⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+7Q126-21
-1Q223-25
-3Q326-28
+3Q416-14
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22
Key battles
12Points off turnovers20
1Blocks3
10Steals6
17Assists23
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
