April 9, 2021 · 7:30 PM EDT
Biggest lead MIN by 17 · BOS by 11 · 8 lead changes
Q4 0:25+25% BOSMISS D. Russell 27' running pullup 3PTMIN 121 · BOS 122Q4 0:09+24% MIND. Russell 27' 3PT bank (19 PTS) (K. Towns 5 AST)MIN 124 · BOS 124
Q4 0:00+24% BOSMISS J. Tatum 20' step back ShotMIN 124 · BOS 124
OT 3:52+17% MINK. Towns 26' 3PT (30 PTS) (A. Edwards 5 AST)MIN 127 · BOS 126
OT 3:12+19% BOSJ. Brown 3PT (22 PTS) (K. Walker 8 AST)MIN 127 · BOS 129| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1UT Jazz | 52 | 20 | .722 | — |
2PH Suns | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 |
3DE Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
4LA Clippers | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
5DA Mavericks | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
6LA Lakers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
7PO Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
8GS Warriors | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 |
9ME Grizzlies | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 |
10SA Spurs | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 |
11NO Pelicans | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
12SA Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
13MI Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 |
14OK Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 |
15HO Rockets | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PH 76ers | 49 | 23 | .681 | — |
2BK Nets | 48 | 24 | .667 | 1.0 |
3MI Bucks | 46 | 26 | .639 | 3.0 |
4AT Hawks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 |
5NY Knicks | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8.0 |
6MI Heat | 40 | 32 | .556 | 9.0 |
7BO Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 13.0 |
8IN Pacers | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 |
9WA Wizards | 34 | 38 | .472 | 15.0 |
10CH Hornets | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16.0 |
11CH Bulls | 31 | 41 | .431 | 18.0 |
12TO Raptors | 27 | 45 | .375 | 22.0 |
13CL Cavaliers | 22 | 50 | .306 | 27.0 |
14OR Magic | 21 | 51 | .292 | 28.0 |
15DE Pistons | 20 | 52 | .278 | 29.0 |
| Zone | MIN | BOS |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 22/28 79% | 14/19 74% |
| Paint | 6/17 35% | 10/13 77% |
| Mid-range | 4/9 44% | 4/13 31% |
| Corner 3 | 2/4 50% | 9/15 60% |
| Above the break 3 | 13/38 34% | 10/27 37% |
JM Jaden McDanielsF | 44 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -17 | 45.8% |
| KTKarl-Anthony TownsC-F | 42 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 10-22 | 4-9 | 6-6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 60.9% |
AE Anthony EdwardsG | 40 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 7-12 | 2-6 | 8-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 77.3% |
JO Josh OkogieG | 37 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 67.3% |
RR Ricky RubioG | 23 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 34.0% |
| DRD'Angelo RussellG | 29 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 10-18 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -10 | 65.8% |
JH Juancho HernangomezF | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 56.3% |
JM Jordan McLaughlinG | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 93.1% |
NR Naz ReidC-F | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 58.1% |
JC Jarrett CulverG-F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +4 | — |
| Totals | 265 | 136 | 37 | 30 | 47-96 | 15-42 | 27-30 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 26 | ||
| Shooting | 49.0% | 35.7% | 90.0% | 62.3% |
DNP: Ed Davis, Jake Layman, Jarred Vanderbilt
| JBJaylen BrownG-F | 44 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 9-15 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +5 | 77.6% |
MS Marcus SmartG | 41 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 6-7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 79.6% |
| JTJayson TatumF-G | 41 | 53 | 10 | 4 | 16-25 | 6-10 | 15-16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +5 | 82.7% |
KW Kemba WalkerG | 39 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 5-14 | 3-10 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +10 | 53.9% |
RW Robert Williams IIIC-F | 25 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 60.0% |
TT Tristan ThompsonC-F | 28 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 65.8% |
GW Grant WilliamsF | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +8 | 0.0% |
PP Payton PritchardG | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 70.0% |
SO Semi OjeleyeF | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 50.0% |
RL Romeo LangfordG-F | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 33.3% |
| Totals | 265 | 145 | 45 | 32 | 47-87 | 19-42 | 32-34 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | ||
| Shooting | 54.0% | 45.2% | 94.1% | 71.1% |
DNP: Aaron Nesmith, Carsen Edwards, Luke Kornet, Moritz Wagner, Tremont Waters
11:56Jump Ball R. Williams III vs. K. Towns: Tip to K. WalkerMIN 011:47J. Brown alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (M. Smart 1 AST)MIN 011:32MISS J. McDaniels 7' driving Layup - blockedMIN 011:32R. Williams III BLOCK (1 BLK)MIN 011:18R. Williams III cutting Layup (2 PTS) (K. Walker 1 AST)MIN 011:06A. Edwards 18' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (K. Towns 1 AST)MIN 210:55MISS J. Tatum 27' 3PTMIN 210:53K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIN 210:45K. Towns cutting Layup (2 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)MIN 410:27R. Williams III bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)MIN 410:27R. Rubio STEAL (1 STL)MIN 410:27R. Williams III personal FOUL (1 PF)MIN 410:07K. Towns 10' turnaround Hook (4 PTS)MIN 69:59J. Okogie personal FOUL (1 PF)MIN 69:48J. Brown bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)MIN 69:48R. Rubio STEAL (2 STL)MIN 69:44MISS J. Okogie running Layup - blockedMIN 69:44J. Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)MIN 69:42M. Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIN 69:34J. Tatum Layup (2 PTS)MIN 69:25MISS R. Rubio driving reverse LayupMIN 69:23K. Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIN 69:18K. Walker bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)MIN 69:18R. Rubio STEAL (3 STL)MIN 69:13K. Towns running DUNK (6 PTS) (J. Okogie 1 AST)MIN 88:59K. Walker bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)MIN 88:59J. Okogie STEAL (1 STL)MIN 88:56MISS J. Okogie running LayupMIN 88:54K. Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)MIN 88:51J. Brown 3PT (5 PTS) (K. Walker 2 AST)MIN 88:49J. Okogie technical FOUL (1 Tech)MIN 88:49J. Tatum technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)MIN 88:37A. Edwards cutting Layup (4 PTS) (R. Rubio 1 AST)MIN 108:18J. Tatum 14' driving floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (K. Walker 3 AST)MIN 107:59MISS K. Towns 24' 3PTMIN 107:57J. Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)MIN 107:49J. Okogie 3PT (3 PTS) (R. Rubio 2 AST)MIN 137:35J. Brown driving finger roll Layup (7 PTS)MIN 137:22MISS R. Rubio 3PTMIN 137:20J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIN 137:08MISS M. Smart 26' 3PTMIN 137:06K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)MIN 136:49J. McDaniels driving DUNK (2 PTS) (K. Towns 2 AST)MIN 156:35A. Edwards personal FOUL (1 PF)MIN 156:27MISS R. Williams III DUNKMIN 156:25R. Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIN 156:23J. Okogie running DUNK (5 PTS) (R. Rubio 3 AST)MIN 176:08M. Smart 8' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Tatum 1 AST)MIN 175:49MISS J. McDaniels 24' 3PTMIN 175:47J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)MIN 175:41MISS M. Smart 27' 3PTMIN 175:40R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)MIN 175:39MISS R. Williams III tip DUNKMIN 175:37R. Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)MIN 175:32K. Towns running Layup (8 PTS) (R. Rubio 4 AST)MIN 195:20R. Williams III 11' Layup (4 PTS) (M. Smart 2 AST)MIN 195:06A. Edwards 18' step back Jump Shot (6 PTS)MIN 214:55MISS K. Walker 3PTMIN 214:53A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIN 214:26MISS A. Edwards 26' 3PTMIN 214:24T. Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIN 214:10MISS K. Walker 17' step back ShotMIN 214:01MISS R. Langford 9' driving LayupMIN 213:59K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)MIN 213:53A. Edwards 24' 3PT running pullup (9 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)MIN 243:43K. Walker driving Layup (2 PTS) (M. Smart 3 AST)MIN 243:28D. Russell 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS)MIN 263:12MISS K. Walker 26' 3PTMIN 263:10K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)MIN 262:59A. Edwards step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)MIN 262:48K. Towns kicked ball VIOLATIONMIN 262:36MISS M. Smart 28' step back 3PTMIN 262:34J. McLaughlin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIN 262:21MISS J. Hernangomez 11' Jump ShotMIN 262:19G. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIN 262:14J. Hernangomez personal FOUL (1 PF)MIN 262:09R. Langford Layup (2 PTS) (M. Smart 4 AST)MIN 261:57J. Hernangomez 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Russell 2 AST)MIN 291:35MISS T. Thompson 6' turnaround HookMIN 291:33K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)MIN 291:30T. Thompson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Towns 2 FT)MIN 291:30K. Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)MIN 301:30K. Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)MIN 311:15MISS P. Pritchard 28' 3PTMIN 311:13J. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIN 311:05J. Hernangomez cutting DUNK (5 PTS) (D. Russell 3 AST)MIN 330:53MISS R. Langford 20' Jump ShotMIN 330:51J. Culver REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIN 330:46T. Thompson shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Hernangomez 2 FT)MIN 330:46J. Hernangomez Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)MIN 340:46J. Hernangomez Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)MIN 350:39J. Tatum bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)MIN 350:39J. McLaughlin STEAL (1 STL)MIN 350:39G. Williams take personal FOUL (1 PF) (McLaughlin 2 FT)MIN 350:39J. McLaughlin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)MIN 360:39J. McLaughlin Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)MIN 370:32P. Pritchard 11' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)MIN 370:21D. Russell 9' fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS)MIN 390:21R. Langford shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Russell 1 FT)MIN 390:21MISS D. Russell Free Throw 1 of 1MIN 390:21J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)MIN 390:07J. Culver take personal FOUL (1 PF)MIN 390:02J. Culver shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Tatum 2 FT)MIN 390:02MISS J. Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2MIN 390:02J. Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)MIN 390:01MISS N. Reid driving finger roll Layup - blockedMIN 390:01J. Tatum BLOCK (1 BLK)MIN 39The Celtics outlasted the Timberwolves 145-136 in overtime at home.
Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 53 points and 10 rebounds, while Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 30 points and 12 rebounds.
The Celtics led by as many as 11 points. The lead changed hands 8 times and the score was tied 6 times. The Timberwolves answered with a 11-0 run at one point.
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