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Series (Game 1 of 2)

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Series starts 12/5

Game 1: Wednesday, December 5th
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Game 2: Monday, April 1st
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Timberwolves 94

(8-9, 4-6 away)

Celtics 104

(10-8, 6-4 home)

7:30 PM ET, December 5, 2012

TD Garden, Boston, MA

1 2 3 4 T
MIN 30 21 21 2294
BOS 27 20 32 25104

Top Performers

Minnesota: K. Love 19 Pts, 13 Reb, 4 Ast

Boston: K. Garnett 18 Pts, 10 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEMINNESOTASCOREBOSTON
12:00 0-0Nikola Pekovic vs. Kevin Garnett (Luke Ridnour gains possession)
11:34Malcolm Lee misses 22-foot jumper0-0 
11:33Kevin Love offensive rebound0-0 
11:23Nikola Pekovic makes 3-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)2-0 
11:04 2-0Brandon Bass misses 18-foot jumper
11:03Kevin Love defensive rebound2-0 
10:52Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper2-0 
10:51 2-0Rajon Rondo defensive rebound
10:42 2-2Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
10:22Josh Howard makes 23-foot jumper (Malcolm Lee assists)4-2 
10:10 4-4Kevin Garnett makes 12-foot two point shot
9:52 4-4Brandon Bass kicked ball violation
9:47Malcolm Lee misses two point shot4-4 
9:45 4-4Kevin Garnett defensive rebound
9:37 4-6Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
9:15Nikola Pekovic makes two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)6-6 
9:06 6-8Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
8:53 6-8Brandon Bass personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)
8:45Nikola Pekovic misses 8-foot jumper6-8 
8:44 6-8Celtics defensive team rebound
8:29 6-8Kevin Garnett steps out of bounds turnover
8:14Josh Howard misses layup6-8 
8:12 6-8Paul Pierce defensive rebound
8:07 6-8Rajon Rondo bad pass (Malcolm Lee steals)
8:03Luke Ridnour makes layup8-8 
7:50 8-8Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
7:50Luke Ridnour defensive rebound8-8 
7:47Josh Howard makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)10-8 
7:30 10-8Brandon Bass misses 19-foot jumper
7:28Kevin Love defensive rebound10-8 
7:20 10-8Brandon Bass shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)
7:20Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 211-8 
7:20Kevin Love misses free throw 2 of 211-8 
7:20 11-8Kevin Garnett defensive rebound
7:09 11-10Paul Pierce makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
6:48Josh Howard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malcolm Lee assists)14-10 
6:30 14-13Jason Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
6:13Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper 14-13 
6:11 14-13Jason Terry defensive rebound
6:07 14-15Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
5:48Nikola Pekovic misses 8-foot jumper14-15 
5:47Kevin Love offensive rebound14-15 
5:46Kevin Love misses tip shot14-15 
5:45 14-15Jared Sullinger defensive rebound
5:37 14-17Jason Terry makes 22-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
5:30Timberwolves Full timeout
5:30 14-17Chris Wilcox enters the game for Kevin Garnett
5:18Jared Sullinger blocks Nikola Pekovic's layup14-17 
5:18 14-17Jared Sullinger defensive rebound
5:13 14-17Rajon Rondo bad pass
5:07Kevin Love offensive foul (Chris Wilcox draws the foul)14-17 
5:07Kevin Love turnover 14-17 
4:54 14-19Jared Sullinger makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
4:33Kevin Love bad pass (Paul Pierce steals)14-19 
4:30 14-19Paul Pierce bad pass (Malcolm Lee steals)
4:30 15-19Jared Sullinger shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)
4:30Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 214-19 
4:30Timberwolves offensive team rebound14-19 
4:30Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 215-19 
4:16 15-21Jason Terry makes 21-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
4:00Kevin Love makes 9-foot two point shot17-21 
3:51 17-21Rajon Rondo misses 13-foot jumper
3:50Kevin Love defensive rebound17-21 
3:45 17-21Paul Pierce kicked ball violation
3:45 17-21Courtney Lee enters the game for Jason Terry
3:45 17-21Jeff Green enters the game for Paul Pierce
3:30Kevin Love makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)20-21 
3:04 20-21Jeff Green misses 11-foot jumper
3:02Kevin Love defensive rebound20-21 
2:48Luke Ridnour makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)23-21 
2:33 23-21Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
2:32Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound23-21 
2:27Kevin Love offensive Charge (Jared Sullinger draws the foul)23-21 
2:27Kevin Love turnover 23-21 
2:27Celtics Full timeout
2:27Alexey Shved enters the game for Kevin Love23-21 
2:27Dante Cunningham enters the game for Nikola Pekovic23-21 
2:27Greg Stiemsma enters the game for Malcolm Lee23-21 
2:27Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Luke Ridnour23-21 
2:13 23-21Courtney Lee misses 20-foot jumper
2:12Alexey Shved defensive rebound23-21 
1:47Greg Stiemsma makes two point shot (Dante Cunningham assists)25-21 
1:31 25-21Greg Stiemsma blocks Jeff Green's layup
1:30 25-21Jeff Green offensive rebound
1:28 25-23Jeff Green makes layup
1:07Josh Howard misses 19-foot jumper25-23 
1:06 25-23Jared Sullinger defensive rebound
1:00 25-23Chris Wilcox misses
0:58Jose Juan Barea defensive rebound25-23 
0:51Alexey Shved makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)28-23 
0:38 28-25Jeff Green makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
0:34Jose Juan Barea makes two point shot30-25 
0:10 30-27Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
0:00End of the 1st Quarter