The Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-115 on Jan 2, 2025 at Target Center.
Final · Target Center
Top performers
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.
- Julius Randle led the Timberwolves with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 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 | 38 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13-27 | 6-17 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Derrick White | 37 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-20 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Sam Hauser | 27 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jrue Holiday | 39 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Al Horford | 35 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Payton Pritchard | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Neemias Queta | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Luke Kornet | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Jordan Walsh | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 241 | 118 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 46-92 | 22-57 | 4-6 | 16 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 39 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9-16 | 5-7 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Naz Reid | 26 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 35 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-16 | 2-9 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 29 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 5 |
| Josh Minott | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Rudy Gobert | 28 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Mike Conley | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Team | 240 | 115 | 41 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 37-74 | 21-39 | 20-22 | 11 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 31, 2024: TOR 71, BOS 125 · Next Jan 3, 2025: BOS 109, HOU 86
- Timberwolves · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 31, 2024: MIN 105, OKC 113 · Next Jan 4, 2025: MIN 105, DET 119