Minnesota Timberwolves vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/22/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Minnesota Timberwolves vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, March 22, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC

The Minnesota Timberwolves (43-27) are headed to TD Garden on Sunday where they will try to beat the Boston Celtics (46-23).

The Timberwolves took the court against the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 147-111 in their last contest. Minnesota ended the contest with a 54.2% field goal percentage (52 out of 96) and knocked down 18 out of their 39 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Timberwolves buried 25 of 30 tries for a rate of 83.3%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 46 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 39 assists in this contest while creating 24 turnovers and earning 15 steals. In regard to defending, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 43.0% from the floor on 40 of 93 shooting. Utah recorded 26 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. In addition, Utah grabbed 46 rebounds (17 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Utah finished 69.2% when shooting free throws by converting 18 of their 26 attempts. They converted 13 of 39 shots from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Timberwolves finished with 23 while the Jazz recorded 23 personal fouls.

Ayo Dosunmu is one player who was a major contributor for the game. He recorded 23 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played 27 mins played and snagged 9 rebounds. Dosunmu finished the game shooting 53.8% from the floor and distributed 6 assists.

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Minnesota will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 43-27 this season. They have an average of 118.8 points per outing (4th in the league) while shooting 48.6% from the field. The Timberwolves are connecting on 37.3% on 3-point shots (970 of 2,602) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is snagging 44.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,840 assists on the year, which has them ranked 15th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.3 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Timberwolves are able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.8 personal fouls. They rank 10th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,826 conceded this year. The Timberwolves defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.2% (2,899 of 6,279) and they surrender 42.9 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 35.9% on three-point shots and they are 14th in basketball in points per game allowed (114.9).

In their last game, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 120-99 when they played the Warriors. In relation to attacking the glass, Boston allowed Golden State to grab 39 in all (14 offensive). They finished 23.3% from distance by connecting on 10 out of 43 and ended up going 17 out of 24 from the free throw line (70.8%). The Celtics permitted the Warriors to convert 36 of their 90 tries from the floor which had them at 40.0% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Celtics finished shooting 44 out of 92 from the field which had them at 47.8%. Regarding three-point shots, Boston converted 14 of their 39 tries (35.9%). They were able to convert 18 of those for a percentage of 94.7%. The Warriors committed 17 fouls for the contest which took the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 12 steals for the contest. The Celtics collected 34 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 49 in the game.

Jaylen Brown was important for the Celtics for the game. Brown scored 32 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 5 assists for the matchup. He made 11 of 20 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 46-23 this year. The Celtics commit 19.2 fouls per game and they shoot 80.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.6 times per game (28th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game. Boston has scored 7,894 pts on the campaign (114.4 per contest) and they pull in 46.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Celtics are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which is 19th in the NBA.

The Celtics defensively are ranked 1st in the league in points per game surrendered with 107.0. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (2nd in the NBA). The Boston defense gives up 35.7% on 3-point attempts (964 of 2,699) and opponents are converting on 77.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 24.9 dimes and 41.7 boards per game, which is 7th and 6th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston and under the total points

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