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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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Celtics104
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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

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEMINNESOTASCOREBOSTON
11:48 51-47Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
11:48Kevin Love defensive rebound51-47 
11:37Kevin Love bad pass 51-47 
11:26 51-47Rajon Rondo misses 11-foot Running Jumper
11:26Kevin Love defensive rebound51-47 
11:10Luke Ridnour makes 18-foot jumper (Nikola Pekovic assists)53-47 
10:53 53-50Paul Pierce makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
10:36Luke Ridnour bad pass 53-50 
10:17 53-52Brandon Bass makes driving layup
9:59Nikola Pekovic makes 11-foot two point shot55-52 
9:47 55-54Brandon Bass makes 18-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
9:22Nikola Pekovic makes 9-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)57-54 
9:12 57-54Jason Terry bad pass (Luke Ridnour steals)
8:57Nikola Pekovic misses 9-foot two point shot57-54 
8:56 57-54Paul Pierce defensive rebound
8:47 57-56Brandon Bass makes jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
8:21Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper 57-56 
8:18 57-56Jason Terry defensive rebound
8:14 57-56Paul Pierce misses three point jumper
8:12Malcolm Lee defensive rebound57-56 
8:07Kevin Love makes layup (Malcolm Lee assists)59-56 
7:48 59-58Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
7:28Malcolm Lee makes 5-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)61-58 
7:16Malcolm Lee shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)61-58 
7:16 61-59Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
7:16 61-59Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
7:16Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound61-59 
7:07Luke Ridnour out of bounds lost ball turnover 61-59 
7:07 61-59Chris Wilcox enters the game for Kevin Garnett
6:52 61-61Brandon Bass makes 19-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
6:33Brandon Bass blocks Josh Howard's layup61-61 
6:30 61-61Paul Pierce defensive rebound
6:28Nikola Pekovic shooting foul (Chris Wilcox draws the foul)61-61 
6:28Timberwolves Full timeout
6:28 61-61Chris Wilcox misses free throw 1 of 2
6:28 61-61Celtics offensive team rebound
6:28 61-62Chris Wilcox makes free throw 2 of 2
6:15Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper61-62 
6:13 61-62Chris Wilcox defensive rebound
5:56 61-64Jason Terry makes 20-foot two point shot
5:43 61-64Chris Wilcox personal foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul)
5:35Luke Ridnour misses 19-foot jumper61-64 
5:35 61-64Chris Wilcox defensive rebound
5:22 61-64Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
5:22 61-64Brandon Bass offensive rebound
5:18 61-67Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
5:00Luke Ridnour misses 16-foot jumper61-67 
4:58 61-67Paul Pierce defensive rebound
4:50 61-67Paul Pierce misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
4:48Kevin Love defensive rebound61-67 
4:43Josh Howard makes layup63-67 
4:33Celtics Full timeout
4:33 63-67Jeff Green enters the game for Paul Pierce
4:22 63-67Rajon Rondo bad pass (Josh Howard steals)
4:01Nikola Pekovic misses layup63-67 
4:01Kevin Love offensive rebound63-67 
4:01Kevin Love misses tip shot63-67 
4:00Kevin Love offensive rebound63-67 
4:00Kevin Love makes 1-foot two point shot65-67 
3:29 65-69Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot two point shot
3:09Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper 65-69 
3:06 65-69Jason Terry defensive rebound
2:54 65-71Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot two point shot
2:39Luke Ridnour makes layup (Kevin Love assists)67-71 
2:20 67-73Brandon Bass makes driving layup
2:08Luke Ridnour makes 7-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)69-73 
1:52 69-75Chris Wilcox makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
1:34Brandon Bass blocks Josh Howard's layup69-75 
1:31Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound69-75 
1:30Nikola Pekovic makes layup71-75 
1:14 71-77Rajon Rondo makes 18-foot two point shot
1:00 71-77Chris Wilcox personal foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)
1:00 71-77Jared Sullinger enters the game for Brandon Bass
1:00 71-77Courtney Lee enters the game for Jason Terry
1:00Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Luke Ridnour71-77 
1:00Alexey Shved enters the game for Malcolm Lee71-77 
0:50 71-77Jared Sullinger shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)
0:50Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 271-77 
0:50Timberwolves offensive team rebound71-77 
0:50Dante Cunningham enters the game for Nikola Pekovic71-77 
0:50Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 272-77 
0:25 72-77Rajon Rondo misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:24 72-79Chris Wilcox offensive rebound
0:24 72-79Chris Wilcox makes two point shot
0:06Jose Juan Barea bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)72-79 
0:04 72-79Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Jared Sullinger
0:01Jose Juan Barea personal take foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)72-79 
0:01Luke Ridnour enters the game for Kevin Love72-79 
0:00 72-79Rajon Rondo misses 28-foot three point jumper
0:00 72-79Celtics offensive team rebound
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter