Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Boston Celtics

Mar 27, 2022

FINAL

43-33MinnesotaT-wolves

112

47-28BostonCeltics

134

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	30	19	31	32	112
BOS	34	38	34	28	134

Game Recap

The Celtics defeated the Timberwolves, 134-112. Jayson Tatum led all scorers with 34 points, five rebounds and six assists for the Celtics, while Jaylen Brown added 31 points and 10 rebounds in the victory. Anthony Edwards tallied 24 points, five rebounds and six assists for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Celtics improve to 47-28 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 43-33.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	37	9-16	5-9	1-1	5	6	1	0	5	2	-14	24
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	18	5-7	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	2	-2	11
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	34	8-15	1-3	2-4	4	5	1	0	3	4	-16	19
22Patrick BeverleySG	23	3-7	1-4	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	2	-8	7
0D'Angelo RussellPG	30	1-6	0-3	2-2	1	6	2	0	2	2	-19	4
6Jordan McLaughlin	16	3-4	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	1	1	2	-7	6
12Taurean Prince	25	4-10	2-6	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	1	-19	10
4Jaylen Nowell	26	5-8	2-3	1-1	2	2	0	1	0	1	-16	13
11Naz Reid	8	2-3	1-1	1-2	3	1	0	0	1	4	-5	6
9Leandro Bolmaro	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	-1	2
10Jake Layman	4	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	-1	2
13Nathan Knight	4	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	5
20Josh Okogie	4	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	3
TOTAL	-	45-8453.6%	14-3243.8%	8-1266.7%	30	26	7	3	14	21	-	112

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jayson TatumSF	33	12-21	5-11	5-5	5	6	1	1	3	1	+34	34
12Grant WilliamsPF	28	2-5	1-3	2-2	3	0	0	1	0	4	+5	7
44Robert Williams IIIC	23	6-7	0-0	1-1	10	0	1	1	0	2	+7	13
7Jaylen BrownSG	34	12-20	3-5	4-4	10	2	0	0	1	0	+6	31
36Marcus SmartPG	27	3-9	1-6	0-0	3	7	2	0	4	3	+18	7
9Derrick White	30	4-6	2-4	5-5	2	6	1	0	4	2	+11	15
27Daniel Theis	17	2-5	0-1	0-0	6	0	1	0	1	5	+17	4
11Payton Pritchard	21	4-7	3-5	0-0	2	5	0	1	0	0	+6	11
26Aaron Nesmith	15	2-4	0-2	2-4	4	1	1	1	0	3	+8	6
30Sam Hauser	3	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	6
40Luke Kornet	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0


TOTAL	-	49-8756.3%	17-3943.6%	19-2190.5%	45	27	7	5	13	20	-	134

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINBOS

(11:57) Jump Ball Williams III vs. Towns: Tip to Vanderbilt
(11:45) MISS Towns 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(11:43) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:36) MISS Russell 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:32) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:16) MISS Smart 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:13) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:07) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:04) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:00) MISS Smart 2' Running Layup
(10:55) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:55) Brown Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
02
+2 (10:51) Vanderbilt 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:41) Smart 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
24
(10:25) MISS Towns 5' Driving Layup
(10:25) Williams III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:23) Timberwolves Rebound
+2 (10:19) Towns 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
44
(10:01) MISS Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:58) Timberwolves Rebound
(9:52) Edwards Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (9:47) Brown 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
46
+2 (9:32) Vanderbilt Dunk (4 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
66
+3 (9:20) Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
69
+2 (9:03) Vanderbilt 1' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
89
(8:54) Vanderbilt Violation:Kicked Ball (G.Petraitis)
(8:50) MISS Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:47) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:43) MISS Vanderbilt 1' Running Layup
(8:41) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:33) MISS Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:31) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:31) Smart Personal Take Foul (P1.T1) (J.Sterling)
(8:23) MISS Vanderbilt 12' Floating Jump Shot
(8:21) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (8:13) Tatum 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Smart 3 AST)
811
(8:00) MISS Towns 5' Driving Layup
(8:00) Tatum BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:58) CELTICS Rebound
(7:48) Brown Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:39) Russell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:39) Smart STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:35) Smart 2' Running Dunk (4 PTS)
813
(7:28) MISS Russell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:26) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(7:19) MISS Tatum 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:18) Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:18) Williams III Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
815
(7:11) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (7:01) Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
1115
(6:41) Smart Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:41) Russell STEAL (1 STL)
(6:36) MISS Russell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:33) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(6:16) Tatum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:16) Beverley STEAL (1 STL)
(6:11) MISS Beverley 3PT Jump Shot
(6:06) Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (5:58) Tatum 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1118
+2 (5:39) Towns 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (7 PTS)
1318
(5:16) MISS Brown 22' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:13) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:05) Russell 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1518
(5:05) Williams III Violation:Defensive Goaltending (J.Sterling)
(4:51) MISS Smart 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:47) Williams III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (4:45) Williams III 3' Putback Dunk (4 PTS)
1520
(4:45) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Sterling)
+1 (4:45) Williams III Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1521
(4:33) Williams S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Sterling)
+1 (4:33) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1621
(4:33) MISS Towns Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:33) Williams III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(4:12) MISS Brown 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:08) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:02) Towns 1' Driving Layup (10 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)
1821
(3:47) White Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:47) McLaughlin STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:45) McLaughlin 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2021
(3:45) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (3:33) Smart 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
2024
(3:15) Williams III P.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Taylor)
(3:09) MISS Edwards 4' Driving Layup
(3:09) Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:07) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:05) MISS Brown 7' Running Layup
(3:05) McLaughlin BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:03) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:43) MISS Prince 3PT Jump Shot
(2:40) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:33) Smart Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(2:33) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
(2:31) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:31) Smart STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (2:27) Brown 1' Running Dunk (9 PTS) (Smart 4 AST)
2026
(2:23) Smart P.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Sterling)
+2 (2:14) Towns 2' Driving Dunk (12 PTS) (Russell 3 AST)
2226
(2:11) Timberwolves Violation: Delay of game Violation
+2 (1:54) Theis 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)
2228
+2 (1:44) Nowell 11' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
2428
(1:44) Theis S.FOUL (P1.PN) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (1:44) Nowell Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2528
+3 (1:34) Pritchard 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
2531
+3 (1:13) Prince 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
2831
(0:59) Tatum Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
(0:59) Russell STEAL (2 STL)
(0:55) MISS Prince 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:52) Theis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:40) Pritchard 29' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
2834
(0:32) Russell Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:32) Theis STEAL (1 STL)
(0:12) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:09) CELTICS Rebound
(0:04) Towns P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Sterling)
(0:04) White Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T7)
+2 (0:01) Nowell 13' Fadeaway Jumper (5 PTS)
3034

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

BOS

112Points134

45-84(53.6%)Field Goal(%)49-87(56.3%)

14-32(43.8%)3-Point(%)17-39(43.6%)

8-12(66.7%)Free Throw(%)19-21(90.5%)

30(4)Rebounds(Offensive)45(10)

26Assists27

7Steals7

3Blocks5

14Turnovers13

21Fouls20

54Pts In The Paint56

15Fast Break Pts18

15Pts Off Turnovers22

47Bench Pts42

0Largest Lead28

Game Details

Sunday, March 27, 2022 · 6:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)