⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nine- Made three threes to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Offensive Foul
Q4 4:09 · BOS 85-87 PHX
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Foul
Q4 4:09 · BOS 85-87 PHX
- Turnover
Vin Baker Lost Ball. Stolen by Amare Stoudemire.
Q4 1:29 · BOS 87-94 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:30 · BOS 56-53 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:07 · BOS 58-61 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 5:05 · BOS 85-92 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bo Outlaw missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 2:33 · BOS 67-66 PHX
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:50 · BOS 87-94 PHX
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:10 · BOS 94-102 PHX
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
