Top Performers
Points
27
Thomas
BOS
Rebounds
14
Towns
MIN
Assists
8
Horford
BOS
Threes
4
Thomas
BOS
40-91 (44.0%)
FG%
43-79 (54.4%)
8-27 (29.6%)
3PM
13-33 (39.4%)
16-20 (80.0%)
FTM
18-21 (85.7%)
42
Rebounds
37
15
Offensive Rebounds
5
27
Defensive Rebounds
32
26
Assists
34
4
Steals
2
1
Blocks
5
8
Turnovers
10
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
21
Fouls
16
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
10
Biggest Lead
19
7
Longest Unanswered Run
7
Lead Changes
5
Ties
5
2016-17 Western
MIN BOS
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Warriors | 67 | 15 | .817 | |
| 2 |  Spurs | 61 | 21 | .744 | 6.0 |
| 3 |  Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 12.0 |
| 4 |  Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 |
| 5 |  Jazz | 51 | 31 | .622 | 16.0 |
| 6 |  Thunder | 47 | 35 | .573 | 20.0 |
| 7 |  Grizzlies | 43 | 39 | .524 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 26.0 |
| 9 |  Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 27.0 |
| 10 |  Pelicans | 34 | 48 | .415 | 33.0 |
| 11 |  Mavericks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 34.0 |
| 12 |  Kings | 32 | 50 | .390 | 35.0 |
| 13 |  Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 36.0 |
| 14 |  Lakers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Suns | 24 | 58 | .293 | 43.0 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Celtics | 53 | 29 | .646 | |
| 2 |  Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Raptors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 |
| 4 |  Wizards | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 |
| 5 |  Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 |
| 6 |  Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 |
| 7 |  Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 |
| 8 |  Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 |
| 9 |  Heat | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 |
| 10 |  Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 |
| 11 |  Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 17.0 |
| 12 |  Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 |
| 13 |  Magic | 29 | 53 | .354 | 24.0 |
| 14 |  76ers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25.0 |
| 15 |  Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33.0 |
Game Summary
The Boston Celtics decisively defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 117 to 104, on March 15, 2017.
Game Info
March 15, 2017
TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
#14 Ed Malloy (Head Official)
#51 Aaron Smith
#5 Kane Fitzgerald
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Wiggins #22 | 39 | 21 | 4 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 1 | 3 | 9-23 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 42.4 |
G. Dieng #5 | 31 | 8 | 9 (4) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 2 | 4 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 50.8 |
K. Towns #32 | 40 | 17 | 14 (4) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 2 | 3 | 7-14 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 57.1 |
B. Rush #25 | 28 | 5 | 3 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -19 | 1 | 3 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 35.7 |
R. Rubio #9 | 32 | 23 | 3 (2) | 7 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 1 | 4 | 8-14 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 73.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Muhammad #15 | 31 | 21 | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-5 | 7-8 | 59.9 |
K. Dunn #8 | 16 | 4 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
N. Bjelica #8 | 11 | 3 | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
T. Jones #21 | 9 | 2 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
L. Stephenson #6 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
C. Aldrich #45 | |||||||||||||
J. Hill #27 | |||||||||||||
N. Pekovic #14 | |||||||||||||
Z. LaVine #8 | |||||||||||||
A. Payne #33 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 104 | 42 (15) | 26 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 40-91 | 8-27 | 16-20 | 52.1 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Crowder #99 | 28 | 7 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 1 | 4 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 35.9 |
A. Johnson #15 | 26 | 8 | 4 (1) | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 92.6 |
A. Horford #42 | 30 | 20 | 9 (2) | 8 | 0 | 1 | +15 | 1 | 0 | 9-12 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 80.4 |
A. Bradley #0 | 32 | 18 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
I. Thomas #4 | 32 | 27 | 3 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +17 | 2 | 2 | 8-15 | 4-9 | 7-7 | 74.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Smart #36 | 26 | 10 | 2 (0) | 6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 3 | 5-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. Jerebko #33 | 24 | 4 | 5 (0) | 3 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
J. Brown #7 | 17 | 5 | 5 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
T. Rozier #2 | 14 | 8 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 57.1 |
K. Olynyk #13 | 13 | 10 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 75.3 |
G. Green #14 | |||||||||||||
T. Zeller #44 | |||||||||||||
J. Young #13 | |||||||||||||
J. Mickey #25 | |||||||||||||
D. Jackson #11 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BOS | 117 | 37 (5) | 34 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 43-79 | 13-33 | 18-21 | 66.3 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
K. Towns makes 4' hook shot
Assisted by A. Wiggins
1Q 11:44
I. Thomas makes 19' pullup
Assisted by A. Horford
1Q 11:27
2-2
A. Horford makes 10' floater
Assisted by A. Bradley
1Q 11:01
2-4
A. Wiggins makes free throw 2/2
1Q 10:35
3-4
A. Bradley makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Horford
1Q 10:16
3-7
J. Crowder makes free throw 1/2
1Q 09:48
3-8
J. Crowder makes free throw 2/2
1Q 09:48
3-9
A. Wiggins makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by R. Rubio
1Q 09:45
5-9
I. Thomas makes 26' pullup three
1Q 09:31
5-12
R. Rubio makes free throw 1/2
1Q 09:08
6-12
R. Rubio makes free throw 2/2
1Q 09:08
7-12
A. Wiggins makes driving layup
Assisted by R. Rubio
1Q 07:57
9-12
J. Crowder makes free throw 1/2
1Q 07:42
9-13
J. Crowder makes free throw 2/2
1Q 07:42
9-14
A. Horford makes 5' hook shot
Assisted by I. Thomas
1Q 07:18
9-16
A. Johnson makes 6' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by A. Horford
1Q 06:44
9-18
R. Rubio makes 22' three
Assisted by A. Wiggins
1Q 05:56
12-18
A. Horford makes 19' jump shot
Assisted by A. Bradley
1Q 05:36
12-20
G. Dieng makes layup
1Q 05:16
14-20
B. Rush makes 26' three
Assisted by R. Rubio
1Q 04:34
17-20
K. Olynyk makes 11' fadeaway
1Q 04:09
17-22
G. Dieng makes 7' hook shot
1Q 03:40
19-22
R. Rubio makes 17' jump shot
1Q 03:23
21-22
K. Olynyk makes free throw 1/2
1Q 03:06
21-23
K. Olynyk makes free throw 2/2
1Q 03:06
21-24
A. Wiggins makes 7' jump shot
Assisted by G. Dieng
1Q 02:54
23-24
M. Smart makes 9' jump shot
Assisted by K. Olynyk
1Q 02:38
23-26
R. Rubio makes 27' three
Assisted by G. Dieng
1Q 02:08
26-26
S. Muhammad makes 11' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by R. Rubio
1Q 01:43
28-26
K. Olynyk makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:24
28-27
K. Dunn makes 8' floater
1Q 01:12
30-27
T. Rozier makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Jerebko
1Q 00:59
30-30
A. Wiggins makes 16' pullup
1Q 00:03
32-30
K. Towns makes 20' jump shot
2Q 11:01
34-30
J. Brown makes 15' pullup
Assisted by T. Rozier
2Q 10:38
34-32
N. Bjelica makes 28' three
Assisted by T. Jones
2Q 10:25
37-32
K. Towns makes 26' three
Assisted by S. Muhammad
2Q 09:50
40-32
A. Horford makes 9' hook shot
2Q 09:33
40-34
M. Smart makes finger roll
Assisted by T. Rozier
2Q 08:54
40-36
T. Jones makes driving layup
2Q 08:27
42-36
S. Muhammad makes dunk
Assisted by N. Bjelica
2Q 07:30
44-36
S. Muhammad makes dunk
Assisted by A. Wiggins
2Q 06:33
46-36
I. Thomas makes free throw 1/3
2Q 06:21
46-37
I. Thomas makes free throw 2/3
2Q 06:21
46-38
I. Thomas makes free throw 3/3
2Q 06:21
46-39
I. Thomas makes driving layup
Assisted by A. Johnson
2Q 06:06
46-41
K. Towns makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by R. Rubio
2Q 05:23
48-41
I. Thomas makes free throw 1/2
2Q 05:07
48-42
I. Thomas makes free throw 2/2
2Q 05:07
48-43
S. Muhammad makes free throw 1/2
2Q 05:02
49-43
S. Muhammad makes free throw 2/2
2Q 05:02
50-43
I. Thomas makes 28' pullup three
Assisted by A. Bradley
2Q 04:22
50-46
K. Towns makes 19' fadeaway
Assisted by B. Rush
2Q 03:57
52-46
A. Johnson makes free throw 1/2
2Q 03:40
52-47
K. Towns makes free throw 1/2
2Q 03:29
53-47
K. Towns makes free throw 2/2
2Q 03:29
54-47
A. Horford makes dunk
Assisted by I. Thomas
2Q 03:13
54-49
S. Muhammad makes layup
Assisted by B. Rush
2Q 02:31
56-49
M. Smart makes finger roll
2Q 02:22
56-51
S. Muhammad makes free throw 1/2
2Q 02:04
57-51
S. Muhammad makes free throw 2/2
2Q 02:04
58-51
I. Thomas makes finger roll
Assisted by M. Smart
2Q 01:51
58-53
A. Bradley makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Horford
2Q 01:04
58-56
I. Thomas makes free throw 1/2
2Q 00:33
58-57
I. Thomas makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:33
58-58
R. Rubio makes 17' pullup
2Q 00:18
60-58
A. Horford makes 9' jump shot
3Q 10:58
60-60
A. Horford makes free throw 1/1
3Q 10:58
60-61
B. Rush makes 16' pullup
Assisted by R. Rubio
3Q 10:52
62-61
A. Horford makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by A. Bradley
3Q 10:31
62-63
J. Crowder makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Horford
3Q 10:01
62-66
G. Dieng makes free throw 1/2
3Q 09:34
63-66
G. Dieng makes free throw 2/2
3Q 09:34
64-66
A. Bradley makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Horford
3Q 08:55
64-69
A. Horford makes 26' three
Assisted by I. Thomas
3Q 07:31
64-72
R. Rubio makes 26' three
Assisted by K. Towns
3Q 07:31
67-72
R. Rubio makes 17' pullup
Assisted by G. Dieng
3Q 06:36
69-72
K. Towns makes 7' jump shot
Assisted by A. Wiggins
3Q 05:40
71-72
A. Bradley makes 15' jump shot
Assisted by I. Thomas
3Q 05:07
71-74
G. Dieng makes 19' jump shot
Assisted by K. Dunn
3Q 04:42
73-74
I. Thomas makes driving layup
Assisted by K. Olynyk
3Q 03:58
73-76
M. Smart makes 22' pullup
Assisted by K. Olynyk
3Q 03:12
73-78
A. Wiggins makes dunk
Assisted by K. Dunn
3Q 02:52
75-78
K. Olynyk makes 7' hook shot
Assisted by J. Jerebko
3Q 02:31
75-80
K. Olynyk makes dunk
Assisted by M. Smart
3Q 01:28
75-82
K. Olynyk makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:52
75-83
K. Dunn makes driving layup
3Q 00:41
77-83
T. Rozier makes 15' pullup
Assisted by M. Smart
3Q 00:24
77-85
J. Brown makes 22' three
Assisted by A. Horford
4Q 11:26
77-88
J. Jerebko makes layup
Assisted by A. Horford
4Q 10:36
77-90
S. Muhammad makes free throw 2/2
4Q 09:57
78-90
T. Rozier makes 27' three
Assisted by M. Smart
4Q 09:40
78-93
K. Towns makes tip
4Q 09:03
80-93
S. Muhammad makes free throw 1/2
4Q 08:01
81-93
S. Muhammad makes free throw 2/2
4Q 08:01
82-93
A. Horford makes 17' jump shot
4Q 07:45
82-95
J. Jerebko makes layup
Assisted by T. Rozier
4Q 07:13
82-97
R. Rubio makes 18' pullup
4Q 06:56
84-97
A. Bradley makes 22' pullup
4Q 06:08
84-99
S. Muhammad makes 11' floater
4Q 05:42
86-99
A. Bradley makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Jerebko
4Q 05:26
86-102
I. Thomas makes 26' three
4Q 04:43
86-105
R. Rubio makes 16' pullup
4Q 04:34
88-105
A. Wiggins makes finger roll
Assisted by R. Rubio
4Q 03:53
90-105
A. Bradley makes driving layup
Assisted by A. Johnson
4Q 03:36
90-107
A. Wiggins makes 25' three
Assisted by K. Towns
4Q 03:18
93-107
I. Thomas makes 27' three
Assisted by A. Johnson
4Q 03:05
93-110
S. Muhammad makes 16' pullup
Assisted by K. Towns
4Q 02:47
95-110
A. Wiggins makes driving layup
Assisted by K. Towns
4Q 02:17
97-110
M. Smart makes 9' floater
4Q 01:58
97-112
R. Rubio makes free throw 1/2
4Q 01:44
98-112
R. Rubio makes free throw 2/2
4Q 01:44
99-112
A. Johnson makes layup
Assisted by M. Smart
4Q 01:05
99-114
A. Johnson makes free throw 1/1
4Q 01:05
99-115
S. Muhammad makes layup
Assisted by G. Dieng
4Q 00:50
101-115
A. Johnson makes reverse layup
Assisted by M. Smart
4Q 00:39
101-117
A. Wiggins makes 27' pullup three
4Q 00:32
104-117
40-91 (44.0%)
FG%
43-79 (54.4%)
8-27 (29.6%)
3PM
13-33 (39.4%)
16-20 (80.0%)
FTM
18-21 (85.7%)
42
Rebounds
37
15
Offensive Rebounds
5
27
Defensive Rebounds
32
26
Assists
34
4
Steals
2
1
Blocks
5
8
Turnovers
10
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
21
Fouls
16
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
10
Biggest Lead
19
7
Longest Unanswered Run
7
Lead Changes
5
Ties
5
