Boston Celtics vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
March 22, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Timberwolves beat the Celtics 102-92 on 2026-03-22 on the road against the Celtics. The Celtics started Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, and Sam Hauser. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Jaden McDaniels, and Ayo Dosunmu. Julius Randle (Timberwolves) scored 15 points (5/8) in his matchups, with Jayson Tatum as his primary defender. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) scored 13 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Ayo Dosunmu as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
BOS
Boston Celtics
92
Did not play: Jordan Walsh (DNP - Coach's Decision), Amari Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
102
Did not play: Mike Conley (DNP - Coach's Decision), Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaylen Brown · Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Sam Hauser Starter 12.3 min
- Jaylen Brown · Jayson Tatum · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Baylor Scheierman 4.7 min
- Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Baylor Scheierman · Hugo González 4.5 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Baylor Scheierman 3.3 min
- Jaylen Brown · Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Luka Garza · Sam Hauser 3.1 min
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Jaden McDaniels · Ayo Dosunmu Starter 15.0 min
- Rudy Gobert · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Ayo Dosunmu · Bones Hyland 7.6 min
- Kyle Anderson · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Bones Hyland · Jaylen Clark 4.8 min
- Kyle Anderson · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Bones Hyland · Jaylen Clark 3.3 min
- Kyle Anderson · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland · Jaylen Clark 3.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Celtics defense
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Julius Randle 15 pts (5/8) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Jayson Tatum (42 %, 4 pts) · Jaylen Brown (16 %, 3 pts) · Luka Garza (12 %, 3 pts)
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Naz Reid 12 pts (4/8) in 48 possessions
Guarded by: Baylor Scheierman (44 %, 5 pts) · Hugo González (26 %, 0 pts) · Luka Garza (8 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Derrick White | Ayo Dosunmu: 29 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Donte DiVincenzo: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jaylen Brown | Jaden McDaniels: 22 poss., 11 pts (5/9) · Ayo Dosunmu: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/4) |
| Jayson Tatum | Julius Randle: 24 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Jaden McDaniels: 18 poss., 1 pts (0/2) |
| Payton Pritchard | Bones Hyland: 21 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Donte DiVincenzo: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Baylor Scheierman | Naz Reid: 21 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Bones Hyland: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Neemias Queta | Rudy Gobert: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Kyle Anderson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Luka Garza | Rudy Gobert: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Julius Randle: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Sam Hauser | Donte DiVincenzo: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Bones Hyland: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Hugo González | Naz Reid: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Bones Hyland: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Charles Bassey | Joan Beringer: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Terrence Shannon Jr: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Max Shulga | Julian Phillips: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zyon Pullin: 1 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Ron Harper Jr. | Jaylen Clark: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Terrence Shannon Jr: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Timberwolves defense
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Jaylen Brown 13 pts (6/11) in 78 possessions
Guarded by: Ayo Dosunmu (21 %, 4 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (20 %, 5 pts) · Julius Randle (12 %, 0 pts)
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Jayson Tatum 11 pts (5/9) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (32 %, 3 pts) · Julius Randle (29 %, 4 pts) · Ayo Dosunmu (8 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | Jayson Tatum: 23 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Jaylen Brown: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Jaylen Brown: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Derrick White: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/5) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Derrick White: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Payton Pritchard: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bones Hyland | Payton Pritchard: 22 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Baylor Scheierman: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Julius Randle | Jayson Tatum: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Sam Hauser: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Rudy Gobert | Neemias Queta: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luka Garza: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Naz Reid | Baylor Scheierman: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jaylen Brown: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kyle Anderson | Neemias Queta: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Luka Garza: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jaylen Clark | Jaylen Brown: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derrick White: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julian Phillips | Baylor Scheierman: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Max Shulga: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Joan Beringer | Charles Bassey: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ron Harper Jr.: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Hugo González: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ron Harper Jr.: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Zyon Pullin | Max Shulga: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ron Harper Jr.: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |