Boston Celtics vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Feb 22, 2016

FINAL

33-25BostonCeltics

122

18-39MinnesotaT-wolves

124

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	23	30	31	38	122
MIN	31	28	34	31	124

Game Recap

Karl-Anthony Towns scores 28 points and grabs 13 rebounds and Gorgui Dieng adds 17 points and 12 rebounds as the Timberwolves beat the Celtics 124-122.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
99Jae CrowderSF	36	9-15	4-6	5-5	9	3	2	0	1	3	-4	27
90Amir JohnsonPF	15	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	2	-9	2
7Jared SullingerC	30	6-8	0-1	0-2	7	5	1	0	1	3	-17	12
0Avery BradleySG	33	9-17	4-9	0-0	2	2	3	0	1	4	-4	22
4Isaiah ThomasPG	31	8-20	2-7	0-0	1	9	1	0	2	5	-10	18
36Marcus Smart	29	6-15	0-4	5-5	4	7	4	0	2	5	+11	17
11Evan Turner	26	4-8	0-0	1-2	9	4	2	0	2	1	-3	9
8Jonas Jerebko	21	4-8	0-1	1-1	2	2	0	1	1	3	+20	9
44Tyler Zeller	13	2-6	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	1	+3	6
55Jordan Mickey	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	0
28RJ Hunter	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Terry Rozier	— did not play —												— did not play —
13James Young	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	49-10148.5%	10-2835.7%	14-1782.4%	38	33	13	2	11	27	-	122

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	35	5-11	0-1	7-12	1	4	1	1	4	3	-1	17
5Gorgui DiengPF	36	7-10	1-1	2-2	12	2	1	1	0	1	+12	17
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	36	13-22	1-2	1-2	13	4	0	2	3	2	+1	28
8Zach LaVineSG	32	4-7	4-5	4-5	5	3	0	0	3	0	+4	16
9Ricky RubioPG	32	3-7	0-1	9-11	8	8	1	0	4	3	+11	15
12Tayshaun Prince	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-5	0
1Tyus Jones	15	4-7	1-2	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	2	-9	9
15Shabazz Muhammad	20	4-9	1-2	4-4	2	0	1	1	0	2	-11	13
23Kevin Martin	13	1-3	0-1	3-4	5	1	0	0	2	3	-1	5
33Adreian Payne	11	2-6	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	1	+9	4
88Nemanja Bjelica	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Andre Miller	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Damjan Rudez	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8351.8%	8-1553.3%	30-4075.0%	51	24	5	6	17	17	-	124

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSMIN

(12:00) Jump Ball Towns vs. Johnson: Tip to Dieng
(11:45) MISS Wiggins 18' Jump Shot
(11:44) LaVine REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:30) Wiggins 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Dieng 1 AST)
02
(11:10) MISS Bradley 3PT Jump Shot
(11:08) Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:54) Towns 6' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
04
+2 (10:37) Sullinger 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Thomas 1 AST)
24
(10:18) MISS Towns 1' Layup
(10:18) Johnson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:16) Bradley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:12) MISS Bradley 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:11) Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:08) LaVine Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (9:50) Sullinger 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Thomas 2 AST)
44
+2 (9:32) Dieng 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Rubio 2 AST)
46
(9:23) Rubio P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Guthrie)
(9:17) MISS Thomas 21' Jump Shot
(9:16) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:10) Thomas P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Guthrie)
(9:06) MISS Wiggins 21' Jump Shot
(9:04) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:57) Thomas Violation:Kicked Ball (D.Guthrie)
+2 (8:47) Wiggins 7' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
48
(8:38) Wiggins S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Guthrie)
+1 (8:38) Crowder Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
58
+1 (8:38) Crowder Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
68
+2 (8:26) Towns 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Rubio 3 AST)
610
(8:08) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Guthrie)
(8:08) MISS Sullinger Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:08) Celtics Rebound
(8:08) MISS Sullinger Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:08) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:55) Rubio 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
612
(7:40) MISS Johnson 5' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:38) Celtics Rebound
(7:26) MISS Thomas 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:23) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:19) MISS Crowder 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:18) LaVine REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:08) MISS Dieng 1' Layup
(7:07) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:04) LaVine Violation:Defensive Goaltending (S.Twardoski)
+2 (7:04) Bradley 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Crowder 1 AST)
812
+3 (6:49) LaVine 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
815
(6:35) MISS Bradley 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:34) Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:24) Towns 5' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Rubio 4 AST)
817
(6:22) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (6:12) Crowder 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Thomas 3 AST)
1117
(5:59) Johnson P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.McCutchen)
(5:50) MISS Wiggins 16' Jump Shot
(5:48) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (5:45) LaVine 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
1120
(5:22) MISS Thomas 3PT Jump Shot
(5:21) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:07) Dieng 14' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS) (Rubio 5 AST)
1122
+2 (4:56) Sullinger 20' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Thomas 4 AST)
1322
+2 (4:34) Towns 21' Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1324
(4:23) MISS Thomas 1' Layup
(4:23) Dieng BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:22) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:10) MISS Wiggins 7' Fadeaway Jumper
(4:09) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:01) MISS Crowder 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:00) LaVine REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:56) LaVine Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(3:56) Smart STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:50) Smart 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1524
(3:40) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (3:27) Towns 10' Turnaround Hook Shot (10 PTS) (Wiggins 2 AST)
1526
(3:12) MISS Smart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:11) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:07) Rubio Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:07) Smart STEAL (2 STL)
(3:01) MISS Thomas 22' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:00) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(2:43) Sullinger S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (2:43) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
1527
(2:43) MISS Towns Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:43) Jerebko REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:24) MISS Zeller 1' Layup
(2:23) Zeller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:21) MISS Zeller 3' Hook Shot
(2:20) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(2:13) MISS LaVine 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:12) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:03) Turner Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(1:52) MISS Towns 8' Jump Shot
(1:51) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
+2 (1:48) Towns 5' Jump Shot (13 PTS)
1529
(1:32) MISS Jerebko 8' Running Jump Shot
(1:31) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:16) Towns 1' Layup (15 PTS) (Prince 1 AST)
1531
+2 (0:57) Turner 13' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
1731
(0:45) MISS Towns 18' Jump Shot
(0:44) Jerebko REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:36) Turner 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1931
(0:20) Wiggins Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:20) Turner STEAL (1 STL)
(0:17) MISS Crowder 1' Layup
(0:16) Smart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:16) Smart Putback Dunk (4 PTS)
2131
(0:02) LaVine Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T5)
(0:02) Crowder STEAL (1 STL)
(0:02) Jones C.P.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Guthrie)
+1 (0:02) Smart Free Throw Clear Path 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2231
+1 (0:02) Smart Free Throw Clear Path 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2331

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

MIN

122Points124

49-101(48.5%)Field Goal(%)43-83(51.8%)

10-28(35.7%)3-Point(%)8-15(53.3%)

14-17(82.4%)Free Throw(%)30-40(75.0%)

38(10)Rebounds(Offensive)51(15)

33Assists24

13Steals5

2Blocks6

11Turnovers17

27Fouls17

58Pts In The Paint48

21Fast Break Pts5

18Pts Off Turnovers14

41Bench Pts31

3Largest Lead16

Game Details

Monday, February 22, 2016 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 11,639 (60.1%)