1/28/2015 Minnesota v. Boston Game Preview

January 28, 2015 at 8:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Season Series - Tied 1-1

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Dec 19, 2014 Minnesota Boston 98 - 114 Boston Regular Season TD Garden
Jan 28, 2015 Boston Minnesota 98 - 110 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center

2014-2015 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Boston8248.5101.438.987.9.4438.024.6.32715.420.5.75411.132.743.824.58.23.613.821.2
Minnesota8248.397.836.483.2.4385.014.9.33220.025.7.77611.629.340.921.68.14.015.019.2
BOS Opponents8248.5101.238.184.7.4507.422.0.33617.623.3.75510.933.844.721.97.15.315.118.8
MIN Opponents8248.3106.541.184.5.4878.523.1.36715.820.8.75911.631.943.623.68.45.515.421.4


Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Dec 19, 2014 Minnesota Boston 98 - 114 Boston Regular Season TD Garden
Dec 16, 2013 Minnesota Boston 97 - 101 Boston Regular Season TD Garden
Nov 16, 2013 Boston Minnesota 88 - 106 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Apr 1, 2013 Boston Minnesota 100 - 110 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Dec 5, 2012 Minnesota Boston 94 - 104 Boston Regular Season TD Garden
Mar 30, 2012 Boston Minnesota 100 - 79 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Mar 27, 2011 Boston Minnesota 85 - 82 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Jan 3, 2011 Minnesota Boston 93 - 96 Boston Regular Season TD Garden
Dec 20, 2009 Minnesota Boston 104 - 122 Boston Regular Season TD Garden
Nov 4, 2009 Boston Minnesota 92 - 90 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Feb 1, 2009 Minnesota Boston 101 - 109 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Nov 21, 2008 Boston Minnesota 95 - 78 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Feb 8, 2008 Boston Minnesota 88 - 86 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Jan 25, 2008 Minnesota Boston 86 - 87 Boston Regular Season TD Garden
Mar 4, 2007 Minnesota Boston 117 - 124 Boston Regular Season TD Garden
Feb 11, 2007 Boston Minnesota 107 - 109 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 30, 2006 Boston Minnesota 85 - 110 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 18, 2006 Minnesota Boston 96 - 103 Boston Regular Season TD Garden
Mar 6, 2005 Minnesota Boston 99 - 97 Minnesota Regular Season TD Garden
Feb 6, 2005 Boston Minnesota 103 - 100 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Mar 7, 2004 Boston Minnesota 80 - 77 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Dec 15, 2003 Minnesota Boston 116 - 95 Minnesota Regular Season TD Garden
Dec 20, 2002 Minnesota Boston 99 - 108 Boston Regular Season TD Garden
Nov 9, 2002 Boston Minnesota 105 - 99 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Apr 15, 2002 Boston Minnesota 93 - 90 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Feb 1, 2002 Minnesota Boston 98 - 95 Minnesota Regular Season TD Garden
Jan 15, 2001 Boston Minnesota 107 - 102 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Dec 1, 2000 Minnesota Boston 102 - 98 Minnesota Regular Season TD Garden
Mar 22, 2000 Minnesota Boston 109 - 106 Minnesota Regular Season TD Garden
Jan 13, 2000 Boston Minnesota 85 - 103 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Mar 24, 1999 Minnesota Boston 87 - 68 Minnesota Regular Season TD Garden
Jan 21, 1998 Boston Minnesota 95 - 104 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 2, 1998 Minnesota Boston 89 - 93 Boston Regular Season TD Garden
Mar 16, 1997 Boston Minnesota 101 - 119 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Jan 3, 1997 Minnesota Boston 94 - 84 Minnesota Regular Season TD Garden
Mar 27, 1996 Boston Minnesota 121 - 116 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Dec 22, 1995 Minnesota Boston 113 - 114 Boston Regular Season TD Garden
Feb 5, 1995 Minnesota Boston 82 - 115 Boston Regular Season Boston Garden
Nov 12, 1994 Boston Minnesota 114 - 101 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Apr 8, 1994 Minnesota Boston 108 - 112 Boston Regular Season Boston Garden
Jan 8, 1994 Boston Minnesota 90 - 108 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Dec 15, 1992 Boston Minnesota 124 - 119 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Nov 6, 1992 Minnesota Boston 92 - 113 Boston Regular Season Boston Garden
Jan 10, 1992 Minnesota Boston 104 - 94 Minnesota Regular Season Boston Garden
Jan 4, 1992 Boston Minnesota 96 - 100 Minnesota Regular Season Target Center
Feb 27, 1991 Minnesota Boston 111 - 116 Boston Regular Season Boston Garden
Jan 28, 1991 Boston Minnesota 108 - 87 Boston Regular Season Target Center
Feb 2, 1990 Boston Minnesota 105 - 116 Minnesota Regular Season Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Nov 17, 1989 Minnesota Boston 99 - 116 Boston Regular Season Boston Garden

2014-2015 Boston Celtics Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Smart A. Bradley E. Turner B. Bass T. Zeller
Rotation I. Thomas   J. Crowder J. Sullinger K. Olynyk
Rotation     G. Datome J. Jerebko  
Lim PT P. Pressey J. Young G. Wallace    
Lim PT   C. Babb      

2014-2015 Minnesota Timberwolves Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters Z. LaVine K. Martin A. Wiggins G. Dieng N. Pekovic
Rotation R. Rubio S. Muhammad   R. Hummel  
Rotation   C. Budinger   A. Bennett  
Rotation   L. Brown   A. Onuaku  
Lim PT   G. Neal   K. Garnett J. Hamilton
Lim PT       A. Payne  

Boston Celtics Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
30 Brandon Bass PF 82 23.5 10.6 4.2 8.3 .504 0.1 0.4 .281 2.1 2.6 .790 1.7 3.2 4.9 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.0 1.7
0 Avery Bradley PG 77 31.5 13.9 5.6 13.1 .429 1.6 4.6 .352 1.0 1.3 .790 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.8 1.1 0.2 1.4 2.3
99 Jae Crowder SF 57 24.2 9.5 3.4 8.2 .418 0.8 3.0 .282 1.7 2.3 .762 1.1 3.6 4.6 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.7 1.9
24 Andre Dawkins SG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
41 Kelly Olynyk C 64 22.2 10.2 3.9 8.2 .475 1.0 2.7 .349 1.5 2.1 .684 1.4 3.3 4.7 1.7 1.0 0.6 1.5 3.3
26 Phil Pressey PG 50 12.0 3.5 1.3 3.5 .368 0.3 1.3 .246 0.7 1.0 .673 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.3 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.1
12 Tayshaun Prince F 9 22.0 8.4 3.7 6.6 .559 0.6 0.9 .625 0.6 0.7 .833 0.7 2.7 3.3 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.8
42 Shavlik Randolph F 5 5.0 1.4 0.6 2.0 .300 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.4 .500 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6
36 Marcus Smart PG 67 27.0 7.8 2.6 7.1 .367 1.4 4.1 .335 1.2 1.9 .646 0.9 2.4 3.3 3.1 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.6
7 Jared Sullinger C 58 27.0 13.3 5.4 12.2 .439 0.9 3.2 .283 1.7 2.2 .744 2.5 5.1 7.6 2.3 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.6
4 Marcus Thornton SG 39 16.4 8.9 3.3 7.8 .416 1.3 3.2 .419 1.1 1.3 .824 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.9
11 Evan Turner GF 82 27.6 9.5 3.9 9.1 .429 0.4 1.5 .277 1.3 1.7 .752 0.5 4.6 5.1 5.5 1.0 0.2 2.4 2.2
45 Gerald Wallace F 32 8.9 1.1 0.4 1.1 .412 0.0 0.1 .333 0.2 0.5 .400 0.5 1.2 1.8 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.6
13 James Young SG 31 10.7 3.4 1.2 3.3 .353 0.5 2.1 .258 0.5 0.9 .552 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.7
44 Tyler Zeller C 82 21.1 10.2 4.1 7.5 .549 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.3 .823 1.8 3.9 5.7 1.4 0.2 0.6 0.9 2.5

Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
11 Anthony Bennett PF 57 15.7 5.2 2.2 5.2 .421 0.1 0.4 .304 0.7 1.1 .641 0.9 2.9 3.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.5
7 Lorenzo Brown SG 29 18.9 4.2 1.8 4.2 .426 0.2 1.0 .214 0.4 0.7 .632 0.5 1.9 2.4 3.1 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.7
10 Chase Budinger GF 67 19.2 6.8 2.5 5.8 .433 0.8 2.1 .364 1.0 1.2 .827 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.1
30 Troy Daniels G 19 8.1 2.8 1.0 3.1 .322 0.7 2.1 .333 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.7
5 Gorgui Dieng FC 73 30.0 9.7 3.5 7.0 .506 0.0 0.1 .167 2.6 3.3 .783 3.1 5.3 8.3 2.0 1.0 1.7 1.7 2.6
4 Robbie Hummel F 45 16.5 4.4 1.8 3.8 .459 0.4 1.1 .314 0.5 0.6 .828 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.9
8 Zach LaVine SG 77 24.7 10.1 3.7 8.8 .422 0.7 2.2 .341 1.9 2.3 .842 0.4 2.4 2.8 3.6 0.7 0.1 2.5 2.1
23 Kevin Martin SG 39 33.4 20.0 6.8 16.0 .427 1.9 4.9 .393 4.4 4.9 .881 0.5 3.2 3.6 2.3 0.8 0.0 1.9 1.9
15 Shabazz Muhammad GF 38 22.8 13.5 5.1 10.4 .489 0.5 1.3 .392 2.7 3.8 .717 1.7 2.4 4.1 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.3
14 Nikola Pekovic PF 31 26.3 12.5 4.5 10.6 .424 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 4.2 .837 2.9 4.7 7.5 0.9 0.6 0.4 1.4 1.9
1 Glenn Robinson SF 25 4.3 1.2 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.2 .167 0.5 0.6 .750 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2
9 Ricky Rubio G 22 31.5 10.3 3.5 10.0 .356 0.6 2.3 .255 2.6 3.2 .803 0.9 4.8 5.7 8.8 1.7 0.0 2.9 2.7
22 Andrew Wiggins F 82 36.2 16.9 6.1 13.9 .437 0.5 1.5 .310 4.3 5.7 .760 1.6 2.9 4.6 2.1 1.0 0.6 2.2 2.3
25 Mo Williams G 41 28.0 12.2 4.4 10.9 .403 1.4 4.1 .347 2.0 2.3 .851 0.3 2.1 2.4 6.4 0.7 0.2 2.5 2.5
33 Thaddeus Young F 48 33.4 14.3 6.0 13.4 .451 0.4 1.4 .292 1.8 2.7 .682 1.6 3.5 5.1 2.8 1.8 0.4 1.6 2.4

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