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Game 1: Friday, March 30th
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Celtics 100

(29-22, 11-14 away)

Timberwolves 79

(25-28, 13-13 home)

Coverage: FxNo

8:00 PM ET, March 30, 2012

Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

1 2 3 4 T
BOS 31 25 23 21100
MIN 20 25 22 1279

Top Performers

Boston: K. Garnett 24 Pts, 10 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Blk

Minnesota: K. Love 22 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Ast

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEBOSTONSCOREMINNESOTA
12:00Start of the 3rd Quarter
11:37 56-45Kevin Love misses layup
11:37Kevin Garnett defensive rebound56-45 
11:32Paul Pierce misses 16-foot two point shot56-45 
11:30 56-45Wesley Johnson defensive rebound
11:11 56-45Wesley Johnson misses 15-foot jumper
11:10 56-45Minnesota offensive team rebound
11:10Rajon Rondo loose ball foul (Martell Webster draws the foul)56-45 
10:55 56-47Luke Ridnour makes two point shot (Wesley Johnson assists)
10:37Avery Bradley misses 18-foot jumper56-47 
10:37 56-47Martell Webster defensive rebound
10:30Brandon Bass personal block (Luke Ridnour draws the foul)56-47 
10:12 56-47Derrick Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
10:11Brandon Bass defensive rebound56-47 
10:07Rajon Rondo misses driving layup56-47 
10:06Kevin Garnett offensive rebound56-47 
9:55Paul Pierce misses 2-foot two point shot56-47 
9:53 56-47Martell Webster defensive rebound
9:37 56-47Wesley Johnson bad pass (Avery Bradley steals)
9:33Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)58-47 
9:15 58-47Luke Ridnour misses 21-foot jumper
9:14Paul Pierce defensive rebound58-47 
9:07Paul Pierce makes 11-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)60-47 
9:07 60-47Martell Webster shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)
9:07Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 160-47 
9:06 60-47Derrick Williams defensive rebound
8:49 60-47Kevin Love misses driving layup
8:48Kevin Garnett defensive rebound60-47 
8:36Avery Bradley makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)62-47 
8:33Minnesota full timeout
8:12 62-47Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
8:11 62-47Martell Webster offensive rebound
8:10 62-49Martell Webster makes 2-foot two point shot
7:52Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)64-49 
7:41Kevin Garnett personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)64-49 
7:28 64-49Kevin Garnett blocks Luke Ridnour's driving layup
7:28 64-49Minnesota offensive team rebound
7:26Brandon Bass shooting foul (Derrick Williams draws the foul)64-49 
7:26 64-49Derrick Williams misses free throw 1 of 3
7:26 64-49Minnesota offensive team rebound
7:26 64-50Derrick Williams makes free throw 2 of 3
7:26 64-50Wayne Ellington enters the game for Wesley Johnson
7:26 64-51Derrick Williams makes free throw 3 of 3
7:01Kevin Garnett misses 23-foot jumper64-51 
7:01Avery Bradley offensive rebound64-51 
6:45Brandon Bass misses layup64-51 
6:41Boston defensive team rebound64-51 
6:20 64-51Martell Webster misses 21-foot jumper
6:18 64-51Minnesota offensive team rebound
6:18Paul Pierce loose ball foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)64-51 
6:18 64-52Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
6:18 64-53Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
6:00Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)67-53 
5:43 67-53Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
5:41 67-53Martell Webster offensive rebound
5:39 67-53Wayne Ellington misses layup
5:39 67-53Wayne Ellington offensive rebound
5:39Avery Bradley personal foul (Wayne Ellington draws the foul)67-53 
5:39 67-54Wayne Ellington makes free throw 1 of 2
5:39Greg Stiemsma enters the game for Kevin Garnett67-54 
5:39Keyon Dooling enters the game for Avery Bradley67-54 
5:39 67-55Wayne Ellington makes free throw 2 of 2
5:28Paul Pierce makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)69-55 
5:18 69-55Greg Stiemsma blocks Kevin Love's 25-foot three point jumper
5:16Keyon Dooling defensive rebound69-55 
5:16 69-55Kevin Love personal foul (Keyon Dooling draws the foul)
4:56Brandon Bass makes driving dunk71-55 
4:43 71-57Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
4:24Brandon Bass misses 20-foot jumper71-57 
4:22 71-57Martell Webster defensive rebound
4:13 71-59Derrick Williams makes slam dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
3:54Paul Pierce makes 16-foot two point shot73-59 
3:42 73-59Derrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
3:40 73-59Kevin Love offensive rebound
3:39Keyon Dooling shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)73-59 
3:39 73-60Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
3:39 73-60Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Derrick Williams
3:39 73-61Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
3:28Brandon Bass misses 19-foot jumper73-61 
3:27 73-61Martell Webster defensive rebound
3:18 73-63Anthony Tolliver makes slam dunk (Kevin Love assists)
2:58Keyon Dooling misses 22-foot three point jumper73-63 
2:57Rajon Rondo offensive rebound73-63 
2:54Rajon Rondo makes jumper75-63 
2:39 75-63Luke Ridnour misses layup
2:36 75-63Kevin Love offensive rebound
2:34 75-63Kevin Love misses layup
2:33Paul Pierce defensive rebound75-63 
2:31Paul Pierce offensive charge (Anthony Tolliver draws the foul)75-63 
2:31Paul Pierce turnover75-63 
2:31Boston full timeout
2:31Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Paul Pierce75-63 
2:24 75-63Luke Ridnour post lost ball turnover
2:23 75-63Luke Ridnour loose ball foul (Keyon Dooling draws the foul)
2:05Brandon Bass makes 20-foot jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)77-63 
1:54Greg Stiemsma personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)77-63 
1:54 77-64Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
1:54 77-65Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
1:39Brandon Bass misses 19-foot jumper77-65 
1:39Greg Stiemsma offensive rebound79-65 
1:39Greg Stiemsma makes tip shot79-65 
1:24 79-67Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
1:04Kevin Garnett enters the game for Brandon Bass79-67 
0:59Rajon Rondo misses 22-foot three point jumper79-67 
0:58 79-67Kevin Love defensive rebound
0:40 79-67Wayne Ellington out of bounds lost ball turnover
0:40 79-67Malcolm Lee enters the game for Luke Ridnour
0:23Rajon Rondo discontinue dribble79-67 
0:05 79-67Malcolm Lee out of bounds lost ball turnover
0:05Paul Pierce enters the game for Greg Stiemsma79-67 
0:00Rajon Rondo misses running jumper79-67 
0:00Boston offensive team rebound79-67 
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter