Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Boston Celtics

Feb 1, 2002

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
MIN	24	14	23	24	13	98
BOS	21	22	23	19	10	95

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Kevin GarnettSF	45	7-16	1-2	6-8	15	5	1	2	2	3	+4	21
32Joe SmithPF	34	4-7	0-0	5-6	7	1	0	3	3	4	+6	13
8Rasho NesterovicC	29	4-11	0-0	0-0	8	0	2	1	3	3	+2	8
7Terrell BrandonSG	43	7-13	0-0	7-7	9	9	1	0	4	0	+13	21
10Wally SzczerbiakPG	45	7-14	3-4	2-2	5	2	0	0	2	3	+10	19
4Chauncey Billups	22	3-10	1-6	0-0	6	2	2	0	2	2	0	7
20Gary Trent	19	3-5	0-0	0-2	3	0	0	0	0	4	-4	6
44Anthony Peeler	14	1-8	1-5	0-0	2	3	1	0	2	1	-8	3
Dean Garrett	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4	0
42Sam Mitchell	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0
13Felipe Lopez	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-3	0
3Loren Woods	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8641.9%	6-1833.3%	20-2580.0%	55	22	7	6	18	23	-	98

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Antoine WalkerSF	45	4-20	1-5	4-4	9	4	2	0	6	6	-7	13
34Paul PiercePF	44	10-25	1-5	1-1	10	4	2	2	0	2	-10	22
4Tony BattieC	36	5-8	0-0	1-2	7	1	2	1	0	1	-7	11
7Kenny AndersonSG	42	7-15	0-2	2-2	3	2	2	0	4	6	-9	16
55Eric WilliamsPG	31	2-6	1-4	0-0	2	5	0	0	0	1	+5	5
20Erick Strickland	31	4-12	1-6	5-6	3	3	1	1	0	1	+3	14
52Vitaly Potapenko	16	2-5	0-0	4-4	5	2	0	0	0	4	+1	8
0Walter McCarty	16	2-4	2-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	+6	6
9Milt Palacio	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	0
30Mark Blount	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Joseph Forte	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Joe Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-9537.9%	6-2524.0%	17-1989.5%	41	22	9	4	10	23	-	95

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINBOS

(12:00) Jump Ball Battie vs. Garnett: Tip to Nesterovic
(11:46) MISS Szczerbiak 18' Jump Shot
(11:44) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:35) MISS Walker 8' Jump Shot
(11:33) Garnett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:22) Nesterovic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:22) Pierce STEAL (1 STL)
(11:15) MISS Pierce 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:13) Brandon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:57) Garnett Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (10:43) Pierce 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Battie 1 AST)
02
(10:36) MISS Szczerbiak 17' Jump Shot
(10:34) Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:28) MISS Smith 9' Hook Shot
(10:26) Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:19) MISS Walker 3' Layup
(10:19) Garnett BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:15) Szczerbiak REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:09) Brandon 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Garnett 1 AST)
22
(9:51) MISS Pierce 2' Layup
(9:51) Nesterovic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:50) CELTICS Rebound
(9:49) MISS Pierce 17' Jump Shot
(9:48) Garnett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:41) Brandon 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
42
+2 (9:29) Anderson 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
44
(9:17) Williams P.FOUL (P1.T1)
+2 (9:09) Garnett 3' Layup (2 PTS)
64
(8:54) MISS Battie 9' Jump Shot
(8:52) Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:40) MISS Smith 10' Jump Shot
(8:38) Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:29) MISS Battie 19' Jump Shot
(8:27) Brandon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:12) Nesterovic Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(8:12) Anderson STEAL (1 STL)
(7:56) Anderson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:56) Nesterovic STEAL (1 STL)
(7:43) MISS Szczerbiak 18' Jump Shot
(7:43) Pierce BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:40) Jump Ball Anderson vs. Smith: Tip to Nesterovic
(7:40) Timberwolves Rebound
+2 (7:28) Smith 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Brandon 1 AST)
84
(7:12) Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:01) MISS Brandon 17' Jump Shot
(7:00) CELTICS Rebound
(7:00) Nesterovic L.B.FOUL (P1.T1)
(6:39) MISS Walker 18' Jump Shot
(6:36) Nesterovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:24) MISS Garnett 20' Jump Shot
(6:22) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:17) Walker OFF.Foul (P1)
(6:17) Walker Foul Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:17) Walker T.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (6:17) Brandon Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
94
+2 (6:06) Garnett 13' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
114
(5:47) Szczerbiak S.FOUL (P1.T2)
(5:47) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (5:47) Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
115
+1 (5:47) Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
116
(5:23) Timberwolves Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4)
(5:10) MISS Pierce 5' Hook Shot
(5:09) Potapenko REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (5:03) Strickland 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
119
+2 (4:53) Nesterovic 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Szczerbiak 1 AST)
139
(4:33) MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
(4:31) Garnett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:21) Szczerbiak 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
159
(4:09) Smith S.FOUL (P1.T3)
+1 (4:09) Strickland Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1510
+1 (4:09) Strickland Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1511
(3:56) MISS Brandon 18' Jump Shot
(3:54) Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:44) Walker 2' Layup (4 PTS)
1513
+2 (3:34) Garnett 16' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1713
+2 (3:14) Pierce 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Walker 2 AST)
1715
+3 (3:07) Szczerbiak 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Brandon 2 AST)
2015
(2:49) MISS Pierce 2' Layup
(2:47) Potapenko REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(2:43) MISS McCarty 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:41) Garnett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (2:33) Nesterovic 14' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Szczerbiak 2 AST)
2215
(2:11) MISS Walker 3' Layup
(2:09) Nesterovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:03) Smith 2' Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Brandon 3 AST)
2415
+2 (1:50) Strickland 8' Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2417
(1:45) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(1:26) MISS Garnett 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:24) Szczerbiak REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:10) MISS Garnett 18' Jump Shot
(1:08) Strickland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:57) Strickland 20' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Potapenko 1 AST)
2419
(0:44) Smith OFF.Foul (P2)
(0:44) Smith Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:33) MISS Anderson 15' Jump Shot
(0:30) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:20) Strickland 17' Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2421
(0:03) Anderson P.FOUL (P1.T2)
(0:00) MISS Peeler 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

MIN

BOS

98Points95

36-86(41.9%)Field Goal(%)36-95(37.9%)

6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)6-25(24.0%)

20-25(80.0%)Free Throw(%)17-19(89.5%)

55(11)Rebounds(Offensive)41(9)

22Assists22

7Steals9

6Blocks4

18Turnovers10

23Fouls23

28Pts In The Paint36

11Fast Break Pts2

9Pts Off Turnovers19

98Bench Pts95

9Largest Lead11

Game Details

Friday, February 1, 2002 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 18,624 (95.1%)