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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Boston Celtics

NBA
Timberwolves
13-40
136-145
Final/OT
Celtics
27-26
TD Garden
TV: League Pass

Lead tracker

MIN leadsBiggest lead MIN 17, BOS 11
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
BOS leads
Team1234OTT
MIN3927312712136
BOS2532353221145

Who won: Celtics 145-136

The Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 145-136 in overtime on Friday, April 9, 2021 at TD Garden. The Celtics lead the series 1-0. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics in points (53). Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves in points (30).

Player of the game

Jayson Tatum

BOS · 53 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST

9.9

Win probability

100%BOS final
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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of the 1st Overtime
  3. OT 4.3Jaylen Brown

    Defensive rebound

    Jaylen Brown defensive rebound

  4. OT 7.2Karl-Anthony Towns

    Misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot

    Karl-Anthony Towns misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot

    K. Towns · 30 PTS

  5. OT 12.4Jaylen Brown
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Brown · 26 PTS

    MIN 136 - 145 BOS
  6. OT 12.4Jaylen Brown
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. Brown · 26 PTS

    MIN 136 - 144 BOS
  7. OT 12.4Juancho Hernangomez

    Personal take foul

    Juancho Hernangomez personal take foul

    J. Hernangomez · 10 PTS

  8. OT 20.5D'Angelo Russell
    TO

    Bad pass

    D'Angelo Russell bad pass (Jaylen Brown steals)

    D. Russell · 26 PTS

  9. OT 29.7Jaylen Brown
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Brown · 26 PTS

    MIN 136 - 143 BOS
  10. OT 29.7Jaylen Brown
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. Brown · 26 PTS

    MIN 136 - 142 BOS
  11. OT 29.7Jaden McDaniels

    Shooting foul

    Jaden McDaniels shooting foul

    J. McDaniels · 11 PTS

  12. OT 37.8D'Angelo Russell
    +2

    Bucket, 3 ft

    D'Angelo Russell makes 3-foot two point shot

    D. Russell · 26 PTS

    MIN 136 - 141 BOS
  13. OT 45.0Marcus Smart
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2

    M. Smart · 24 PTS

    MIN 134 - 141 BOS
  14. OT 45.0BOS

    Offensive rebound

    Celtics offensive team rebound

  15. OT 45.0Marcus Smart

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2

    M. Smart · 24 PTS

  16. OT 45.0Juancho Hernangomez

    Personal take foul

    Juancho Hernangomez personal take foul

    J. Hernangomez · 10 PTS

  17. SLAMOT 45.7
    Jaden McDaniels

    Dunk, 3 ft

    J. McDaniels · 11 PTS · ast D. Russell

    Jaden McDaniels makes 3-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)

    MIN 134 - 140 BOS
  18. OT 47.6MIN

    Full timeout

    Timberwolves Full timeout

  19. OT 48.1Tristan Thompson
    +2

    Layup

    Tristan Thompson makes layup (Kemba Walker assists)

    T. Thompson · 7 PTS · ast K. Walker

    MIN 132 - 140 BOS
  20. OT 1:11Marcus Smart

    Defensive rebound

    Marcus Smart defensive rebound

  21. OT 1:14D'Angelo Russell

    Misses 27-foot three point jumper

    D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point jumper

    D. Russell · 26 PTS

  22. OT 1:25Jayson Tatum
    +1

    Makes free throw 3 of 3

    Jayson Tatum makes free throw 3 of 3

    J. Tatum · 53 PTS

    MIN 132 - 138 BOS
  23. OT 1:25Jayson Tatum
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 3

    Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 3

    J. Tatum · 53 PTS

    MIN 132 - 137 BOS
  24. OT 1:25Jayson Tatum
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 3

    Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 3

    J. Tatum · 53 PTS

    MIN 132 - 136 BOS
  25. OT 1:25Karl-Anthony Towns

    Shooting foul

    Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul

    K. Towns · 30 PTS

Leaders

MINBOS
Points
Karl-Anthony Towns
30
Jayson Tatum
53
Assists
D'Angelo Russell
8
Kemba Walker
9
Rebounds
Karl-Anthony Towns
12
Jayson Tatum
10

Season seriesBOS leads series 1-0

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