris Humphries makes 15-foot jumper (Gerald Wallace assists)
- Kevin Martin makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
- Avery Bradley makes 19-foot two point shot (Kelly Olynyk assists)
- Kevin Love makes 8-foot two point shot
- Avery Bradley misses two point shot
- Corey Brewer misses layup
- Dante Cunningham makes layup
- Avery Bradley makes 17-foot jumper (Phil Pressey assists)
- Dante Cunningham makes 18-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Avery Bradley makes 19-foot two point shot
- Dante Cunningham makes 18-foot jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
- Kelly Olynyk misses two point shot
- Phil Pressey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Barea misses layup
- Brandon Bass makes 17-foot jumper
- Robbie Hummel makes 15-foot jumper (Dante Cunningham assists)
- MarShon Brooks makes 14-foot two point shot
- J.J. Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
- MarShon Brooks makes driving layup
- Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Phil Pressey makes 21-foot two point shot
- Kevin Martin misses 12-foot
- Dante Cunningham misses 18-foot jumper
- J.J. Barea makes driving layup
- MarShon Brooks misses 23-foot jumper
- Robbie Hummel makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dante Cunningham assists)
- Kris Humphries misses 18-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass misses tip shot
- Robbie Hummel misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.J. Barea misses
- J.J. Barea makes driving layup (Robbie Hummel assists)
- Jeff Green misses 12-foot
- Brandon Bass misses 14-foot jumper
- J.J. Barea misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 23-foot three point jumper
- MarShon Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes 20-foot jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
- Avery Bradley misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 16-foot jumper
- Kevin Martin misses 8-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot
- A.J. Price misses 18-foot jumper
- Vitor Faverani misses 19-foot jumper
- Robbie Hummel misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Derrick Williams misses 20-foot jumper
- Kelly Olynyk makes layup (Phil Pressey assists)
- A.J. Price makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Williams assists)
- Kelly Olynyk misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Vitor Faverani blocks Derrick Williams's layup
- Jordan Crawford makes 27-foot three pointer
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Brandon Bass vs. Nikola Pekovic (Vitor Faverani gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Avery Bradley makes driving layup | 2 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Kevin Love bad pass (Jordan Crawford steals) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:22 | | Avery Bradley makes driving layup (Jordan Crawford assists) | 4 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Corey Brewer misses layup | 4 | 0 |
| 11:14 | | Vitor Faverani defensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Avery Bradley misses 21-foot jumper | 4 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Kevin Martin defensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 10:55 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul) | 4 | 0 |
| 10:55 | | Ricky Rubio makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 10:55 | | Ricky Rubio misses free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 10:55 | | Brandon Bass defensive rebound | 4 | 1 |
| 10:34 | | Avery Bradley makes 22-foot jumper (Brandon Bass assists) | 6 | 1 |
| 10:15 | | Kevin Love misses 9-foot two point shot | 6 | 1 |
| 10:15 | | Vitor Faverani defensive rebound | 6 | 1 |
| 10:07 | | Avery Bradley misses 7-foot Running Jumper | 6 | 1 |
| 10:07 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 6 | 1 |
| 10:02 | | Jordan Crawford kicked ball violation | 6 | 1 |
| 9:53 | | Kevin Martin makes 6-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists) | 6 | 3 |
| 9:42 | | Jordan Crawford makes 21-foot two point shot | 8 | 3 |
| 9:27 | | Corey Brewer bad pass | 8 | 3 |
| 9:18 | | Jeff Green bad pass (Nikola Pekovic steals) | 8 | 3 |
| 9:14 | | Corey Brewer makes driving layup | 8 | 5 |
| 9:00 | | Brandon Bass makes 14-foot jumper | 10 | 5 |
| 8:42 | | Kevin Love traveling | 10 | 5 |
| 8:33 | | Vitor Faverani misses three point jumper | 10 | 5 |
| 8:32 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 10 | 5 |
| 8:22 | | Vitor Faverani personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul) | 10 | 5 |
| 8:15 | | Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 5 |
| 8:15 | | Avery Bradley defensive rebound | 10 | 5 |
| 7:56 | | Jeff Green misses 17-foot fadeaway jumper | 10 | 5 |
| 7:54 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 10 | 5 |
| 7:47 | | Ricky Rubio bad pass (Vitor Faverani steals) | 10 | 5 |
| 7:41 | | Jordan Crawford bad pass (Ricky Rubio steals) | 10 | 5 |
| 7:35 | | Kevin Martin misses layup | 10 | 5 |
| 7:35 | | Ricky Rubio offensive rebound | 10 | 5 |
| 7:31 | | Kevin Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper | 10 | 5 |
| 7:31 | | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 10 | 5 |
| 7:31 | | Jordan Crawford loose ball foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul) | 10 | 5 |
| 7:24 | | Nikola Pekovic makes two point shot (Corey Brewer assists) | 10 | 7 |
| 7:01 | | Brandon Bass makes jumper (Jeff Green assists) | 12 | 7 |
| 6:46 | | Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper | 12 | 7 |
| 6:45 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 12 | 7 |
| 6:45 | | Vitor Faverani personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul) | 12 | 7 |
| 6:45 | | Jared Sullinger enters the game for Vitor Faverani | 12 | 7 |
| 6:43 | | Avery Bradley personal foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul) | 12 | 7 |
| 6:43 | | Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 8 |
| 6:43 | | Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 9 |
| 6:33 | | Jordan Crawford misses 20-foot two point jumper | 12 | 9 |
| 6:31 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 12 | 9 |
| 6:22 | | Nikola Pekovic makes 4-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists) | 12 | 11 |
| 6:13 | | Ricky Rubio personal foul (Jordan Crawford draws the foul) | 12 | 11 |
| 6:11 | | Corey Brewer personal block (Jeff Green draws the foul) | 12 | 11 |
| 6:05 | | Avery Bradley misses 21-foot jumper | 12 | 11 |
| 6:05 | | Jeff Green offensive rebound | 12 | 11 |
| 6:05 | | Corey Brewer personal foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | 12 | 11 |
| 6:05 | | Robbie Hummel enters the game for Corey Brewer | 12 | 11 |
| 6:00 | | Avery Bradley misses 15-foot jumper | 12 | 11 |
| 5:58 | | Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound | 12 | 11 |
| 5:50 | | Kevin Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper | 12 | 11 |
| 5:50 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | 12 | 11 |
| 5:41 | | Jordan Crawford misses 15-foot jumper | 12 | 11 |
| 5:41 | | Kevin Martin defensive rebound | 12 | 11 |
| 5:35 | | Jared Sullinger personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 12 | 11 |
| 5:35 | | Timberwolves Full timeout | 12 | 11 |
| 5:35 | | MarShon Brooks enters the game for Jeff Green | 12 | 11 |
| 5:35 | | Gerald Wallace enters the game for Jordan Crawford | 12 | 11 |
| 5:35 | | Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 12 |
| 5:35 | | Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 13 |
| 5:22 | | MarShon Brooks misses jumper | 12 | 13 |
| 5:20 | | Jared Sullinger offensive rebound | 12 | 13 |
| 5:20 | | Jared Sullinger misses layup | 12 | 13 |
| 5:18 | | Ricky Rubio defensive rebound | 12 | 13 |
| 5:11 | | Kevin Love misses layup | 12 | 13 |
| 5:11 | | Nikola Pekovic makes 1-foot two point shot | 12 | 15 |
| 5:11 | | Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound | 12 | 13 |
| 4:54 | | Brandon Bass makes layup (MarShon Brooks assists) | 14 | 15 |
| 4:31 | | Ricky Rubio steps out of bounds turnover | 14 | 15 |
| 4:18 | | Kevin Love shooting foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul) | 14 | 15 |
| 4:18 | | Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 15 |
| 4:18 | | Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 15 |
| 4:11 | | MarShon Brooks shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul) | 16 | 15 |
| 4:11 | | Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 16 |
| 4:11 | | Dante Cunningham enters the game for Nikola Pekovic | 16 | 16 |
| 4:11 | | Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 17 |
| 4:01 | | Avery Bradley bad pass (Kevin Martin steals) | 16 | 17 |
| 3:59 | | MarShon Brooks personal foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul) | 16 | 17 |
| 3:59 | | Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 3:59 | | Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 19 |
| 3:47 | | MarShon Brooks misses 21-foot jumper | 16 | 19 |
| 3:46 | | Robbie Hummel defensive rebound | 16 | 19 |
| 3:32 | | Brandon Bass blocks Kevin Love's layup | 16 | 19 |
| 3:31 | | Jared Sullinger defensive rebound | 16 | 19 |
| 3:27 | | Robbie Hummel personal block (MarShon Brooks draws the foul) | 18 | 19 |
| 3:27 | | MarShon Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 19 |
| 3:27 | | Kelly Olynyk enters the game for Brandon Bass | 17 | 19 |
| 3:27 | | J.J. Barea enters the game for Kevin Martin | 17 | 19 |
| 3:27 | | MarShon Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 19 |
| 3:10 | | Robbie Hummel makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists) | 18 | 22 |
| 2:47 | | Jared Sullinger misses two point shot | 18 | 22 |
| 2:43 | | Celtics offensive team rebound | 18 | 22 |
| 2:43 | | Celtics Full timeout | 18 | 22 |
| 2:40 | | Jared Sullinger misses two point shot | 18 | 22 |
| 2:39 | | Jared Sullinger offensive rebound | 18 | 22 |
| 2:38 | | Jared Sullinger makes layup | 20 | 22 |
| 2:16 | | Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dante Cunningham assists) | 20 | 25 |
| 1:55 | | Gerald Wallace bad pass (Dante Cunningham steals) | 20 | 25 |
| 1:51 | | Ricky Rubio makes driving layup | 20 | 27 |
| 1:35 | | Jared Sullinger misses three point jumper | 20 | 27 |
| 1:34 | | Ricky Rubio defensive rebound | 20 | 27 |
| 1:28 | | Dante Cunningham misses layup | 20 | 27 |
| 1:25 | | Dante Cunningham makes 3-foot two point shot | 20 | 29 |
| 1:25 | | Dante Cunningham offensive rebound | 20 | 27 |
| 1:04 | | MarShon Brooks makes driving layup | 22 | 29 |
| 59.0 | | Dante Cunningham makes two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists) | 22 | 31 |
| 40.0 | | Kelly Olynyk makes 4-foot jumper (Jared Sullinger assists) | 24 | 31 |
| 31.0 | | Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper | 24 | 31 |
| 30.0 | | Gerald Wallace defensive rebound | 24 | 31 |
| 21.0 | | Avery Bradley bad pass | 24 | 31 |
| 21.0 | | Alexey Shved enters the game for Ricky Rubio | 24 | 31 |
| 2.0 | | J.J. Barea makes driving layup | 24 | 33 |
| 0.0 | | Avery Bradley misses 41-foot three point jumper | 24 | 33 |
| 0.0 | | Celtics offensive team rebound | 24 | 33 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 24 | 33 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Kane Fitzgerald
Referee:Dan Crawford
Referee:J.T. Orr
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 25 | 15 | .625 | - | W1 |
| New York | 25 | 16 | .610 | 0.5 | L2 |
| Toronto | 25 | 17 | .595 | 1 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 22 | 17 | .564 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 11 | 27 | .289 | 13 | L5 |
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 35 | 7 | .833 | - | W5 |
| Denver | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6.5 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7.5 | W2 |
| Portland | 20 | 22 | .476 | 15 | W1 |
| Utah | 14 | 27 | .341 | 20.5 | L2 |
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