Game ID: 22400271
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Boston Celtics
Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 3:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 24 31 29 23 107MIN 27 25 21 32 105
BOS vs MIN ScoutingBOS vs MIN Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 37 min since (106% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/16 · 2 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 36 min since (105% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 38 min since (110% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 38 min since (110% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Queta 13 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Porziņģis missed 4 since 11/16, returns tonight: 23 min (83% of 27)
OUT Scheierman missed 9 since 11/06, returns tonight: 5 min (43% of 12)
NEW Queta 13 to 22 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 11/29 · 3 days' restOUT Kornet missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 23 min since (83% of 27)
BACK Scheierman back 11/25 after 9, 5 min since (43% of 12)
NEW Queta 13 to 23 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 3 since 11/24, returns tonight: 9 min (47% of 18)
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 24 min since (88% of 27)
BACK Scheierman back 11/25 after 9, 5 min since (43% of 12)
BOS availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 2 since 11/29, returns tonight: 11 min (94% of 12)
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 27 min since (98% of 27)
BACK Kornet back 12/01 after 3, 9 min since (47% of 18)
MIN availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Dillingham missed 2 since 11/10, returns tonight: 9 min (92% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 9 min since (92% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restBACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 6 min since (62% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/21 · 3 days' restBACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 6 min since (59% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/24 · 2 days' restBACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 7 min since (68% of 10)
NEW Conley 25 to 30 min over the last 3
MIN availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
BACK Dillingham back 11/13 after 2, 9 min since (85% of 10)
MIN availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 3 since 11/21, returns tonight: 32 min (130% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 32 min since (130% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 38 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 12/02 · 2 days' restOUT Clark missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Conley back 11/27 after 3, 33 min since (132% of 25)
NEW Gobert 32 to 39 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Tatum at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (3 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been minus-1 a night and Minnesota minus-7 and the arc, Boston at 39 percent from three to Minnesota's 35. Call it Boston 119, Minnesota 111.
11/13 @ BKN 139-114 — BOS notes
BOS won 139-114. BOS shot 54% (50 of 93) to BKN's 51%, 22 of 46 from three, and went to the line 24 times to BKN's 18 — 17 points from the stripe to their 15. BOS turned it over 7 times to BKN's 12. The glass went 45-34 for them. Tatum led with 36 (12 of 19, 5 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Brown added 24, Pritchard 23. The hinge was Q4, 36-25: a lead of 14 became 25, and the lead reached 30. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/16 vs TOR 126-123 — BOS notes
BOS won 126-123 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 44% (44 of 99) to TOR's 51%, 21 of 61 from three. Brown led with 27 (8 of 16, 2 of 7 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Tatum added 24, White 18. The hinge was OT1, 12-9: from level to 3 ahead. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
11/19 vs CLE 120-117 — BOS notes
BOS won 120-117. BOS shot 51% (44 of 86) to CLE's 49%, 22 of 41 from three. BOS turned it over 13 times to CLE's 7. Tatum led with 33 (11 of 22, 6 of 10 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Horford added 20, White 19. The hinge was Q2, 39-28: a lead of 6 became 17, and the lead reached 21. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/22 @ WAS 108-96 — BOS notes
BOS won 108-96. BOS shot 42% (36 of 85) to WAS's 43%, 11 of 46 from three, and went to the line 32 times to WAS's 16 — 25 points from the stripe to their 11. BOS turned it over 12 times to WAS's 19. Brown led with 31 (11 of 27, 3 of 13 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Tatum added 16, Holiday 16. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: a lead of 3 became 12. BOS trailed 49-51 at the half and won the second half 59-45. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/24 vs MIN 107-105 — BOS notes
BOS won 107-105. BOS shot 43% (37 of 87) to MIN's 42%, 21 of 56 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIN's 21. Brown led with 29 (10 of 18, 7 of 10 from three); Tatum added 26, White 19. The hinge was Q3, 29-21: a lead of 3 became 11, and the lead reached 19.
11/25 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 97, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Zubac at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 8 a night. Without Powell (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 97 a night to Boston's 111 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-8 a night and Boston minus-1. Call it Boston 112, the Clippers 109, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/29 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; LaVine at 22 and Vučević at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Williams (5 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Kornet (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to Chicago's 125 and the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 120, Chicago 116, Chicago keeping it close.
12/01 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Mobley at 18 a game. Without Wade (5 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Kornet (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 116 and the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 35. Call it Cleveland 117, Boston 116, Boston keeping it close.
12/02 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 24 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Butler III at 21 a game. Without Jović (4 straight), Ware (2 straight), Smith (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 116, Miami 109.
11/13 @ POR 98-106 — MIN notes
MIN lost 98-106. MIN took 11 more shots (94 to 83), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to POR's 46%, 7 of 39 from three. MIN turned it over 13 times to POR's 19. Edwards led with 24 (10 of 25, 0 of 9 from three); Randle added 20, Reid 15. Q1 was theirs, 33-23, but the other 3 periods went 83-65 against them. They led by as many as 13. Dillingham's -13 in 9 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 @ SAC 130-126 — MIN notes
MIN won 130-126 in 1 overtime. MIN shot 48% (48 of 101) to SAC's 50%, 20 of 49 from three. The glass went 41-51 against them. Edwards led with 36 (14 of 27, 6 of 14 from three); Randle added 26, Reid 16. The hinge was Q3, 36-28: a lead of 8 became 16, and the lead reached 20. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/17 vs PHX 120-117 — MIN notes
MIN won 120-117. MIN shot 52% (42 of 80) to PHX's 54%, 17 of 39 from three, and went to the line 26 times to PHX's 15 — 19 points from the stripe to their 11. MIN turned it over 14 times to PHX's 19. Randle led with 35 (11 of 20, 5 of 11 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Edwards added 24, DiVincenzo 15. The hinge was Q4, 34-27: MIN came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 3. MIN trailed 54-64 at the half and won the second half 66-53. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/21 @ TOR 105-110 — MIN notes
MIN lost 105-110. MIN took 8 more shots (80 to 72), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to TOR's 51%, 12 of 35 from three, and got to the line 33 times to TOR's 39. Edwards led with 26 (9 of 20, 5 of 9 from three); Randle added 23, McDaniels 22. Q2 was theirs, 24-20, the deficit cut from 5 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 90-81 against them. Dillingham's -14 in 10 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/24 @ BOS 105-107 — MIN notes
MIN lost 105-107. MIN shot 42% (37 of 88) to BOS's 43%, 15 of 41 from three, and went to the line 21 times to BOS's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. Edwards led with 28 (9 of 21, 6 of 11 from three); Randle added 23, Dillingham 14. Q4 was theirs, 32-23, the deficit cut from 11 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 84-73 against them. McDaniels's -12 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/26 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 25 a game. Without Conley (2 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Sengun at 21 and VanVleet at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Whitmore (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-7 a night and Minnesota minus-4 and the defense, Houston allowing 103 a night to Minnesota's 113. Call it Houston 113, Minnesota 109, Minnesota keeping it close.
11/27 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 26 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Conley (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 30 and DeRozan at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Minnesota 114, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/29 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 25 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 100, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Zubac at 17 a game. They have won the glass by 9 a night. Without Powell (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-9 a night and Minnesota minus-2 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 100 a night to Minnesota's 113. Call it the Clippers 110, Minnesota 108, Minnesota keeping it close.
12/02 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 108, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 20 a game. 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Davis at 21 and James at 18 a game. Without Hayes (3 straight), Vanderbilt (14 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-3 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to the Lakers' 12. Call it Minnesota 112, the Lakers 108, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RD R. Dillingham
RG R. Gobert
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
XT X. Tillman
MIN/BOS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur