53pts
Jayson Tatum
BOSvsMIN
Apr 9, 2021
NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry
Boston Celtics vs Minnesota Timberwolves Head-to-Head
Boston Celtics lead the all-time record 47-24 across 71 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The highest-scoring meeting between these two came on April 9, 2021: Minnesota Timberwolves 136, Boston Celtics 145, 281 points in all.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026BOS
47
vs
MIN
24
71 meetings
All-time
BOS lead 47-24
Recent form
BOS 6-4 over the latest 10
Last meeting
MIN won 102-92 on Mar 22, 2026
Closeness
23 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 9.5 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 22, 26
BOS 92-102 MIN
MINNov 29, 25
MIN 119-115 BOS
MINJan 2, 25
MIN 115-118 BOS
BOSNov 24, 24
BOS 107-105 MIN
BOSJan 10, 24
BOS 127-120 MIN
BOSNov 6, 23
MIN 114-109 BOS
MINMar 15, 23
MIN 102-104 BOS
BOSDec 23, 22
BOS 121-109 MIN
BOSMar 27, 22
BOS 134-112 MIN
BOSDec 27, 21
MIN 108-103 BOS
MIN| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | BOS | MIN | 92–102 | MIN |
| Nov 29, 2025 | MIN | BOS | 119–115 | MIN |
| Jan 2, 2025 | MIN | BOS | 115–118 | BOS |
| Nov 24, 2024 | BOS | MIN | 107–105 | BOS |
| Jan 10, 2024 | BOS | MIN | 127–120 | BOS |
| Nov 6, 2023 | MIN | BOS | 114–109 | MIN |
| Mar 15, 2023 | MIN | BOS | 102–104 | BOS |
| Dec 23, 2022 | BOS | MIN | 121–109 | BOS |
| Mar 27, 2022 | BOS | MIN | 134–112 | BOS |
| Dec 27, 2021 | MIN | BOS | 108–103 | MIN |
Last Meeting
Mar 22, 2026Final
BOS
92
HOME
MIN
102
AWAY
Timberwolveswon by10
Timberwolves' 2nd straight in this series·Game 71 of all-time series
Matchup context
Boston Celtics have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Boston Celtics lead the complete decided record 47-24. The 9.5-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1989 to 2026
- 37 seasons
- Average margin
- 9.5 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
47W
24W
BOS
MIN
66%34%
Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season71 games
47
24
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Boston Celtics Biggest Win
115–82+33
Feb 5, 1995
Minnesota Timberwolves Biggest Win
110–85+25
Jan 30, 2006
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | BOS ↕ | MIN ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
21-15
BOS
AWAY
9-26
MIN
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Minnesota Timberwolves: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 9.5 pts on average
9.5pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
BOS-Neutral
Last 1060%
All-Time66.2%
MIN-Neutral
Last 1040%
All-Time33.8%
Last 10 Results
BOS / MIN
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 38 of 71 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
3
BOS OT Wins
2
MIN OT Wins
1
Biggest OT Game
124-117 on Mar 4, 2007 (2OT)
Largest Leads
BOS Biggest Leads
+32pts
Jan 30, 2006
#2:+25 pts·Jan 13, 2000
#3:+23 pts·May 15, 2021
MIN Biggest Leads
+26pts
Dec 20, 2009
#2:+25 pts·Mar 27, 2011
#3:+23 pts·Dec 15, 2003
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
21
Mar 22, 2000
Average per Game
6.9
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
22
Mar 22, 2000
Average Ties per Game
6.1
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
19,538
Feb 11, 2007
Lowest
1,638
May 15, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
16,399
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
BOS45.5%
MIN45.4%
BOS +0.1 pp
3P%
BOS34.3%
MIN29.9%
BOS +4.4 pp
FT%
BOS78.1%
MIN78.5%
MIN +0.4 pp
TS%
BOS54.1%
MIN53.4%
BOS +0.7 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
BOS Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 553 | 25 | 22.1 | 42 |
| Antoine Walker | 251 | 13 | 19.3 | 31 |
| Jayson Tatum | 202 | 9 | 22.4 | 53 |
| Jaylen Brown | 188 | 9 | 20.9 | 36 |
| Avery Bradley | 154 | 9 | 17.1 | 27 |
| Al Horford | 141 | 9 | 15.7 | 20 |
| Marcus Smart | 128 | 12 | 10.7 | 24 |
| Ray Allen | 127 | 8 | 15.9 | 22 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 114 | 12 | 9.5 | 21 |
| Gordon Hayward | 94 | 3 | 31.3 | 35 |
| Rajon Rondo | 89 | 10 | 8.9 | 18 |
| Delonte West | 87 | 6 | 14.5 | 31 |
| Kevin Garnett | 86 | 6 | 14.3 | 24 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 82 | 4 | 20.5 | 29 |
| Walter McCarty | 82 | 9 | 9.1 | 17 |
MIN Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 459 | 20 | 22.9 | 40 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 239 | 10 | 23.9 | 30 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 154 | 9 | 17.1 | 31 |
| Kevin Love | 136 | 8 | 17.0 | 27 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 132 | 9 | 14.7 | 22 |
| Al Jefferson | 126 | 6 | 21.0 | 34 |
| Anthony Edwards | 105 | 4 | 26.3 | 30 |
| Troy Hudson | 100 | 8 | 12.5 | 26 |
| Ricky Rubio | 81 | 9 | 9.0 | 23 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 76 | 4 | 19.0 | 26 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 76 | 9 | 8.4 | 20 |
| Ricky Davis | 72 | 3 | 24.0 | 35 |
| Terrell Brandon | 72 | 5 | 14.4 | 21 |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 70 | 5 | 14.0 | 26 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 69 | 6 | 11.5 | 22 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
42pts
Paul Pierce
BOSvsMIN
Dec 20, 2002
40pts
Kevin Garnett
MINvsBOS
Mar 22, 2000
36pts
Jaylen Brown
BOSvsMIN
Dec 23, 2022
36pts
Paul Pierce
BOSvsMIN
Feb 1, 2009
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
41 games with complete quarter lines
BOSMIN
How they create points
35 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points in paint: MIN +2.5 points35 games
BOS highest-scoring quarter
Q3 · 25.9
MIN highest-scoring quarter
Q3 · 25.7
Widest fingerprint gap
MIN +2.5 points in paint
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.