The Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-109 on Dec 23, 2022 at TD Garden.
Final · TD Garden
Top performers
- Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 3 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 40 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13-25 | 3-10 | 1-1 | 3 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 39 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 0 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 39 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Naz Reid | 25 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Rudy Gobert | 36 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Austin Rivers | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Luka Garza | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Bryn Forbes | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Josh Minott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 215 | 96 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 38-74 | 9-25 | 11-15 | 16 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 37 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13-29 | 3-13 | 7-10 | 3 |
| Jayson Tatum | 35 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10-22 | 1-6 | 9-11 | 3 |
| Derrick White | 33 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-13 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Al Horford | 36 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6-14 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Marcus Smart | 38 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Grant Williams | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Luke Kornet | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sam Hauser | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 237 | 121 | 53 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 44-100 | 13-46 | 20-26 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 21, 2022: DAL 104, MIN 99 · Next Dec 26, 2022: MIN 110, MIA 113
- Celtics · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 21, 2022: IND 117, BOS 112 · Next Dec 25, 2022: MIL 118, BOS 139