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Minnesota Timberwolves at Boston Celtics

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27-15, 12-9 Away

vs

25-15, 12-7 Home
Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Celtics: 55.1%
Timberwolves: 44.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak W1
114.5 Points Against 110.2
7-3 Last Ten Games 6-4
120.0 Points Per Game 116.7
49 Field Goal % 47
37 Three Point % 37
44.8 Rebounds Per Game 44.7
26.9 Assists Per Game 23.8
5.4 Blocks Per Game 5.3
8.5 Steals Per Game 7.8
0.7 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.8
14.3 Total Turnovers Per Game 11.9
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Payton Pritchard, G Day-To-Day Jan 16
Josh Minott, F Out Jan 16
Jayson Tatum, F Out Oct 9
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anthony Edwards, G Day-To-Day Jan 16
Terrence Shannon Jr., G Out Jan 11

Timberwolves Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs CLE W 131-122
@ CLE L 146-134
vs SA W 104-103
@ MIL W 139-106
@ HOU L 110-105

Celtics Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs DEN L 114-110
vs TOR W 125-117
vs SA L 100-95
@ IND L 98-96
@ MIA W 119-114

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Capacity:

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 35 7 .833 - W5
Denver 28 13 .683 6.5 W3
Minnesota 27 15 .643 8 L1
Portland 20 22 .476 15 W1
Utah 14 27 .341 20.5 L2

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 25 15 .625 - W1
New York 25 16 .610 0.5 L2
Toronto 25 18 .581 1.5 L1
Philadelphia 22 18 .550 3 L2
Brooklyn 12 27 .308 12.5 W1
Full Standings

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