Celtics (118) vs Timberwolves (115) · Jan 2, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Jan 2, 2025

25-9BostonCeltics

118

17-16MinnesotaT-wolves

115

Game Recap

The Boston Celtics defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 118-115. The Boston Celtics move to 25-9, while the Minnesota Timberwolves fall to 17-16.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	28	34	29	27	118
MIN	35	16	34	30	115

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
0Jayson TatumSF	38	13-27	6-17	1-2	8	9	3	0	2	2	33	+3
30Sam HauserPF	27	5-11	5-11	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	15	-10
42Al HorfordC	34	4-8	1-5	0-0	5	4	0	2	0	2	9	-2
9Derrick WhiteSG	36	10-20	5-10	1-1	2	2	0	2	0	2	26	+3
4Jrue HolidayPG	38	4-9	3-7	0-0	3	8	2	0	0	4	11	+1
40Luke Kornet	11	3-3	0-0	1-1	3	1	1	0	0	3	7	0
11Payton Pritchard	24	3-8	2-6	1-2	2	4	1	0	0	1	9	+5
27Jordan Walsh	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-2
88Neemias Queta	21	4-5	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	1	1	8	+17
7Jaylen Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Drew Peterson	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Jaden Springer	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Xavier Tillman	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		46-9250.0%	22-5738.6%	4-666.7%	31	30	9	4	3	16	118

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
3Jaden McDanielsSF	35	6-12	4-8	3-3	8	2	0	0	3	1	19	-6
30Julius RandlePF	39	9-16	5-7	4-4	8	7	1	0	4	1	27	+10
27Rudy GobertC	27	3-5	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	1	6	-6
5Anthony EdwardsSG	36	5-16	2-9	3-4	4	6	0	0	2	0	15	-10
10Mike ConleyPG	18	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	0	5	+1
11Naz Reid	25	6-11	4-5	4-4	5	3	0	0	2	1	20	-4
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	16	1-2	1-1	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
0Donte DiVincenzo	28	3-5	3-5	3-3	3	3	0	0	2	5	12	-7
8Josh Minott	11	2-3	1-2	2-2	1	0	0	2	1	1	7	+7
7Joe Ingles	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Leonard Miller	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Daishen Nix	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Terrence Shannon Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		37-7450.0%	21-3953.8%	20-2290.9%	41	24	1	2	15	11	115

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterbosmin

(12:00) Jump Ball Gobert vs. Horford: Tip to McDaniels
(11:47) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:44) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:40) MISS Randle 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:35) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:28) MISS Holiday 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:26) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:16) Hauser S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Washington)
+1 (11:16) McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:16) McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
(10:56) MISS White 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:52) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:40) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:38) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:32) MISS Hauser 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:30) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:23) Randle 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
05
(10:04) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:01) Hauser REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:00) MISS White 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:58) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:48) Randle Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:43) MISS Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:39) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:36) Tatum S.FOUL (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (9:36) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
06
+1 (9:36) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
07
+2 (9:22) Horford 1' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
27
+3 (9:11) Randle 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
210
+3 (8:57) White 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
510
+3 (8:37) McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Randle 1 AST)
513
+2 (8:24) Holiday 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Hauser 1 AST)
713
+3 (8:03) Conley 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
716
(8:02) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (7:43) Tatum 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
916
+2 (7:24) Randle 2' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
918
+3 (7:16) Hauser 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 3 AST)
1218
+2 (7:01) Edwards 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
1220
+3 (6:50) Tatum 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hauser 2 AST)
1520
(6:34) MISS Conley 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:32) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (6:23) McDaniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Randle 2 AST)
1523
(6:09) MISS Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:06) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:56) Edwards Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:56) Tatum STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (5:43) Pritchard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
1823
(5:17) MISS Edwards 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(5:14) Kornet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:05) Holiday 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Kornet 1 AST)
2123
+3 (4:55) Reid 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
2126
+3 (4:37) Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
2426
(4:14) MISS Alexander-Walker 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(4:12) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:05) MISS Pritchard 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:02) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:50) Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2429
(3:21) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:18) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:59) MISS McDaniels 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:56) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:36) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:34) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(2:34) McDaniels Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:34) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:27) MISS Tatum 3' Driving Layup
(2:27) Minott BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:27) Celtics Rebound
(2:16) MISS Tatum 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(2:14) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:07) Minott Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:07) Tatum STEAL (2 STL)
(2:01) Tatum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:01) Holiday L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Washington)
(1:53) Kornet S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Kallio)
+1 (1:53) Reid Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2430
+1 (1:53) Reid Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2431
+2 (1:33) Kornet 1' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Tatum 4 AST)
2631
(1:33) Randle S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kallio)
+1 (1:33) Kornet Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2731
+2 (1:15) Randle 14' Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2733
(0:59) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:56) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:53) MISS Walsh 3PT Jump Shot
(0:51) DiVincenzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:41) MISS Minott 3PT Jump Shot
(0:39) Kornet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:33) Alexander-Walker P.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Kallio)
(0:33) MISS Pritchard Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:33) Celtics Rebound
+1 (0:33) Pritchard Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2833
(0:17) Kornet S.FOUL (P2.PN) (C.Washington)
+1 (0:17) Minott Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2834
+1 (0:17) Minott Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2835
(0:01) MISS Pritchard 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:00) Celtics Rebound

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4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

MIN

118Points115

46-92(50.0%)Field Goal(%)37-74(50.0%)

22-57(38.6%)3-Point(%)21-39(53.8%)

4-6(66.7%)Free Throw(%)20-22(90.9%)

31(10)Rebounds(Offensive)41(11)

30Assists24

9Steals1

4Blocks2

3Turnovers15

16Fouls11

38Pts In The Paint28

5Fast Break Pts7

22Pts Off Turnovers4

24Bench Pts43

14Largest Lead9

Game Details

Thursday, January 2, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,978 (98.0%)