Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
43
25
68
2655
3150
33
13
39
79
43
54
21
18
86
32
5
37
5
34
2
10
16
117
4
104
32
31
1916
109
6
89
78
88
610
10
620
13
87
10
16
3028
6060
109
35
32
2321
1113
48
31
21
68
97
22
119
11
109
01
12
2732
6060
10
3
30
19
10
53
8
7
88
6
1
7
1
8
1
1
30
60
4
2
50
16
9
56
9
8
89
10
0
10
3
7
0
6
28
60
10
3
30
23
11
48
3
2
67
9
2
11
1
10
0
1
27
60
9
5
56
21
13
62
1
1
100
7
2
9
1
9
1
2
32
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
31
8
15
53
4
9
44
7
7
100
0
3
3
4
1
0
2
2
27
19
none
Avery
Bradley
Avery Bradley
True
31
7
12
58
4
6
67
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
0
0
0
2
18
9
none
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
29
9
12
75
1
2
50
1
1
100
2
7
9
8
0
1
1
0
20
15
none
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
27
1
8
12
1
5
20
4
4
100
2
2
4
0
0
1
1
4
7
13
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
25
3
3
100
0
0
0
2
3
67
1
3
4
3
0
2
0
2
8
0
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
False
26
5
10
50
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
6
0
0
3
3
10
3
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
23
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
3
0
1
0
1
4
5
none
Jaylen
Brown
Jaylen Brown
False
16
2
5
40
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
1
0
2
1
5
1
none
Terry
Rozier
Terry Rozier
False
13
3
7
43
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
8
-1
none
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
False
13
3
4
75
0
1
0
4
6
67
0
1
1
3
0
0
1
1
10
1
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Young
James Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
17
March
2017
Friday
Barclays Center
Brooklyn
Nets
Brooklyn
False
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
28
39
67
3562
2822
27
8
30
91
40
44
20
16
80
27
15
42
1
26
4
8
21
104
4
66
32
48
2124
1310
62
66
36
55
75
33
108
01
87
12
21
3228
6060
69
12
17
2026
710
35
26
25
96
96
36
132
00
65
01
41
1727
6060
6
3
50
21
13
62
6
3
50
7
3
10
0
8
1
2
32
60
6
2
33
24
10
42
6
6
100
5
3
8
1
7
2
1
28
60
6
1
17
20
7
35
2
2
100
9
3
12
0
6
0
4
17
60
9
2
22
26
10
38
6
5
83
6
6
12
0
5
1
1
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
40
7
14
50
1
5
20
2
2
100
4
10
14
4
0
0
2
3
17
-13
double
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
39
9
23
39
2
4
50
1
4
25
1
3
4
4
0
0
1
3
21
-16
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
32
8
14
57
3
5
60
4
4
100
2
1
3
7
1
0
1
4
23
-10
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
31
3
7
43
0
1
0
2
2
100
4
5
9
4
0
0
2
4
8
-9
none
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
True
27
2
7
29
1
5
20
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
1
3
5
-19
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
31
7
14
50
0
5
0
7
8
88
2
1
3
1
0
1
0
0
21
-9
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
15
2
6
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
4
-3
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
11
1
4
25
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
0
0
1
1
3
11
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
8
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
none
Lance
Stephenson
Lance Stephenson
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
17
March
2017
Friday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Heat
Miami
False
The Celtics ' 54 percent shooting helped spearhead the home win , as did the 30 percent success rate from behind the arc they limited the T-Wolves to . Boston created some distance by outscoring Minnesota by a 27 - 17 margin in the third quarter before sealing the deal with an impressive 32 - point fourth period . Isaiah Thomas ' 27 points paced the Celtics . Horford followed with a full line of 20 points , nine boards , eight assists and two blocks . Avery Bradley poured in 18 points , while Kelly Olynyk and Marcus Smart paced the bench with matching 10 - point efforts . Ricky Rubio led the T-Wolves with 23 points on 8 - of - 14 shooting . Andrew Wiggins followed with 21 points , and Shabazz Muhammad matched Wiggins ' point total while leading the bench . Karl-Anthony Towns posted a 17 - point , 14 - rebound double - double , while Gorgui Dieng registered eight points and nine rebounds . The Boston Celtics defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves , 117 - 104 , at TD Garden on Wednesday night . The Timberwolves ( 28 - 39 ) came into Wednesday 's contest running hot and with their Big Three of Ricky Rubio , Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins particularly playing well . Minnesota 's 75 percent win ratio over their previous four games had vaulted them to just 4 games behind eighth - seeded Denver coming into play against the Celtics ( 43 - 25 ) , but Boston poured some cold water on their quest for one night . Isaiah Thomas and Al Horford stepped up to counter another strong set of performances from the T-Wolves ' aforementioned superstar trio and the Celtics were able to shoot an outstanding 54 percent overall while limiting their visitors to a 30 percent success rate from behind the arc . Boston created some distance by outscoring Minnesota by a 27 - 17 margin in the third quarter before sealing the deal with an impressive 32 - point fourth period . Rubio continued a recent stretch of strong offensive play by leading the T-Wolves with 23 points on 8 - of - 14 shooting , and he added seven assists , three rebounds and one steal . Wiggins followed with 21 points , four boards and four assists . Shabazz Muhammad matched Wiggins ' point total while leading the bench and supplemented it with three boards , one assist and one block . Towns posted a 17 - point , 14 - rebound double - double that also included four assists . Gorgui Dieng registered a near - double - double of eight points , nine rebounds and four assists . Thomas paced the Celtics with 27 points , along with four assists , three rebounds and one steal . Horford followed with a full line of 20 points , nine boards , eight assists and two blocks . Avery Bradley poured in 18 points and added four assists and three rebounds . Kelly Olynyk and Marcus Smart paced the bench with matching 10 - point efforts , with the former also managing three assists and one rebound and the latter dishing out six dimes and hauling in a pair of boards . The Timberwolves continue heading south and face off with the Miami Heat on Friday night , while the Celtics visit the Brooklyn Nets on Friday evening as well .
The Celtics' 54 percent shooting helped spearhead the home win, as did the 30 percent success rate from behind the arc they limited the T-Wolves to. Boston created some distance by outscoring Minnesota by a 27 - 17 margin in the third quarter before sealing the deal with an impressive 32 - point fourth period. Isaiah Thomas' 27 points paced the Celtics. Horford followed with a full line of 20 points, nine boards, eight assists and two blocks. Avery Bradley poured in 18 points, while Kelly Olynyk and Marcus Smart paced the bench with matching 10 - point efforts. Ricky Rubio led the T-Wolves with 23 points on 8 - of - 14 shooting. Andrew Wiggins followed with 21 points, and Shabazz Muhammad matched Wiggins' point total while leading the bench. Karl-Anthony Towns posted a 17 - point, 14 - rebound double - double, while Gorgui Dieng registered eight points and nine rebounds.
The Celtics' 54 percent shooting helped spearhead the home win, as did the 30 percent success rate from behind the arc they limited the T-Wolves to. Boston created some distance by outscoring Minnesota by a 27 - 17 margin in the third quarter before sealing the deal with an impressive 32 - point fourth period. Isaiah Thomas' 27 points paced the Celtics. Horford followed with a full line of 20 points, nine boards, eight assists and two blocks. Avery Bradley poured in 18 points, while Kelly Olynyk and Marcus Smart paced the bench with matching 10 - point efforts. Ricky Rubio led the T-Wolves with 23 points on 8 - of - 14 shooting. Andrew Wiggins followed with 21 points, and Shabazz Muhammad matched Wiggins' point total while leading the bench. Karl-Anthony Towns posted a 17 - point, 14 - rebound double - double, while Gorgui Dieng registered eight points and nine rebounds. The Boston Celtics defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 117 - 104, at TD Garden on Wednesday night. The Timberwolves (28 - 39) came into Wednesday's contest running hot and with their Big Three of Ricky Rubio, Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins particularly playing well. Minnesota's 75 percent win ratio over their previous four games had vaulted them to just 4 games behind eighth - seeded Denver coming into play against the Celtics (43 - 25), but Boston poured some cold water on their quest for one night. Isaiah Thomas and Al Horford stepped up to counter another strong set of performances from the T-Wolves' aforementioned superstar trio and the Celtics were able to shoot an outstanding 54 percent overall while limiting their visitors to a 30 percent success rate from behind the arc. Boston created some distance by outscoring Minnesota by a 27 - 17 margin in the third quarter before sealing the deal with an impressive 32 - point fourth period. Rubio continued a recent stretch of strong offensive play by leading the T-Wolves with 23 points on 8 - of - 14 shooting, and he added seven assists, three rebounds and one steal. Wiggins followed with 21 points, four boards and four assists. Shabazz Muhammad matched Wiggins' point total while leading the bench and supplemented it with three boards, one assist and one block. Towns posted a 17 - point, 14 - rebound double - double that also included four assists. Gorgui Dieng registered a near - double - double of eight points, nine rebounds and four assists. Thomas paced the Celtics with 27 points, along with four assists, three rebounds and one steal. Horford followed with a full line of 20 points, nine boards, eight assists and two blocks. Avery Bradley poured in 18 points and added four assists and three rebounds. Kelly Olynyk and Marcus Smart paced the bench with matching 10 - point efforts, with the former also managing three assists and one rebound and the latter dishing out six dimes and hauling in a pair of boards. The Timberwolves continue heading south and face off with the Miami Heat on Friday night, while the Celtics visit the Brooklyn Nets on Friday evening as well.
<GAME> <DATE> 15 March 2017 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> TD Garden <CITY> Boston <HOME> <TEAM> Celtics <CITY> Boston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 117 <WINS-LOSSES> 43 25 <QTRS> 30 28 27 32 <TEAM-AST> 34 <3PT> 13 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 37 <TEAM-TO> 10 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 17 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Barclays Center <NEXT-CITY> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 104 <WINS-LOSSES> 28 39 <QTRS> 32 28 17 27 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 8 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 17 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Heat <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Isaiah Thomas <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 27 <FG> 8 15 53 <FG3> 4 9 44 <FT> 7 7 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al Horford <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 20 <FG> 9 12 75 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Avery Bradley <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kelly Olynyk <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Smart <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terry Rozier <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Amir Johnson <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jae Crowder <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 7 <FG> 1 8 12 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jaylen Brown <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonas Jerebko <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Zeller <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Young <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Green <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 23 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 21 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 0 5 0 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 21 <FG> 9 23 39 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 1 4 25 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 14 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Rush <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lance Stephenson <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none