Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Boston Celtics

Dec 23, 2022

FINAL

16-17MinnesotaT-wolves

109

23-10BostonCeltics

121

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	29	27	30	23	109
BOS	22	32	34	33	121

Game Recap

The Celtics defeated the Timberwolves, 121-109. Jaylen Brown led the way for the Celtics with 36 points and seven rebounds, including 23 points in the 4th quarter. Jayson Tatum added 30 points, eight rebounds, and five assists for the Celtics in the victory, while Anthony Edwards tallied 30 points, six rebounds, and four assists for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Celtics improve to 23-10 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 16-17.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	39	13-25	3-10	1-1	6	4	0	2	3	3	-22	30
3Jaden McDanielsPF	38	7-15	1-3	2-3	6	4	2	3	2	3	-4	17
27Rudy GobertC	35	3-4	0-0	2-4	12	2	0	0	2	3	-23	8
25Austin RiversSG	25	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	2	-23	2
0D'Angelo RussellPG	38	6-13	3-7	6-7	7	10	0	1	2	0	+1	21
11Naz Reid	25	6-10	2-4	0-0	5	2	0	2	4	4	-1	14
4Jaylen Nowell	22	6-17	1-7	0-0	5	2	0	0	0	2	+7	13
10Bryn Forbes	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-15	0
13Nathan Knight	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	+4	0
8Josh Minott	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+4	0
55Luka Garza	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+4	2
37Matt Ryan	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+4	0
7Wendell Moore Jr.	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+4	2


TOTAL	-	44-9148.4%	10-3231.3%	11-1573.3%	45	25	3	8	16	18	-	109

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Jaylen BrownSF	36	13-29	3-13	7-10	7	3	1	1	2	3	+8	36
0Jayson TatumPF	35	10-22	1-6	9-11	8	5	1	0	3	3	+11	30
42Al HorfordC	36	6-14	5-10	0-0	11	2	2	3	0	1	+19	17
9Derrick WhiteSG	32	8-13	0-3	2-3	5	3	0	2	1	3	+23	18
36Marcus SmartPG	37	2-5	2-4	0-0	7	10	3	0	0	0	+20	6
30Sam Hauser	7	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	3	-14	0
40Luke Kornet	10	1-4	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	1	-3	2
13Malcolm Brogdon	16	2-4	0-2	2-2	4	2	0	0	1	1	-2	6
12Grant Williams	22	2-7	2-6	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	1	+10	6
4Noah Vonleh	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
43Justin Jackson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-4	0
11Payton Pritchard	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
20JD Davison	— did not play —												— did not play —
91Blake Griffin	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Mfiondu Kabengele	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-10044.0%	13-4628.3%	20-2676.9%	53	28	9	6	11	16	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINBOS

(11:57) Jump Ball R. Gobert vs. A. Horford: Tip to A. Edwards
(11:42) MISS J. McDaniels 9' driving floating Shot
(11:40) D. White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:33) A. Edwards shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Tatum 2 FT)
+1 (11:33) J. Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:33) J. Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
+2 (11:21) D. Russell 16' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
+2 (11:02) D. White 14' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
24
(10:52) MISS A. Edwards driving Layup - blocked
(10:52) A. Horford BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:51) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(10:50) D. Russell bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:32) MISS D. White 7' driving Layup - blocked
(10:32) D. Russell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:30) D. White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:28) D. White putback Layup (4 PTS)
26
+2 (10:11) D. Russell 12' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (R. Gobert 1 AST)
46
(9:57) J. Tatum bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:53) D. White shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gobert 2 FT)
(9:53) MISS R. Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:53) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (9:53) R. Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
56
(9:42) MISS J. Brown 26' 3PT
(9:40) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:25) MISS D. Russell 16' step back Shot
(9:23) M. Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:11) J. Brown 7' driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. Tatum 1 AST)
58
(9:00) MISS A. Edwards 7' driving floating Shot
(8:58) M. Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:44) J. Brown driving Layup (4 PTS) (J. Tatum 2 AST)
510
(8:26) R. Gobert lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:26) J. Tatum STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:21) D. White running Layup (6 PTS)
512
(8:02) MISS A. Edwards 26' step back 3PT
(8:00) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:57) A. Edwards cutting Layup (2 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
712
+3 (7:37) M. Smart 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Brown 1 AST)
715
+3 (7:18) D. Russell 26' 3PT (7 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
1015
(6:58) MISS D. White 24' 3PT
(6:57) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:46) A. Rivers 6' driving Hook (2 PTS)
1215
(6:45) BOS Timeout
(6:24) MISS A. Horford 9' turnaround Hook
(6:22) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:15) J. McDaniels cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Russell 2 AST)
1415
(5:54) MISS A. Horford 3PT
(5:52) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:40) A. Rivers bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:40) A. Horford STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:37) D. White running DUNK (8 PTS) (S. Hauser 1 AST)
1417
(5:26) A. Edwards lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:26) S. Hauser STEAL (1 STL)
(5:15) MISS J. Brown 13' turnaround Shot - blocked
(5:15) J. McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:12) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:02) MISS J. McDaniels 10' pullup Shot
(5:00) S. Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:51) MISS S. Hauser 27' 3PT
(4:49) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:38) MISS A. Rivers driving Layup - blocked
(4:38) D. White BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:37) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(4:27) MIN shot clock Team TURNOVER
(4:16) MISS S. Hauser 26' 3PT
(4:14) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:07) S. Hauser personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:59) MISS N. Reid 25' 3PT
(3:57) G. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:50) MISS L. Kornet Layup - blocked
(3:50) N. Reid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:49) J. Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:41) N. Reid running Layup (2 PTS) (J. Nowell 1 AST)
1617
(3:31) MISS J. Brown driving Layup - blocked
(3:31) N. Reid BLOCK (2 BLK)
(3:29) D. Russell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:25) MISS J. Nowell running Layup
(3:25) M. Brogdon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:19) G. Williams discontinued dribble TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (3:09) N. Reid 27' 3PT (5 PTS) (D. Russell 3 AST)
1917
+2 (2:50) M. Brogdon driving Layup (2 PTS) (L. Kornet 1 AST)
1919
+2 (2:39) N. Reid cutting Layup (7 PTS) (D. Russell 4 AST)
2119
(2:33) A. Edwards shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Brown 2 FT)
(2:33) MIN Timeout
(2:33) MISS J. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:33) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (2:33) J. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2120
+2 (2:21) J. Nowell cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. McDaniels 1 AST)
2320
(2:04) MISS J. Brown 26' pullup 3PT
(2:03) L. Kornet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:58) S. Hauser step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:50) L. Kornet shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Russell 2 FT)
+1 (1:50) D. Russell Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2420
+1 (1:50) D. Russell Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2520
(1:37) MISS G. Williams 24' 3PT
(1:36) M. Brogdon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:35) M. Brogdon offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:35) M. Brogdon offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:21) MISS J. McDaniels 8' pullup Shot
(1:19) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:13) MISS J. Tatum driving Layup
(1:12) L. Kornet REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(1:12) MISS L. Kornet tip Layup
(1:11) L. Kornet REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
(1:11) MISS L. Kornet tip Layup
(1:11) L. Kornet REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)
+2 (1:06) J. Tatum 16' turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2522
(0:56) S. Hauser shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Russell 2 FT)
+1 (0:56) D. Russell Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
2622
+1 (0:56) D. Russell Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
2722
(0:40) J. Tatum bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(0:29) S. Hauser shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Russell 2 FT)
+1 (0:29) D. Russell Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
2822
+1 (0:29) D. Russell Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
2922
(0:10) MISS J. Tatum 27' 3PT
(0:08) J. Nowell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:03) MISS J. Nowell 25' pullup 3PT
(0:01) L. Kornet REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

BOS

109Points121

44-91(48.4%)Field Goal(%)44-100(44.0%)

10-32(31.3%)3-Point(%)13-46(28.3%)

11-15(73.3%)Free Throw(%)20-26(76.9%)

45(11)Rebounds(Offensive)53(20)

25Assists28

3Steals9

8Blocks6

16Turnovers11

18Fouls16

52Pts In The Paint58

10Fast Break Pts24

16Pts Off Turnovers26

31Bench Pts14

9Largest Lead17

Game Details

Friday, December 23, 2022 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)