NBA BOSTON Matchup 20180105

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NBA : ATS Matchup

Friday 1/5/2018

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MINNESOTA

BOSTON

-3

+135

-155

209.5

84
Final
91

MINNESOTA (24 - 15) at BOSTON (31 - 10)

Friday, 1/5/2018 7:05 PM

Board		Open	Latest
805	MINNESOTA	205	206.5
806	BOSTON	-4	-3

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ADVANCED TEAM STATS

MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	24-15	-11.8	17-20	20-18	108.4	55.7	47.6%	49.4	105.7	51.9	47.9%	47.9
Road Games	11-9	-2.9	11-8	11-9	107.8	54.3	47.8%	48.0	106.3	52.1	47.8%	48.3
Last 5 Games	3-2	-0.5	2-3	1-4	108.4	55.8	48.5%	46.4	102.2	47.6	46.9%	47.6

MINNESOTA Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	108.4	55.7	40-85	47.6%	8-23	35.0%	20-25	79.8%	49	10	23	18	9	13	4
vs opponents surrendering	105.7	53.3	39-85	46.1%	10-28	36.4%	17-22	76.9%	51	10	23	20	8	14	5
Team Stats (Road Games)	107.8	54.3	40-84	47.8%	8-22	34.2%	20-24	82.6%	48	9	22	18	9	13	4
Stats Against (All Games)	105.7	51.9	40-84	47.9%	11-29	37.1%	15-19	77.9%	48	10	24	21	7	16	5
vs opponents averaging	104.8	52.7	39-85	45.7%	10-28	36.2%	17-22	75.6%	51	10	22	20	8	14	5
Stats Against (Road Games)	106.3	52.1	40-85	47.8%	10-29	35.6%	15-19	78.3%	48	10	24	21	7	16	5

BOSTON - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	31-10	+15.9	25-14	20-21	103.4	50.6	45.3%	52.3	98.2	49.8	43.3%	51.0
Home Games	17-5	+6.6	12-8	12-10	105.0	53.4	45.6%	53.2	98.6	50.9	43.4%	51.8
Last 5 Games	4-1	+2.2	3-2	2-3	102.8	52.8	46.8%	54.2	98.6	52.8	39.4%	54.0

BOSTON Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	103.4	50.6	38-83	45.3%	12-31	37.5%	16-21	76.4%	52	9	22	20	8	13	5
vs opponents surrendering	105.6	53.2	39-85	46.0%	10-29	36.6%	17-22	76.8%	51	10	23	20	8	14	5
Team Stats (Home Games)	105.0	53.4	38-84	45.6%	12-31	38.0%	17-22	75.8%	53	9	24	20	8	13	5
Stats Against (All Games)	98.2	49.8	36-84	43.3%	9-27	34.1%	16-21	76.1%	51	10	20	19	7	14	4
vs opponents averaging	104.9	52.9	39-85	45.9%	10-29	36.4%	16-21	76.6%	51	9	23	20	8	14	5
Stats Against (Home Games)	98.6	50.9	37-85	43.4%	9-26	34.3%	16-22	72.7%	52	10	21	19	7	13	4

Average power rating of opponents played: MINNESOTA 95, BOSTON 95.1

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

MINNESOTA - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
11/26/2017	PHOENIX	119-108	W	-11	T	220.5	O	49-93	52.7%	54	10	43-85	50.6%	40	15
11/28/2017	WASHINGTON	89-92	L	-5	L	209	U	35-85	41.2%	56	10	36-83	43.4%	53	7
11/29/2017	@ NEW ORLEANS	120-102	W	6	W	214.5	O	47-81	58.0%	48	17	39-84	46.4%	34	16
12/1/2017	@ OKLAHOMA CITY	107-111	L	5	W	208.5	O	39-76	51.3%	34	16	41-79	51.9%	46	18
12/3/2017	LA CLIPPERS	112-106	W	-12	L	214	O	38-88	43.2%	51	7	37-73	50.7%	43	16
12/4/2017	@ MEMPHIS	92-95	L	-2.5	L	201	U	35-79	44.3%	37	9	34-72	47.2%	49	16
12/6/2017	@ LA CLIPPERS	113-107	W	-5	W	210.5	O	45-82	54.9%	53	15	44-99	44.4%	50	9
12/10/2017	DALLAS	97-92	W	-8	L	207.5	U	36-72	50.0%	50	18	37-81	45.7%	37	10
12/12/2017	PHILADELPHIA	112-118	L	-4.5	L	215	O	44-108	40.7%	56	10	40-80	50.0%	61	24
12/14/2017	SACRAMENTO	119-96	W	-11.5	W	201.5	O	46-82	56.1%	46	9	36-87	41.4%	46	14
12/16/2017	PHOENIX	106-108	L	-12	L	217.5	U	40-95	42.1%	46	6	33-72	45.8%	59	23
12/18/2017	PORTLAND	108-107	W	-4	L	207.5	O	42-91	46.2%	46	10	46-84	54.8%	45	17
12/20/2017	@ DENVER	112-104	W	-1	W	215	O	43-87	49.4%	40	8	36-72	50.0%	46	21
12/23/2017	@ PHOENIX	115-106	W	-8	W	217	O	42-84	50.0%	54	14	40-86	46.5%	47	13
12/25/2017	@ LA LAKERS	121-104	W	-6.5	W	216	O	49-84	58.3%	50	15	40-92	43.5%	45	12
12/27/2017	DENVER	128-125	W	-4.5	L	211.5	O	47-90	52.2%	50	6	42-91	46.2%	55	9
12/28/2017	@ MILWAUKEE	96-102	L	4	L	212.5	U	34-71	47.9%	40	16	41-75	54.7%	39	16
12/31/2017	@ INDIANA	107-90	W	-3	W	208	U	41-86	47.7%	51	7	33-85	38.8%	54	16
1/1/2018	LA LAKERS	114-96	W	-10	W	214	U	40-81	49.4%	47	17	34-76	44.7%	48	24
1/3/2018	@ BROOKLYN	97-98	L	-6	L	211	U	36-80	45.0%	44	8	37-72	51.4%	42	19
1/5/2018	@ BOSTON
1/6/2018	NEW ORLEANS
1/8/2018	CLEVELAND
1/10/2018	OKLAHOMA CITY
1/12/2018	NEW YORK
1/14/2018	PORTLAND
1/16/2018	@ ORLANDO
1/18/2018	@ HOUSTON
1/20/2018	TORONTO

BOSTON - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
11/27/2017	DETROIT	108-118	L	-6	L	199	O	40-77	51.9%	46	17	44-85	51.8%	45	8
11/30/2017	PHILADELPHIA	108-97	W	-8	W	212	U	40-79	50.6%	46	16	35-84	41.7%	53	19
12/2/2017	PHOENIX	116-111	W	-12.5	L	217.5	O	42-80	52.5%	39	9	48-101	47.5%	60	10
12/4/2017	MILWAUKEE	111-100	W	-4.5	W	203.5	O	43-78	55.1%	52	14	35-78	44.9%	33	9
12/6/2017	DALLAS	97-90	W	-7.5	L	201.5	U	36-87	41.4%	60	11	34-86	39.5%	51	9
12/8/2017	@ SAN ANTONIO	102-105	L	2.5	L	198	O	38-83	45.8%	41	14	38-81	46.9%	52	13
12/10/2017	@ DETROIT	91-81	W	-1	W	201	U	33-79	41.8%	58	13	28-84	33.3%	52	9
12/11/2017	@ CHICAGO	85-108	L	-5.5	L	193.5	U	33-83	39.8%	52	15	39-81	48.1%	52	8
12/13/2017	DENVER	124-118	W	-6	T	208.5	O	47-79	59.5%	37	13	45-91	49.5%	53	15
12/15/2017	UTAH	95-107	L	-5	L	197	O	35-86	40.7%	42	8	40-83	48.2%	59	15
12/16/2017	@ MEMPHIS	102-93	W	-6	W	195.5	U	39-80	48.7%	50	16	32-79	40.5%	44	13
12/18/2017	@ INDIANA	112-111	W	-2	L	206.5	O	44-79	55.7%	42	19	37-79	46.8%	49	12
12/20/2017	MIAMI	89-90	L	-9	L	199.5	U	30-80	37.5%	52	10	33-75	44.0%	56	12
12/21/2017	@ NEW YORK	93-102	L	-2.5	L	204	U	33-86	38.4%	45	10	36-79	45.6%	60	17
12/23/2017	CHICAGO	117-92	W	-8	W	204.5	O	44-92	47.8%	53	5	34-86	39.5%	59	15
12/25/2017	WASHINGTON	103-111	L	-4	L	208.5	O	39-81	48.1%	53	16	43-93	46.2%	54	8
12/27/2017	@ CHARLOTTE	102-91	W	-1	W	205.5	U	37-78	47.4%	47	15	32-87	36.8%	58	11
12/28/2017	HOUSTON	99-98	W	1.5	W	215.5	U	37-82	45.1%	56	16	30-80	37.5%	53	16
12/31/2017	BROOKLYN	108-105	W	-9.5	L	209.5	O	39-79	49.4%	55	17	39-95	41.1%	53	9
1/3/2018	CLEVELAND	102-88	W	-3	W	212.5	U	41-92	44.6%	60	15	31-89	34.8%	52	14
1/5/2018	MINNESOTA
1/6/2018	@ BROOKLYN
1/11/2018	*PHILADELPHIA
1/16/2018	NEW ORLEANS
1/18/2018	PHILADELPHIA
1/21/2018	ORLANDO

KEY GAME INFORMATION

MINNESOTA: It's playoffs or bust for Minnesota this season, which sounds crazy for a team that has not made the postseason since 2004. The West is stacked, but head coach Tom Thibodeau made the moves he did with the express purpose of ending the longest active playoff drought in the league. Jimmy Butler was brought in from the Bulls via trade to speed up to the team's development. He is the prototype for a Thibodeau player'intense, demanding and defensive-minded. His ability to make shots late in games should also help a team that struggled mightily to close out opponents last season, and his familiarity with Thibodeau should help the younger players on the team absorb more of the coach's teachings. If the second unit can prevent huge drop-offs from what is expected to be a formidable starting five, the Wolves should finally be able to remind their long-suffering fans that the season does not end in mid-April.

BOSTON: General manager Danny Ainge wooed Gordon Hayward away from Utah in free agency only to see him suffer a broken fibula and dislocated ankle on a play less than six minutes into a season-opening loss at Cleveland. All eyes will now be on Kyrie Irving, who was acquired in a blockbuster trade with the Cavaliers that sent Isaiah Thomas to Cleveland. On paper it is an upgrade at point guard, adding a dynamic scorer who can create his own shot. While Boston has plenty of talent, there are also questions that need to be answered. Rebounding is a big one, and another is how exactly how this new 'position-less' starting five will fare on the defensive end. Some combination of Marcus Smart, Terry Rozier and rookie Semi Ojeleye are expected to be more involved than initially planned in an effort to fill the void created by Hayward's injury. The Celtics are set up for the future with Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, but it's unclear if this group as constituted has enough firepower to dethrone the Cleveland as East champions.

PREVIEW

Timberwolves seek rare win in Boston

BOSTON -- Karl-Anthony Towns was 9 years old the last time the Minnesota Timberwolves won a basketball game at TD Garden.

Friday night, Towns, now 22, and his 'Wolves look to snap an 11-game losing streak on the unfriendly parquet, where Minnesota hasn't won since March 6, 2005.

The game is expected to be played as scheduled despite blizzard-like weather that caused the cancellation of the Boston Bruins' NHL home game Thursday night.

While the Celtics improved to 31-10 with Wednesday night's rout of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota (24-15) was suffering a closing-seconds 98-97 defeat to the Nets in Brooklyn -- only the second loss in the last nine games for the T-wolves.

Jimmy Butler missed a final shot that could have won it for the Wolves in Brooklyn, but after 17-0 and 16-0 starts to their previous two games, they came out flat Wednesday.

"I don't know, it wasn't there obviously," Butler said after the game. "We didn't play that much good basketball."

Spencer Dinwiddie, whose long shot attempt could have tied the Celtics on Sunday in Boston, hit the winner for the Nets, who went 14 of 30 from 3-point range while Minnesota hit just one of its 11 long-range shots.

"We're in position to win and you've got to get a stop to win and we didn't do it," coach Tom Thibodeau said. "We needed one stop. We didn't get it."

The Celtics didn't have such problems. They established control of their game early and never let up as the Cavaliers, on the back end of a back-to-back, clearly didn't have the legs. They also didn't have Isaiah Thomas, who had made his debut for the Cavs the previous night at home.

Terry Rozier came off the bench to lead all scorers with 20 points.

Boston hit the halfway mark at 31-10 -- 31-8 after losing the first two games -- of the season.

Asked if he expected to be in this position atop the Eastern Conference with this record midway through the season, Al Horford said, "Not really, especially after obviously losing Gordon (Hayward). I think that our young guys have come along quickly.

"And a lot of credit goes to Coach (Brad Stevens) really giving them the confidence and putting them in positions to flourish. But our group keeps developing. We still have a ways to go as a group, but it's encouraging to see our guys starting to understand what it takes."

Rookie Jayson Tatum, who won't turn 20 until March, was named the Eastern Conference rookie of the month for December, the fifth Celtic to win the award and the first since Marcus Smart in 2015.

For the month, Tatum averaged 32.0 minutes, 14.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in 17 games during the month.

"He's doing a great job of just figuring it out every single day," says Kyrie Irving. "He's a high-level player and a high-level mind. He's mature beyond his years, so he's always figuring it out on a day-to-day basis. He's a rookie, and he still has a long way to go, but presently, now, he's in a further place than most rookies are in this league."

The 'Wolves got in from Minnesota ahead of the snowstorm and held an optional practice Thursday.

Butler has scored 84 points over the last three games. Towns has had 37 rebounds over the same span.

Minnesota, looking to tighten up its defense, has forced 75 turnovers over the last four games, a statistic that will be put to the test against the normally efficient Celtics.

Last Updated: 5/10/2024 2:39:11 AM EST.