⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 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, 39 free throws to their 21
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:33 · BOS 10-2 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 2:36 · BOS 30-15 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vin Baker Lost Ball. Stolen by Joe Johnson.
Q4 3:27 · BOS 94-93 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 18
Q3 10:10 · BOS 67-49 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 7:00 · BOS 88-93 PHX
- Winner
Stephon Marbury made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Marion.
Q4 2:47 · BOS 96-98 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anfernee Hardaway Offensive Foul
Q4 3:42 · BOS 94-93 PHX
- Turnover
Anfernee Hardaway Foul
Q4 3:42 · BOS 94-93 PHX
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · BOS 104-106 PHX
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
