Boston Celtics vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

May 15, 2021

FINAL

36-35BostonCeltics

124

22-49MinnesotaT-wolves

108

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	37	29	23	35	124
MIN	26	21	27	34	108

Game Recap

The Celtics defeated the Timberwolves, 124-108. Jayson Tatum led all scorers with 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, while Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 24 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Celtics improve to 36-35 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 22-49.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jayson TatumSF	26	8-21	4-11	6-6	11	2	1	0	2	1	+21	26
37Semi OjeleyePF	23	3-6	0-3	0-0	7	0	1	0	0	1	+18	6
40Luke KornetC	30	6-10	0-2	0-0	6	3	1	4	0	3	+11	12
94Evan FournierSG	24	6-11	5-8	1-2	1	6	0	0	2	2	+22	18
11Payton PritchardPG	26	4-12	3-7	0-0	4	1	4	0	1	1	+9	11
99Tacko Fall	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	2	+1	0
12Grant Williams	18	5-8	0-1	1-2	6	2	0	1	2	4	+5	11
20Jabari Parker	17	3-6	1-2	2-3	3	2	0	0	1	1	-10	9
45Romeo Langford	20	3-5	1-1	1-2	1	2	1	1	0	3	-3	8
26Aaron Nesmith	22	4-8	1-4	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	5	-1	9
51Tremont Waters	22	4-8	3-3	3-3	0	7	0	0	3	1	+7	14
4Carsen Edwards	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	46-9548.4%	18-4242.9%	14-1877.8%	44	27	8	6	14	24	-	124

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	33	8-18	1-9	6-6	4	6	3	0	2	1	-12	23
3Jaden McDanielsPF	21	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	4	-12	2
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	27	9-19	0-5	6-7	14	2	0	0	3	3	-10	24
0D'Angelo RussellSG	24	3-10	0-5	5-6	1	6	1	2	3	1	-10	11
9Ricky RubioPG	22	2-6	0-2	0-0	4	3	1	0	0	0	-13	4
20Josh Okogie	12	1-2	1-1	3-6	4	0	0	1	1	1	-6	6
11Naz Reid	19	5-13	0-1	2-5	5	2	1	3	1	3	0	12
6Jordan McLaughlin	14	2-5	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	-7	4
8Jarred Vanderbilt	16	3-4	0-0	1-2	6	0	1	0	0	2	-11	7
41Juancho Hernangomez	20	1-6	1-4	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	2	-5	3
10Jake Layman	15	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	+5	5
4Jaylen Nowell	10	2-5	1-4	2-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	+1	7
17Ed Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-9541.1%	5-3713.5%	25-3473.5%	51	22	8	7	12	19	-	108

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSMIN

(11:58) Jump Ball Towns vs. Kornet: Tip to Russell
(11:41) MISS Russell 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:41) Kornet BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:37) Ojeleye REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:19) MISS Pritchard 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:16) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:08) MISS Edwards 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:04) Kornet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:03) MISS Fournier 2' Driving Layup
(11:03) Russell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:03) Celtics Rebound
(10:58) MISS Fournier 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:53) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:47) MISS Russell 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:43) Ojeleye REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:36) MISS Kornet 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:34) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:21) Towns 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
02
(10:05) MISS Ojeleye 3PT Jump Shot
(10:02) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:57) Edwards 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
04
(9:42) MISS Ojeleye 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:39) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (9:29) Towns 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
06
(9:29) Kornet S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+1 (9:29) Towns Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
07
(9:17) MISS Tatum 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:13) Kornet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:13) Kornet 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
27
+2 (9:01) Towns 1' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
29
(8:48) MISS Ojeleye 3PT Jump Shot
(8:46) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(8:35) Towns OFF.Foul (P1) (N.Buchert)
(8:35) Towns Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (8:17) Pritchard 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Fournier 1 AST)
59
(8:04) Pritchard S.FOUL (P1.T2) (A.Nagy)
+1 (8:04) Russell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
510
+1 (8:04) Russell Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
511
+3 (7:54) Tatum 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kornet 1 AST)
811
(7:39) MISS Towns 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
(7:39) Kornet BLOCK (2 BLK)
(7:37) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (7:34) Towns 2' Putback Layup (9 PTS)
813
(7:27) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
+1 (7:27) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 3 (4 PTS)
913
+1 (7:27) Tatum Free Throw 2 of 3 (5 PTS)
1013
+1 (7:27) Tatum Free Throw 3 of 3 (6 PTS)
1113
(7:16) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:12) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:06) Tatum 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1413
(6:55) MISS Russell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:53) Fall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:47) Fournier 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
1713
(6:44) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:33) Towns 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (11 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
1715
(6:13) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:09) Ojeleye REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:08) Ojeleye Putback Dunk (2 PTS)
1915
+2 (5:57) Russell 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1917
+3 (5:37) Pritchard 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2217
+2 (5:24) Edwards 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
2219
(5:24) Fall S.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Buchert)
+1 (5:24) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2220
(5:04) MISS Fournier 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:00) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:59) Okogie Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:59) Tatum STEAL (1 STL)
(4:51) MISS Fournier 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:50) Celtics Rebound
(4:50) Towns L.B.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Williams)
(4:40) MISS Tatum 5' Driving Layup
(4:40) McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:36) Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:35) Tatum 1' Putback Layup (11 PTS)
2420
(4:29) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:25) Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:24) MISS Rubio 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:21) Ojeleye REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:07) MISS Tatum 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:03) Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:47) Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:47) Pritchard STEAL (1 STL)
(3:42) MISS Tatum 3PT Jump Shot
(3:39) Tatum REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (3:36) Fournier 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
2720
(3:16) MISS Reid 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(3:15) Tatum REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (3:08) Pritchard 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS)
3020
(2:49) Fournier S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Williams)
(2:49) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:49) MISS Okogie Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:49) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+1 (2:49) Okogie Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3021
+2 (2:33) Williams 1' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Fournier 2 AST)
3221
+3 (2:20) Okogie 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)
3224
(1:54) Williams OFF.Foul (P1) (N.Buchert)
(1:54) Williams Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(1:41) MISS Okogie 7' Jump Shot
(1:41) Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:37) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:35) Langford Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
3424
(1:21) MISS Reid 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(1:19) Parker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:19) Reid P.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Buchert)
+3 (1:05) Parker 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williams 2 AST)
3724
(0:53) MISS Russell 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:50) Parker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:47) Parker Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (0:32) Reid 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Russell 3 AST)
3726
(0:16) MISS Parker 18' Jump Shot
(0:13) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:04) MISS Russell 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Pritchard 36' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Celtics Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

MIN

124Points108

46-95(48.4%)Field Goal(%)39-95(41.1%)

18-42(42.9%)3-Point(%)5-37(13.5%)

14-18(77.8%)Free Throw(%)25-34(73.5%)

44(9)Rebounds(Offensive)51(20)

27Assists22

8Steals8

6Blocks7

14Turnovers12

24Fouls19

50Pts In The Paint68

5Fast Break Pts11

16Pts Off Turnovers21

51Bench Pts44

23Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, May 15, 2021 · 2:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 1,638 (8.5%)