May 15, 2021 - Boston Celtics at Minnesota Timberwolves

Offenses have rejiggered their attack to inflict maximum pain, allocating more possessions and touches to their best players. As recently as 2013, only 11 players averaged more than 20 points; today, 43 do.

Jrue Holiday's Mini Max Contract

by Christopher Reina

Considering what the Bucks gave up to trade for Jrue Holiday, their inability to replace him if he were to sign elsewhere, coupled with their championship or bust track, he had tremendous leverage to wait until free agency.

The 'Very Average' Celtics

by Colin McGowan

The Celtics are in trouble, and if it's not inescapable, its persistence does make it harder to escape, game over game, as the subpar performances pile up.

Kevin Durant, Philip Roth, And Letting The Haters Rule Your Life

by John Wilmes

The parallel discussions on Kevin Durant and Philip Roth are a testament to how fixated our culture is on men who are equal parts broken and brilliant. That neither have ever learned how to let anything go can be frightening to perceive.

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Apr 9, 2021	Minnesota	Boston	136 - 145	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
May 15, 2021	Boston	Minnesota	-	-	Regular Season	Target Center

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Boston	53	48.3	41.5	88.5	.469	13.3	35.4	.377	16.2	21.0	.769	14.1	20.6	10.8	33.2	43.9	23.3	8.0	5.2	112.5
Minnesota	53	48.4	40.3	91.2	.442	12.6	36.3	.347	17.1	22.0	.775	14.2	21.1	10.4	32.5	42.9	25.0	8.8	5.5	110.3
BOS Opponents	53	48.3	39.7	85.5	.465	12.9	34.6	.373	18.5	23.7	.777	14.5	19.3	9.5	32.6	42.2	23.5	7.3	4.6	110.8
MIN Opponents	53	48.4	43.1	89.3	.483	12.5	32.1	.390	19.0	24.0	.794	15.2	19.4	10.2	36.3	46.5	26.5	7.4	5.8	117.7

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Apr 9, 2021	Minnesota	Boston	136 - 145	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Feb 21, 2020	Boston	Minnesota	127 - 117	Boston	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 2, 2019	Minnesota	Boston	102 - 115	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Dec 1, 2018	Boston	Minnesota	118 - 109	Boston	Regular Season	Target Center
Mar 8, 2018	Boston	Minnesota	117 - 109	Boston	Regular Season	Target Center
Jan 5, 2018	Minnesota	Boston	84 - 91	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Mar 15, 2017	Minnesota	Boston	104 - 117	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Nov 21, 2016	Boston	Minnesota	99 - 93	Boston	Regular Season	Target Center
Feb 22, 2016	Boston	Minnesota	122 - 124	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
Dec 21, 2015	Minnesota	Boston	99 - 113	Boston	Regular Season	TD Garden
Jan 28, 2015	Boston	Minnesota	98 - 110	Minnesota	Regular Season	Target Center
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

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	K. Walker	M. Smart	J. Brown	J. Tatum	T. Thompson
Rotation		E. Fournier	A. Nesmith	G. Williams	R. Williams
Rotation		P. Pritchard		S. Ojeleye	L. Kornet
Rotation		R. Langford
Lim PT	T. Waters	C. Edwards			M. Wagner
Lim PT					T. Fall

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	R. Rubio	M. Beasley	A. Edwards	J. Vanderbilt	K. Towns
Rotation	D. Russell	J. Nowell	J. Okogie	J. McDaniels	N. Reid
Rotation	J. McLaughlin	J. Culver	J. Layman	J. Hernangomez	E. Davis

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5/15/2021 Minnesota v. Boston Game Preview

Season Series - Boston leads 1-0

2020-2021 Team Stats

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

2020-2021 Boston Celtics Depth Chart

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Boston Celtics Player Stats

Minnesota Timberwolves Player Stats

Boston Celtics Last 10 Games

Minnesota Timberwolves Last 10 Games

	Boston Celtics	(27-26, 10-16 away)
	Minnesota Timberwolves	(13-40, 8-17 home)

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
7	Jaylen Brown	SF	49	34.0	9.2	18.8	.486	2.7	6.9	.399	3.3	4.4	.752	2.8	2.9	1.2	4.5	5.7	3.5	1.2	0.6	24.3
4	Carsen Edwards	PG	21	9.2	1.8	3.9	.463	0.6	2.0	.302	0.3	0.4	.778	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.8	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.0	4.6
99	Tacko Fall	C	15	6.7	1.2	1.6	.750	0.0	0.0	.000	0.3	0.9	.308	0.3	1.1	0.7	1.8	2.5	0.1	0.1	0.8	2.7
94	Evan Fournier	SG	4	28.7	4.0	9.5	.421	2.8	5.8	.478	0.8	1.0	.750	1.0	2.5	0.0	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.2	0.8	11.5
2	Luke Kornet	F	6	14.2	2.0	4.5	.444	1.0	2.5	.400	0.0	0.2	.000	0.3	1.2	0.8	2.7	3.5	1.0	0.0	1.2	5.0
45	Romeo Langford	SG	4	13.9	1.2	3.8	.333	0.8	1.5	.500	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	0.8	1.2	0.8	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.2	3.2
26	Aaron Nesmith	F	29	13.7	1.2	3.2	.366	0.7	2.3	.318	0.4	0.6	.688	0.5	1.5	0.5	1.8	2.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	3.4
37	Semi Ojeleye	SF	43	18.5	1.7	4.2	.407	1.2	3.0	.397	0.6	0.7	.750	0.4	1.1	0.6	2.2	2.8	0.7	0.3	0.0	5.2
11	Payton Pritchard	PG	47	19.0	2.6	5.7	.452	1.3	3.2	.408	0.4	0.5	.875	0.9	1.8	0.5	1.6	2.1	1.9	0.6	0.1	7.0
36	Marcus Smart	PG	34	32.4	4.3	10.4	.410	2.0	5.6	.349	2.9	3.6	.795	1.8	2.5	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.6	1.5	0.5	13.4
0	Jayson Tatum	SF	47	35.7	9.4	20.5	.457	2.9	7.6	.382	4.1	4.7	.872	2.6	1.9	0.7	6.3	7.0	4.3	1.3	0.4	25.7
13	Tristan Thompson	F	38	22.6	3.2	6.1	.530	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.3	.614	1.0	2.1	3.1	5.2	8.3	1.0	0.4	0.4	7.9
20	Moe Wagner	PF	7	7.7	0.6	1.9	.308	0.3	0.9	.333	0.1	0.3	.500	0.9	1.1	0.4	2.0	2.4	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.6
8	Kemba Walker	G	33	31.2	6.1	15.3	.397	2.8	8.0	.348	2.8	3.0	.939	2.1	1.3	0.3	3.4	3.7	5.0	1.1	0.3	17.7
51	Tremont Waters	PG	15	7.5	0.8	2.4	.333	0.4	1.1	.353	0.7	0.8	.917	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.7	2.3	0.5	0.0	2.7
40	Grant Williams	SF	45	18.6	1.6	3.7	.435	0.8	2.0	.385	0.4	0.8	.528	0.8	2.6	0.9	2.1	2.9	1.0	0.6	0.4	4.4
44	Robert Williams	PF	45	18.6	3.5	4.9	.719	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	1.4	.656	1.0	2.1	2.6	4.4	6.9	1.7	0.8	1.8	8.0

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
5	Malik Beasley	SG	37	32.8	7.1	16.2	.440	3.5	8.7	.399	1.8	2.2	.850	1.6	1.7	0.8	3.6	4.4	2.4	0.8	0.2	19.6
23	Jarrett Culver	SG	30	15.6	2.2	5.2	.414	0.4	1.5	.244	0.9	1.5	.609	0.9	1.9	1.1	2.2	3.4	0.7	0.5	0.3	5.6
17	Ed Davis	PF	19	13.9	0.9	2.3	.419	0.0	0.0	.000	0.4	0.4	.875	0.3	2.6	2.0	3.1	5.1	1.0	0.5	0.5	2.3
1	Anthony Edwards	SF	53	31.2	6.6	16.5	.400	2.1	6.8	.315	2.6	3.3	.790	2.2	1.7	0.9	3.5	4.4	2.6	1.1	0.4	17.9
41	Juancho Hernangomez	F	34	16.6	2.3	5.3	.431	0.9	2.8	.326	1.2	1.8	.667	0.4	0.9	1.0	3.3	4.2	0.6	0.4	0.1	6.7
10	Jake Layman	SF	38	15.2	2.2	4.3	.497	0.5	1.8	.279	0.6	0.9	.727	0.6	1.0	0.3	1.3	1.7	0.7	0.7	0.4	5.4
3	Jaden McDaniels	F	46	22.6	2.6	5.8	.442	1.1	3.0	.371	0.4	0.8	.571	0.7	2.6	0.8	2.8	3.6	1.1	0.5	1.0	6.7
6	Jordan McLaughlin	G	33	20.5	2.1	5.5	.381	0.6	1.8	.339	0.5	0.6	.750	1.1	1.0	0.4	1.8	2.2	4.4	1.1	0.2	5.2
4	Jaylen Nowell	SG	36	19.1	3.8	8.4	.444	1.3	3.7	.356	1.1	1.4	.837	0.8	1.9	0.5	1.8	2.3	1.6	0.6	0.3	9.9
20	Josh Okogie	SG	40	20.4	1.6	4.4	.364	0.5	1.8	.247	1.4	1.7	.821	0.7	2.1	1.0	1.6	2.5	1.1	1.0	0.4	5.0
11	Naz Reid	C	51	18.9	4.2	8.0	.522	0.8	2.4	.358	1.8	2.5	.720	1.0	2.5	1.1	3.3	4.4	1.1	0.5	1.1	11.0
9	Ricky Rubio	G	49	26.4	2.7	7.1	.379	0.8	2.8	.279	2.2	2.6	.856	1.8	2.1	0.4	2.8	3.2	6.8	1.4	0.1	8.3
0	D'Angelo Russell	SG	23	28.7	7.0	16.4	.426	3.0	7.4	.398	2.7	3.6	.768	2.6	2.0	0.5	2.2	2.7	5.1	1.0	0.5	19.7
32	Karl-Anthony Towns	C	33	34.6	8.8	17.8	.492	2.4	6.2	.389	5.0	5.7	.877	3.2	3.5	2.8	8.4	11.1	4.5	0.8	1.4	24.9
3	Jarred Vanderbilt	PF	46	17.2	2.1	3.5	.601	0.0	0.1	.250	0.9	1.6	.581	1.0	1.9	1.5	3.7	5.2	1.3	0.9	0.7	5.2