Boston Celtics vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Mar 8, 2018

FINAL

46-20BostonCeltics

117

38-29MinnesotaT-wolves

109

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	35	25	26	31	117
MIN	28	18	28	35	109

Game Recap

Kyrie Irving scores 23 points with seven rebounds and eight assists, as the Boston Celtics clinch a playoff birth with a 117-109 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jayson TatumSF	22	4-8	1-4	3-4	5	0	0	0	1	3	-11	12
42Al HorfordPF	34	8-14	1-4	3-3	8	6	0	1	1	1	+13	20
46Aron BaynesC	10	3-6	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	3	-11	6
7Jaylen BrownSG	28	4-10	1-2	5-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	+12	14
11Kyrie IrvingPG	29	9-15	3-7	2-2	7	8	2	1	4	2	+5	23
13Marcus Morris Sr.	32	7-15	3-5	0-1	5	2	0	0	0	0	+16	17
36Marcus Smart	32	2-7	0-4	5-9	2	6	2	0	2	1	+15	9
12Terry Rozier	24	5-10	2-6	1-1	4	1	2	0	1	2	+7	13
27Daniel Theis	9	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	2	1	0	1	2	-5	1
55Greg Monroe	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	2	+3	2
37Semi Ojeleye	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4	0
8Shane Larkin	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Abdel Nader	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8749.4%	11-3234.4%	20-2774.1%	46	28	7	2	11	17	-	117

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Nemanja BjelicaSF	40	11-16	6-9	2-2	12	2	0	0	2	6	-3	30
67Taj GibsonPF	35	8-10	0-0	2-3	4	1	0	0	2	1	+4	18
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	37	5-12	0-0	5-8	11	3	0	1	1	4	-11	15
22Andrew WigginsSG	38	6-21	1-8	0-0	7	4	2	0	4	3	-11	13
0Jeff TeaguePG	31	5-12	3-6	0-0	5	8	1	0	0	2	-6	13
1Tyus Jones	16	2-5	1-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	2	1	-2	5
5Gorgui Dieng	15	0-2	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
11Jamal Crawford	23	7-16	1-6	0-0	1	4	0	1	0	2	-9	15
45Cole Aldrich	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Aaron Brooks	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Marcus Georges-Hunt	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Derrick Rose	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	44-9446.8%	12-3138.7%	9-1369.2%	47	24	3	3	12	22	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSMIN

(11:57) Jump Ball Towns vs. Baynes: Tip to Gibson
+2 (11:41) Gibson 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Teague 1 AST)
02
(11:26) MISS Irving 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:22) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:10) MISS Wiggins 3PT Jump Shot
(11:07) Baynes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:58) Baynes 8' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Horford 1 AST)
22
+3 (10:44) Bjelica 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
25
+2 (10:25) Brown 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Baynes 1 AST)
45
+2 (10:17) Wiggins 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Teague 2 AST)
47
(10:04) MISS Baynes 17' Jump Shot
(10:03) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:54) MISS Towns 17' Jump Shot
(9:48) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:48) MISS Wiggins 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:44) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:40) MISS Irving 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:40) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:36) Teague S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)
+1 (9:36) Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
57
+1 (9:36) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
67
(9:26) Wiggins Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:26) Irving STEAL (1 STL)
(9:19) MISS Tatum 3PT Jump Shot
(9:17) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:10) Bjelica Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (8:50) Tatum 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Horford 2 AST)
97
(8:36) Wiggins Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(8:36) Irving STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (8:29) Horford 11' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Irving 1 AST)
117
+2 (8:12) Teague 10' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
119
+2 (7:52) Irving 15' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
139
+3 (7:26) Teague 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Wiggins 2 AST)
1312
(7:04) Irving Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:04) Teague STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:59) Wiggins 5' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Teague 3 AST)
1314
(6:50) MISS Irving 11' Floating Jump Shot
(6:47) Bjelica REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:43) Bjelica 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1317
(6:39) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (6:25) Horford 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Irving 2 AST)
1517
(6:04) MISS Teague 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:02) Irving REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:59) Wiggins Violation:Kicked Ball (K.Scott)
+3 (5:53) Irving 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
1817
+2 (5:37) Gibson 5' Layup (4 PTS)
1819
(5:16) MISS Morris Sr. 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:13) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:06) MISS Smart 3PT Jump Shot
(5:03) Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (5:03) Brown 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2019
(5:03) Teague S.FOUL (P2.T2) (S.Foster)
+1 (5:03) Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
2119
+3 (4:46) Bjelica 28' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
2122
(4:35) Towns P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Scott)
+3 (4:24) Irving 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Horford 3 AST)
2422
(4:04) MISS Dieng 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(4:04) Horford BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:03) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:02) MISS Dieng 5' Jump Shot
(4:01) Irving REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:50) MISS Horford 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:50) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:43) MISS Jones 2' Running Jump Shot
(3:43) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:43) Horford P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Lindsay)
(3:39) MISS Wiggins 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:34) Morris Sr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:21) Morris Sr. 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2622
(3:10) Towns OFF.Foul (P2) (K.Scott)
(3:10) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (2:58) Morris Sr. 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
2822
+2 (2:41) Crawford 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2824
+2 (2:21) Morris Sr. 15' Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
3024
(2:02) MISS Wiggins 15' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:59) Theis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:48) MISS Morris Sr. 2' Driving Layup
(1:44) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:39) Jones Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:39) Rozier STEAL (1 STL)
(1:35) Smart Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:35) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (1:22) Gibson 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Wiggins 3 AST)
3026
+3 (1:03) Morris Sr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Rozier 1 AST)
3326
+2 (0:51) Wiggins 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS)
3328
(0:36) MISS Brown 13' Floating Jump Shot
(0:33) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:21) Wiggins Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T6)
(0:21) Theis STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:17) Rozier 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Theis 1 AST)
3528
(0:02) MISS Crawford 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:02) Morris Sr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

MIN

117Points109

43-87(49.4%)Field Goal(%)44-94(46.8%)

11-32(34.4%)3-Point(%)12-31(38.7%)

20-27(74.1%)Free Throw(%)9-13(69.2%)

46(9)Rebounds(Offensive)47(13)

28Assists24

7Steals3

2Blocks3

11Turnovers12

17Fouls22

32Pts In The Paint54

14Fast Break Pts2

18Pts Off Turnovers13

42Bench Pts20

18Largest Lead4

Game Details

Thursday, March 8, 2018 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,978 (98.0%)

tv: TNT