The Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-108 on May 15, 2021 at Target Center.
Final · Target Center
Top performers
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 24 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.
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 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-21 | 4-11 | 6-6 | 1 |
| Evan Fournier | 24 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Tremont Waters | 22 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Luke Kornet | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Grant Williams | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Payton Pritchard | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Tacko Fall | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 178 | 101 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 37-78 | 16-36 | 11-13 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-19 | 0-5 | 6-7 | 3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 34 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-18 | 1-9 | 6-6 | 1 |
| Naz Reid | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 3 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 25 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Josh Okogie | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-6 | 1 |
| Ricky Rubio | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Team | 195 | 93 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 34-79 | 2-26 | 23-32 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous May 12, 2021: BOS 94, CLE 102 · Next May 16, 2021: BOS 92, NY 96
- Timberwolves · 2020-21 season · Previous May 13, 2021: DEN 114, MIN 103 · Next May 16, 2021: DAL 121, MIN 136