December 27, 2021 · 8:00 PM EST
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BOS | 29 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 103 |
 MIN | 23 | 22 | 29 | 34 | 108 |
Biggest lead BOS by 12 · MIN by 10 · 5 lead changes
Q4 10:34+10% MINJ. Nowell 25' 3PT pullup (21 PTS)BOS 79 · MIN 79
Q4 9:19+11% MINN. Knight 3PT (20 PTS) (G. Monroe 4 AST)BOS 81 · MIN 84
Q4 8:33+9% MINM. Beasley 24' 3PT running (11 PTS) (J. Nowell 2 AST)BOS 81 · MIN 87
Q4 7:17+7% BOSA. Horford 25' 3PT (16 PTS) (P. Pritchard 5 AST)BOS 84 · MIN 88Q4 6:26+8% MINJ. Nowell 24' 3PT (26 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 9 AST)BOS 84 · MIN 91| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1MI Heat | 53 | 29 | .646 | — |
| 2BOCeltics | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 |
3MI Bucks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 |
4PH 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 |
5TO Raptors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 |
6CH Bulls | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7.0 |
7BK Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
8CL Cavaliers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
9AT Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 |
10CH Hornets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 |
11NY Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 |
12WA Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 18.0 |
13IN Pacers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 28.0 |
14DE Pistons | 23 | 59 | .280 | 30.0 |
15OR Magic | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PH Suns | 64 | 18 | .780 | — |
2ME Grizzlies | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
3GS Warriors | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
4DA Mavericks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
5UT Jazz | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
6DE Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 |
| 7MITimberwolves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 |
8LA Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
9NO Pelicans | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
10SA Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
11LA Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31.0 |
12SA Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
13PO Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 37.0 |
14OK Thunder | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
15HO Rockets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
| Zone | BOS | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 11/16 69% | 22/30 73% |
| Paint | 2/15 13% | 3/18 17% |
| Mid-range | 4/11 36% | 1/8 13% |
| Corner 3 | 2/9 22% | 4/11 36% |
| Above the break 3 | 14/38 37% | 10/23 43% |
PP Payton PritchardG | 45 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 8-22 | 5-14 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 51.5% |
JB Jaylen BrownG-F | 39 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 8-24 | 2-8 | 8-13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | +11 | 43.7% |
RL Romeo LangfordG-F | 36 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -32 | 27.9% |
| AHAl HorfordC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 6-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 72.7% |
RW Robert Williams IIIC-F | 22 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -17 | 58.1% |
GW Grant WilliamsF | 28 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +5 | 85.6% |
JH Juancho HernangomezF | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 25.8% |
SH Sam HauserF | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 37.5% |
JP Jabari ParkerF | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 50.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 103 | 53 | 23 | 33-89 | 16-47 | 21-28 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 16 | ||
| Shooting | 37.1% | 34.0% | 75.0% | 50.8% |
| MBMalik BeasleyG | 39 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 6-18 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 41.7% |
JM Jaden McDanielsF | 36 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -10 | 55.5% |
JM Jordan McLaughlinG | 32 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +15 | 21.5% |
| NKNathan KnightF-C | 29 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | +13 | 81.2% |
JO Josh OkogieG | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 62.5% |
| JNJaylen NowellG | 35 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 10-18 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 73.4% |
GM Greg MonroeF-C | 25 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +13 | 58.3% |
JL Jake LaymanF | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 38.1% |
CS Chris SilvaF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 108 | 53 | 30 | 40-90 | 14-34 | 14-19 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 17 | ||
| Shooting | 44.4% | 41.2% | 73.7% | 54.9% |
11:56Jump Ball R. Williams III vs. N. Knight: Tip to J. BrownBOS 011:42R. Williams III alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (A. Horford 1 AST)BOS 211:17MISS N. Knight driving LayupBOS 211:16R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 211:03P. Pritchard 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Horford 2 AST)BOS 510:56R. Williams III shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (McLaughlin 2 FT)BOS 510:56J. McLaughlin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)BOS 510:56MISS J. McLaughlin Free Throw 2 of 2BOS 510:54R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BOS 510:38A. Horford 10' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)BOS 710:24J. Okogie bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)BOS 710:24R. Langford STEAL (1 STL)BOS 710:17MISS J. Brown 17' pullup ShotBOS 710:14N. Knight REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 710:02MISS N. Knight driving LayupBOS 710:00A. Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 79:54MISS R. Langford running 3PTBOS 79:49J. Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 79:48MISS M. Beasley 24' 3PTBOS 79:45A. Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BOS 79:35A. Horford 3-second-violation TURNOVER (1 TO)BOS 79:24MISS M. Beasley 25' 3PTBOS 79:19R. Langford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 79:08R. Langford cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Brown 1 AST)BOS 99:01P. Pritchard shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Knight 2 FT)BOS 99:01N. Knight Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)BOS 99:01MISS N. Knight Free Throw 2 of 2BOS 98:59J. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 98:50MISS P. Pritchard 12' pullup ShotBOS 98:46R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)BOS 98:39MISS A. Horford 25' 3PTBOS 98:37R. Langford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)BOS 98:36R. Langford tip Layup (4 PTS)BOS 118:22MISS N. Knight driving Layup - blockedBOS 118:22R. Williams III BLOCK (1 BLK)BOS 118:20M. Beasley 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 1 AST)BOS 118:06MISS R. Langford 6' driving LayupBOS 118:00MISS J. Brown 7' driving HookBOS 118:00J. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)BOS 117:56MISS J. Brown putback Layup - blockedBOS 117:56J. Okogie BLOCK (1 BLK)BOS 117:56R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)BOS 117:49MISS P. Pritchard 25' 3PTBOS 117:47J. Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BOS 117:38J. McDaniels 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Knight 1 AST)BOS 117:15MISS R. Williams III 8' HookBOS 117:11J. McLaughlin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 117:10J. McLaughlin lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)BOS 117:10R. Langford STEAL (2 STL)BOS 117:06MISS J. Brown 8' fadeaway ShotBOS 117:01A. Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)BOS 117:01MISS A. Horford tip LayupBOS 117:00J. McLaughlin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BOS 116:57MISS J. McDaniels 26' 3PTBOS 116:54J. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)BOS 116:47MISS P. Pritchard 7' turnaround fadeaway ShotBOS 116:44J. Layman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 116:39MISS M. Beasley 29' running 3PTBOS 116:34R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)BOS 116:25MISS R. Williams III 17' Jump ShotBOS 116:25N. Knight REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BOS 116:15J. McDaniels lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)BOS 115:57MISS G. Williams 17' step back ShotBOS 115:53N. Knight REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)BOS 115:41N. Knight Layup (3 PTS) (J. Layman 1 AST)BOS 115:41R. Williams III shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Knight 1 FT)BOS 115:41N. Knight Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)BOS 115:30N. Knight defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)BOS 115:30P. Pritchard technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)BOS 125:16MISS P. Pritchard 24' step back 3PTBOS 125:14J. Layman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BOS 125:09MISS J. Layman 25' running pullup 3PTBOS 125:07N. Knight REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)BOS 124:58M. Beasley 24' 3PT step back (6 PTS) (N. Knight 2 AST)BOS 124:41MISS R. Langford 26' 3PTBOS 124:39J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 124:33J. Nowell 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Layman 2 AST)BOS 124:14G. Williams 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Brown 2 AST)BOS 153:46MISS J. Nowell 18' pullup ShotBOS 153:44G. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 153:37MISS A. Horford 25' 3PTBOS 153:34J. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)BOS 153:32M. Beasley shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Brown 2 FT)BOS 153:32J. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)BOS 163:32J. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)BOS 173:17MISS M. Beasley 8' driving floating ShotBOS 173:15A. Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)BOS 173:15J. McDaniels personal FOUL (1 PF)BOS 173:00A. Horford 9' turnaround bank Jump Shot (4 PTS)BOS 192:44J. Layman cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (J. McDaniels 1 AST)BOS 192:28MISS J. Brown 24' 3PTBOS 192:26J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BOS 192:21MISS M. Beasley running Layup - blockedBOS 192:21A. Horford BLOCK (1 BLK)BOS 192:21P. Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 192:11P. Pritchard 28' 3PT (7 PTS) (J. Hernangomez 1 AST)BOS 221:56J. McDaniels 18' pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (M. Beasley 1 AST)BOS 221:45J. McDaniels shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Hernangomez 2 FT)BOS 221:45J. Hernangomez Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)BOS 231:45J. Hernangomez Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)BOS 241:28MISS J. Layman 9' driving Layup - blockedBOS 241:28J. Hernangomez BLOCK (1 BLK)BOS 241:25A. Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)BOS 241:13A. Horford 3PT (7 PTS) (P. Pritchard 1 AST)BOS 271:00MISS J. Layman 3PTBOS 270:58J. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)BOS 270:42MISS J. Hernangomez 27' 3PTBOS 270:40C. Silva REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BOS 270:34MISS J. Nowell 25' running pullup 3PTBOS 270:31P. Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BOS 270:14P. Pritchard lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)BOS 270:14J. McLaughlin STEAL (1 STL)BOS 270:09J. Okogie running Layup (2 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 2 AST)BOS 270:04J. Okogie shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williams 2 FT)BOS 270:04G. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)BOS 280:04G. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)BOS 290:00MISS J. McLaughlin 11' running LayupBOS 29The Timberwolves edged the Celtics 108-103 at home.
Jaylen Nowell led the Timberwolves with 29 points, while Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 26 points.
The Timberwolves took the lead for good with 9:19 left in Q4. The Timberwolves led by as many as 10 points. The lead changed hands 5 times and the score was tied 9 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
