Game ID: 22501035
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Boston Celtics
Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 23 21 33 15 92MIN 14 33 29 26 102
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 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 3 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/10 after 2, 7 min since (40% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 29 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 4 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/10 after 2, 7 min since (40% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 28 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 5 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 2 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Scheierman 18 to 29 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 6 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 3 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Scheierman 18 to 29 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 7 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 4 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/25 · 2 days' restOUT Vučević missed 8 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 5 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 9 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 6 since 3/14, returns tonight: 28 min (159% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 10 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 28 min since (159% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/30 · back-to-backOUT Brown missed 2 since 3/27, returns tonight: 40 min (116% of 34)
OUT Vučević missed 11 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 31 min since (177% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/15 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 7 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 8 min since (55% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (35% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 8 since 3/01, out tonight
MIN availability going into 3/18 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 9 since 3/01, returns tonight: 7 min (39% of 18)
MIN availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 2 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 7 min since (39% of 18)
MIN availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Reid missed 2 since 3/18, returns tonight: 26 min (98% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 7 min since (39% of 18)
MIN availability going into 3/25 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 4 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Conley missed 2 since 3/20, returns tonight: 29 min (163% of 18)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 26 min since (98% of 26)
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/28 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 5 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 28 min since (108% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 18 min since (101% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 16 to 22 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 6 since 3/17, returns tonight: 23 min (65% of 35)
OUT Dosunmu missed 2 since 3/25, returns tonight: 33 min (114% of 29)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/18 after 9, 19 min since (109% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/02 · 2 days' restOUT McDaniels missed 2 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 23 min since (65% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 33 min since (114% of 29)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 26 min since (101% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (122% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 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 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Tatum at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Vučević (7 straight), Walsh (4 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. Without Edwards (3 straight), Reid (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and Minnesota plus-2 and the arc, Minnesota at 40 percent from three to Boston's 32. Call it Boston 115, Minnesota 111, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/14 vs WAS 111-100 — BOS notes
BOS won 111-100. BOS shot 44% (41 of 93) to WAS's 44%, 12 of 46 from three. The glass went 55-38 for them. Queta led with 24 (11 of 13); Tatum added 20, Brown 16. The hinge was Q2, 35-14: a lead of 2 became 23, and the lead reached 30. White was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
3/16 vs PHX 120-112 — BOS notes
BOS won 120-112. BOS shot 49% (39 of 80) to PHX's 45%, 17 of 40 from three. Brown led with 41 (10 of 20, 2 of 5 from three, 19 of 21 at the line); Tatum added 21, White 21. The hinge was Q2, 34-29: BOS came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 4. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/18 vs GSW 120-99 — BOS notes
BOS won 120-99. BOS shot 48% (44 of 92) to GSW's 40%, 14 of 39 from three. The glass went 49-39 for them. Brown led with 32 (11 of 20, 1 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Tatum added 24, Pritchard 19. The hinge was Q1, 36-23: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/20 @ MEM 117-112 — BOS notes
BOS won 117-112. BOS shot 45% (40 of 89) to MEM's 47%, 11 of 42 from three, and went to the line 30 times to MEM's 17 — 26 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 57-35 for them. Brown led with 30 (10 of 23, 2 of 5 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Garza added 22, Pritchard 19. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: BOS came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 5.
3/22 vs MIN 92-102 — BOS notes
BOS lost 92-102. BOS shot 36% (34 of 95) to MIN's 43%, 9 of 33 from three. Brown led with 29 (9 of 26, 2 of 6 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Tatum added 16, White 15. Q1 was theirs, 23-14, but the other 3 periods went 88-69 against them. They led by as many as 15. Scheierman's -16 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/25 vs OKC — 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 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Tatum at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Vučević (8 straight), Walsh (5 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 103, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Holmgren at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Sandfort (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 38 percent from three to Boston's 32. Call it OKC 112, Boston 110, Boston keeping it close.
3/27 vs ATL — 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 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brown at 33 and Tatum at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Vučević (9 straight), Walsh (6 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 21 and McCollum at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to Atlanta's 117 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Atlanta plus-3. Call it Boston 116, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
3/29 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 105, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ball at 22 and Miller at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 16 a night. Without Salaün (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Pritchard at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Vučević (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the arc, Charlotte at 41 percent from three to Boston's 35 and the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-16 a night and Boston plus-11. Call it Charlotte 113, Boston 110, Boston keeping it close.
3/30 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 27 and Alexander-Walker at 22 a game. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Pritchard at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Brown (2 straight), Vučević (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Atlanta plus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to Atlanta's 114. Call it Atlanta 116, Boston 111.
3/15 @ OKC 103-116 — MIN notes
MIN lost 103-116. MIN shot 47% (36 of 77) to OKC's 42%, 15 of 33 from three. MIN turned it over 22 times to OKC's 7, and OKC turned those into 16 steals. Randle led with 32 (11 of 18, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Edwards added 19, Dosunmu 18. Q2 was theirs, 31-24, turning a 1-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 92-72 against them. Gobert's -23 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/17 vs PHX 116-104 — MIN notes
MIN won 116-104. MIN shot 51% (43 of 84) to PHX's 38%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 29 times to PHX's 23 — 21 points from the stripe to their 17. MIN turned it over 16 times to PHX's 11, and PHX turned those into 13 steals. Randle led with 32 (10 of 17, 2 of 3 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Hyland added 22, Dosunmu 19. The hinge was Q4, 24-18: a lead of 6 became 12, and the lead reached 16. Hyland was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/18 vs UTA 147-111 — MIN notes
MIN won 147-111. MIN shot 54% (52 of 96) to UTA's 43%, 18 of 39 from three. MIN turned it over 17 times to UTA's 23. Dosunmu led with 23 (7 of 13, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Gobert added 21, Randle 21. The hinge was Q1, 43-31: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 38. Hyland was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
3/20 vs POR 104-108 — MIN notes
MIN lost 104-108. MIN shot 40% (36 of 91) to POR's 42%, 9 of 28 from three. Randle led with 19 (6 of 16, 7 of 9 at the line); Gobert added 18, Dosunmu 17. Q3 was theirs, 27-19, the deficit cut from 9 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 89-77 against them. DiVincenzo's -14 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/22 @ BOS 102-92 — MIN notes
MIN won 102-92. MIN shot 43% (39 of 91) to BOS's 36%, 12 of 33 from three. Hyland led with 23 (8 of 14, 3 of 7 from three); McDaniels added 19, Dosunmu 17. The hinge was Q2, 33-21: MIN came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 3, and the lead reached 16. Hyland was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/25 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 19 a game. Without Edwards (4 straight), Conley (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Sengun at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 106 a night to Houston's 115 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota plus-1. Call it Minnesota 115, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
3/28 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Randle at 21 and Dosunmu at 19 a game. Without Edwards (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Duren at 25 and Jenkins at 20 a game. Without Cunningham (5 straight), Stewart (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Minnesota 114, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
3/30 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 129, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Flagg at 23 and Marshall at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Gafford (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; McDaniels at 19 and Dosunmu at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Edwards (6 straight), Dosunmu (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 106 a night to Dallas's 129 and the line, where Dallas takes 28 free throws a game to Minnesota's 23. Call it Minnesota 118, Dallas 115, Dallas keeping it close.
4/02 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Duren at 24 and Jenkins at 17 a game. Without Cunningham (8 straight), Stewart (10 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 102, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; McDaniels at 20 and Randle at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without McDaniels (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the arc, Detroit at 41 percent from three to Minnesota's 33 and the glass, where Detroit has been plus-3 a night and Minnesota minus-5. Call it Detroit 115, Minnesota 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAD A. Dosunmu
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JB J. Beringer
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
KA K. Anderson
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
ZP Z. Pullin
BOSBS B. Scheierman
CB C. Bassey
DW D. White
GO Gonzalez
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JT J. Tatum
LG L. Garza
MS M. Shulga
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
RH R. Harper Jr.
SH S. Hauser
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
Timberwolves snap 18-game skid in Boston by beating Celtics 102-92
BOSTON -- — Bones Hyland scored 23 points, Jaden McDaniels had 19 and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Celtics 102-92 to snap an 18-game losing streak in Boston.
Ayo Dosunmu added 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Minnesota, and Rudy Gobert had 14 rebounds and nine points. The Timberwolves’ last win in Boston came in 2005.
“Dang, that don't even sound right,” Hyland said, when told about 2005. “I was 5-years-old. That's crazy.”
Jaylen Brown led Boston with 29 points, Jayson Tatum overcame a slow start to score 16 points and add 11 rebounds. Derrick White had 15 points. The loss snapped the Celtics’ four-game winning streak and left them just a half-game ahead of the New York Knicks in second place in the Eastern Conference.
Timberwolves All-Star guard Anthony Edwards was sidelined for his fourth straight game because of right knee inflammation. Forward Naz Reid returned after a two-game absence with a sprained right ankle and was ineffective until scoring in eight of his 11 points during Minnesota’s game-breaking 16-0 run midway into the final quarter.
The Timberwolves trailed 81-80 before Hyland’s 3 from the right wing pushed them ahead for good with 9:05 to play. Reid had eight straight points in the run with a three-point play and 3 mixed in.
Playing his eighth game since returning from Achilles tendon surgery , Tatum was scoreless in the opening half when Boston squandered a 15-point lead and trailed 47-44 at halftime before putting up 13 points in the third quarter.
Behind Tatum’s spark, the Celtics opened the second half by scoring the first 11 points.
Both teams started cold from long range, with the Celtics missing eight of their initial nine 3s and Minnesota going 1 for 7 behind the arc.
Up next Timberwolves: Host Houston on Wednesday.
Celtics: Play the second of a three-game homestand against Oklahoma City on Wednesday.