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NBA : ATS Matchup
Friday 2/21/2020Line$ LineOU LineScore
BOSTON
 
MINNESOTA
-8.5  

+8.5  
-400

+300

225.5
 
127
Final
117

BOSTON (38 - 16) at MINNESOTA (16 - 37)
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Friday, 2/21/2020 8:05 PM
Board OpenLatest
521BOSTON-6.5-7.5
522MINNESOTA230226.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
BOSTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games38-16+9.332-2125-28113.154.346.2%53.7106.252.744.1%52.8
Road Games15-11015-1010-16109.152.044.8%54.2105.552.443.4%54.7
Last 5 Games4-1+32-33-2117.254.445.7%56.0113.455.442.6%53.4
BOSTON Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)113.154.341-8946.2%12-3436.4%18-2380.2%541023218136
vs opponents surrendering111.255.941-8946.1%12-3435.8%18-2376.9%531025218145
Team Stats (Road Games)109.152.040-9044.8%12-3534.4%17-2278.4%541122229146
Stats Against (All Games)106.252.738-8644.1%12-3434.3%18-2476.1%531022217156
vs opponents averaging110.455.541-8945.7%12-3435.5%17-2376.7%531024218145
Stats Against (Road Games)105.552.437-8643.4%11-3234.6%19-2576.9%551121208156

MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games16-37-28.618-3329-24112.457.343.7%55.0115.957.446.9%55.8
Home Games7-20-25.86-2014-13110.957.543.0%56.2114.656.346.4%56.1
Last 5 Games1-4-2.81-43-2121.065.646.3%51.4121.462.450.8%50.8
MINNESOTA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)112.457.340-9243.7%13-4033.2%19-2575.7%551124219156
vs opponents surrendering111.555.941-8945.8%12-3435.6%18-2377.3%531024218145
Team Stats (Home Games)110.957.540-9343.0%13-4031.7%18-2573.9%561224219146
Stats Against (All Games)115.957.442-9046.9%12-3136.6%20-2579.6%561023228156
vs opponents averaging111.755.941-8946.1%12-3435.8%18-2377.9%531024217145
Stats Against (Home Games)114.656.341-8946.4%12-3236.7%20-2580.1%561023217155
Average power rating of opponents played: BOSTON 95.2,  MINNESOTA 96.5
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
BOSTON - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
1/13/2020CHICAGO113-101W-9.5W214P39-8347.0%501237-8145.7%4614
1/15/2020DETROIT103-116L-9.5L218O41-8349.4%501547-7860.3%4011
1/16/2020@ MILWAUKEE123-128L11W228O43-9843.9%55743-8749.4%6010
1/18/2020PHOENIX119-123L-4L220O42-9643.7%481142-8947.2%5915
1/20/2020LA LAKERS139-107W2.5W226.5O52-9355.9%601239-8943.8%4815
1/22/2020MEMPHIS119-95W-7W233.5U45-8950.6%51936-8542.4%5016
1/24/2020@ ORLANDO109-98W3W212.5U40-8646.5%551336-9040.0%5314
1/26/2020@ NEW ORLEANS108-123L1.5L234U41-8946.1%451644-9247.8%6518
1/28/2020@ MIAMI109-101W-3W221.5U39-8347.0%551433-8937.1%5610
1/30/2020GOLDEN STATE119-104W-13.5W224.5U42-8847.7%592233-7742.9%3716
2/1/2020PHILADELPHIA116-95W-2W210.5O38-8047.5%551031-8436.9%5414
2/3/2020@ ATLANTA123-115W-6W234O48-9053.3%461542-8450.0%4217
2/5/2020ORLANDO116-100W-3W212O46-8653.5%491232-7542.7%4617
2/7/2020ATLANTA112-107W-12.5L225U37-8643.0%531335-8640.7%5414
2/9/2020@ OKLAHOMA CITY112-111W-1.5L219O38-8445.2%58939-8645.3%4910
2/11/2020@ HOUSTON105-116L2L232U37-8543.5%541833-7742.9%4814
2/13/2020LA CLIPPERS141-133W-2.5W230O45-10343.7%661446-11041.8%7015
2/21/2020@ MINNESOTA              
2/23/2020@ LA LAKERS              
2/25/2020@ PORTLAND              
2/26/2020@ UTAH              
2/29/2020HOUSTON              
3/3/2020BROOKLYN              
3/4/2020@ CLEVELAND              
3/6/2020UTAH              
3/8/2020OKLAHOMA CITY              

MINNESOTA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
1/13/2020OKLAHOMA CITY104-117L2L218O38-9141.8%44941-8250.0%5815
1/15/2020INDIANA99-104L4.5L217.5U38-8843.2%491544-8551.8%4915
1/17/2020@ INDIANA114-116L6.5W218O40-8845.5%421346-8256.1%5013
1/18/2020TORONTO112-122L3.5L224O38-9440.4%601747-9151.6%4714
1/20/2020DENVER100-107L-3.5L221U38-9141.8%46943-9047.8%5913
1/22/2020@ CHICAGO110-117L1L219O41-8647.7%501839-8446.4%5812
1/24/2020HOUSTON124-131L5.5L234.5O48-9849.0%551747-9151.6%4710
1/25/2020OKLAHOMA CITY104-113L-2L225.5U40-9044.4%501339-8048.7%4811
1/27/2020SACRAMENTO129-133L-3L223.5O43-8948.3%612044-8850.0%4915
2/1/2020@ LA CLIPPERS106-118L10L230U34-8440.5%551745-9845.9%5613
2/3/2020@ SACRAMENTO109-113L1L227U37-8543.5%541638-7550.7%4516
2/5/2020ATLANTA120-127L-4.5L239O45-9149.5%441643-8252.4%5019
2/8/2020LA CLIPPERS142-115W9.5W232.5O52-9554.7%531241-8747.1%4715
2/10/2020@ TORONTO126-137L8L235.5O39-8645.3%482351-8957.3%4718
2/12/2020CHARLOTTE108-115L-5.5L225U39-10138.6%581143-9246.7%6513
2/21/2020BOSTON              
2/23/2020@ DENVER              
2/24/2020@ DALLAS              
2/26/2020@ MIAMI              
2/28/2020@ ORLANDO              
3/1/2020DALLAS              
3/3/2020@ NEW ORLEANS              
3/4/2020CHICAGO              
3/6/2020ORLANDO              
3/8/2020NEW ORLEANS              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
BOSTON: LAST SEASON: 49-33
COACH: Brad Stevens (seventh season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Kemba Walker (25.6 ppg), G Gordon Hayward (11.5), F Jaylen Brown. (13.0), F Jayson Tatum (15.7), C Enes Kanter (13.7)
KEY LOSSES: G Kyrie Irving, F/C Al Horford, F Marcus Morris, G Terry Rozier.
KEY ADDITIONS: Walker, Kanter, G Romeo Langford, F Grant Williams, G Carsen Edwards.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: It starts with Walker, who jumped at the chance in free agency to join a perennial playoff team. Following Kyrie Irving's departure to Brooklyn, it will also give Walker the opportunity to do what Irving couldn't: lead the Celtics to an NBA Finals. He'll need help, though. And that will again put the spotlight on youngsters Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Both took small steps backward last season as infighting and chemistry issues plagued the team. Now, both will have key roles, much like they did two seasons ago when Irving missed the playoffs and they helped get the team to the Eastern Conference finals. It's an especially big year for Brown. The Celtics have until Oct. 21 to decide whether to extend his contract for another season or let him become a restricted free agent next summer.
OUTLOOK: The Celtics are going to have to tweak their style of play a little without Irving or Horford. Irving was their chief scorer and Horford played a huge role facilitating offense in the half court as well as on defense. Kanter is a big man that can run, which should fit in nicely with the up-tempo style this athletic roster is built for. Whether this team is ultimately able to be a threat to win the East will depend on how well Walker leads and if the starting unit gets enough support from its youthful group of reserves.
MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 36-46, finished 11th in Western Conference.
COACH: Ryan Saunders (second season, 17-25 as interim coach last season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Jeff Teague (12.1 ppg), G Andrew Wiggins (18.1), F Jake Layman (7.6), F Robert Covington (14.5), C Karl-Anthony Towns (24.4).
KEY LOSSES: G Derrick Rose, G Tyus Jones, F Taj Gibson, F Dario Saric, F Anthony Tolliver, G Jerryd Bayless, F Luol Deng.
KEY ADDITIONS: Layman, G Jarrett Culver, G Shabazz Napier, G/F Treveon Graham, F Noah Vonleh, F Jordan Bell, G Jaylen Nowell, C Naz Reid.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Towns is as versatile of a big man as there is in the league, but he can't carry the scoring load alone so the pressure will be on Wiggins to take a step forward under Saunders in the second year of his max contract extension carrying a $27 million salary cap hit. Having a healthy Covington, the team's best defender who arrived in the Jimmy Butler trade from the Sixers last season but missed the last 45 games because of a bone bruise on his knee, will be a critical factor. Culver, the sixth overall pick in the draft out of NCAA runner up Texas Tech, ought to provide more of that valuable perimeter defense along with Josh Okogie off the bench. Either of them could crack the starting lineup at some point, too.
OUTLOOK: The Timberwolves have started fresh, yet again, with Saunders, the youngest coach in the league, beneath an overhauled front office headed by new president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas. With Towns and Wiggins, they have a pair of under-25 standouts locked in, and a quiet offseason relative to the rest of the NBA yielded some useful role players in Layman, Vonleh, Bell, Napier and Graham. The first steps are to establish themselves as a far more consistent and efficient team on defense and shooting from the outside. With the Western Conference even more loaded than before, though, it will be tough to measure progress in the standings. Increasing their win total will be a tall order.
PREVIEW
Celtics, Timberwolves tip off post-break stretch
 

Two teams that won't see their home courts much for the next month meet Friday night in Minneapolis when the Boston Celtics visit the Minnesota Timberwolves.

One of the league's hottest teams entering the All-Star break with eight wins in their last nine games, the Celtics open a four-game trip that features a showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers in a nationally televised affair on Sunday.

Boston will also visit Portland and Utah on the six-day venture, which begins a stretch in which the Atlantic Division contender will play 12 of 18 on the road.

The Celtics will face Minnesota without All-Star point guard Kemba Walker, who is dealing with left knee soreness. Walker, a four-time All-Star, is averaging 21.8 points and 5.0 assists this season.

Boston has been far better at home (23-5) than away (15-11) this season, but has begun to turn things around on the road with three wins in the last four outings.

The Celtics have not faced Minnesota yet this season.

That being the case, it's possible the Celtics could go the entire season without having to deal with Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns, who missed Minnesota's final game before the break last Wednesday with a sprained left wrist. He remains out indefinitely.

The Celtics and Timberwolves meet for a second and final time on March 29 in Boston.

Towns had been on a nice roll before suffering the injury, having recorded five consecutive double-doubles in which he averaged 24.0 points, 11.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists.

Without Towns, the Timberwolves started four relative strangers in their 115-108 home loss to Charlotte last Wednesday.

Malik Beasley and Juan Hernangomez, both acquired from Denver in a four-team trade that saw the Timberwolves send Robert Covington to Houston, combined for 44 points and 18 rebounds against the Hornets, while D'Angelo Russell, picked up from Golden State at the expense of Andrew Wiggins, went for 26 points and 11 assists.

James Johnson, acquired from Miami in a three-team swap in which the Timberwolves delivered Gorgui Dieng to Memphis, was a fourth newcomer in the starting lineup against Charlotte. He chipped in with five points, five rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocks.

Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders noted earlier this week that Johnson will be a focal point of the offense with Towns out of action.

"In a way it will allow us to install more of our kind of free-flowing game with guards, with wings, with James handling the ball," he told reporters. "We know we're thin on the front line right now. We're going to have to be creative."

For the time being, most of that creativity will have to come on the road. After hosting the Celtics, Minnesota will play 11 of 15 away from home.

In the Celtics, the new-look Timberwolves will see a group that's become well acquainted with one another.

"We've got what a lot of teams don't have: We have five core players who have been playing two or more years together in a system that they're familiar with," Celtics guard Marcus Smart said of a group that also includes Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward and Walker. "They're all unique and versatile in their position where they can play multiple positions, and you don't find that very often."

Brown, who missed Boston's most recent game last Thursday against the Los Angeles Clippers with a sore calf, is expected to face the Timberwolves.

--Field Level Media


Last Updated: 3/28/2024 3:39:47 PM EST.


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