Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Boston Celtics
November 29, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Timberwolves beat the Celtics 119-115 on 2025-11-29 at home. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Anthony Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels. The Celtics started Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, Payton Pritchard, and Jordan Walsh. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) scored 20 points (7/12) in his matchups, with Julius Randle as his primary defender. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) scored 17 points (7/16) in his matchups, with Jaylen Brown as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
119
Did not play: Joan Beringer (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bones Hyland (DNP - Coach's Decision), Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision), Johnny Juzang (DNP - Coach's Decision), Leonard Miller (DNP - Coach's Decision)
BOS
Boston Celtics
115
Did not play: Chris Boucher (DNP - Coach's Decision), Hugo González (DNP - Coach's Decision), Xavier Tillman (DNP - Coach's Decision), Amari Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels Starter 12.5 min
- Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels 5.3 min
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Anthony Edwards · Terrence Shannon Jr · Jaylen Clark 2.9 min
- Mike Conley · Julius Randle · Naz Reid · Terrence Shannon Jr · Jaylen Clark 2.9 min
- Mike Conley · Julius Randle · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Terrence Shannon Jr 2.7 min
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Jordan Walsh Starter 11.5 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Anfernee Simons · Sam Hauser · Josh Minott 7.4 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Sam Hauser · Jordan Walsh 5.6 min
- Anfernee Simons · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser · Josh Minott · Baylor Scheierman 5.5 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Baylor Scheierman 5.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Timberwolves defense
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Jaylen Brown 20 pts (7/12) in 76 possessions
Guarded by: Julius Randle (29 %, 8 pts) · Naz Reid (23 %, 3 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (10 %, 0 pts)
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Anfernee Simons 11 pts (3/4) in 30 possessions
Guarded by: Mike Conley (49 %, 3 pts) · Donte DiVincenzo (16 %, 3 pts) · Anthony Edwards (12 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Jordan Walsh: 22 poss., 9 pts (3/4) · Derrick White: 17 poss., 7 pts (3/3) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Payton Pritchard: 26 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Sam Hauser: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Julius Randle | Jaylen Brown: 22 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Neemias Queta: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/2) |
| Rudy Gobert | Neemias Queta: 32 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Jaylen Brown: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Derrick White: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jaylen Brown: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Naz Reid | Jaylen Brown: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Sam Hauser: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Mike Conley | Anfernee Simons: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Payton Pritchard: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Sam Hauser: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Derrick White: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Jaylen Clark | Derrick White: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaylen Brown: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Rob Dillingham | Baylor Scheierman: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Derrick White: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Celtics defense
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Anthony Edwards 17 pts (7/16) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylen Brown (27 %, 5 pts) · Derrick White (19 %, 5 pts) · Payton Pritchard (15 %, 2 pts)
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Julius Randle 14 pts (6/8) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Sam Hauser (19 %, 3 pts) · Jordan Walsh (18 %, 0 pts) · Jaylen Brown (16 %, 6 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | Anthony Edwards: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Jaden McDaniels: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/4) |
| Derrick White | Donte DiVincenzo: 21 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Anthony Edwards: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Sam Hauser | Naz Reid: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Julius Randle: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Payton Pritchard | Jaden McDaniels: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Donte DiVincenzo: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Neemias Queta | Rudy Gobert: 28 poss., 10 pts (4/4) · Julius Randle: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jordan Walsh | Julius Randle: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Anthony Edwards: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Anfernee Simons | Mike Conley: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Anthony Edwards: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Minott | Naz Reid: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Terrence Shannon Jr: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Baylor Scheierman | Julius Randle: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donte DiVincenzo: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Luka Garza | Rudy Gobert: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaden McDaniels: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |