T-Wolves 102, Celtics 98 FG FT
MINN Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS
Szczerbiak 39 8-13 2-2 1-3 4 3 18
Garnett 42 8-20 4-6 6-13 2 2 21
Ellis 32 3-6 2-2 2-10 1 4 8
Billups 38 9-14 9-10 0-1 3 3 29
Brandon 38 2-10 9-10 0-1 9 2 13
Nesterovic 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2
Peeler 16 0-5 0-0 0-1 1 0 0
Mitchell 3 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 2
Garrett 13 2-4 1-2 2-4 0 2 5
Day 9 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 4
Hammonds 2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Totals 240 35-77 28-34 11-35 20 19 102
Percentages: FG .455, FT .824. 3-Point Goals: 4-9, .444 (Billups 2-4, Day 1-1, Garnett 1-2, Peeler 0-1, Szczerbiak 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked Shots: 7 (Garnett 3, Ellis 2, Garrett, Szczerbiak). Turnovers: 11 (Ellis 3, Billups 2, Garnett 2, Szczerbiak 2, Mitchell, Brandon). Steals: 6 (Billups 2, Garnett, Peeler, Nesterovic, Szczerbiak). Technical Fouls: Garnett, 10:53 first. Illegal Defense: None. FG FT
BOST Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS
Walker 44 8-24 3-3 4-11 5 1 19
Pierce 39 9-21 4-6 2-10 6 3 25
Battie 40 8-12 3-4 6-12 1 3 19
Brown 25 3-4 0-0 0-3 7 5 6
Stith 38 5-9 2-2 0-3 3 5 13
Overton 14 1-5 0-0 0-0 3 0 2
Potapenko 12 1-3 0-0 0-2 0 2 2
EWilliams 18 5-7 2-2 1-4 0 3 12
Herren 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
McCarty 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 240 40-85 14-17 13-45 25 23 98
Percentages: FG .471, FT .824. 3-Point Goals: 4-12, .333 (Pierce 3-7, Stith 1-2, Overton 0-1, Walker 0-2). Team Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots: 1 (Battie). Turnovers: 16 (Battie 4, Pierce 3, Brown 2, Walker 2, E.Williams 2, Potapenko, Herren, Stith). Steals: 6 (Brown 4, Walker, E.Williams). Technical Fouls: Pierce, 10:53 first; Illegal Defense, 8:25 third; Illegal Defense, 4:03 third. Illegal Defense: 1. Minnesota 30 25 19 28 102
Boston 24 22 23 29 98
A—14,630 (18,624). T—2:14. Officials—Dan Crawford, Tony Brothers, Sean Corbin.