The Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 145-136 on Apr 9, 2021 at TD Garden.
Final · TD Garden
Top performers
- Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 53 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
Minnesota Timberwolves box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 42 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10-22 | 4-9 | 6-6 | 3 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 29 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10-18 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 40 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-12 | 2-6 | 8-8 | 3 |
| Josh Okogie | 37 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 44 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Naz Reid | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Ricky Rubio | 23 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Team | 241 | 126 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 44-88 | 13-39 | 25-28 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Boston Celtics box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 41 | 53 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16-25 | 6-10 | 15-16 | 3 |
| Jaylen Brown | 44 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9-15 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 5 |
| Marcus Smart | 41 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 6-7 | 3 |
| Kemba Walker | 39 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5-14 | 3-10 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Tristan Thompson | 28 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 |
| Payton Pritchard | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Robert Williams III | 25 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Grant Williams | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Team | 254 | 140 | 44 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 45-81 | 18-40 | 32-34 | 24 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 7, 2021: MIN 137, IND 141 · Next Apr 11, 2021: CHI 117, MIN 121
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 7, 2021: NY 99, BOS 101 · Next Apr 11, 2021: BOS 105, DEN 87