⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 23 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:16 · PHX 29-26 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 4:01 · PHX 102-100 BOS
- Ties it
Leandro Barbosa made Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 4:41 · PHX 106-106 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steven Hunter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 4:15 · PHX 106-106 BOS
- Missed FT
Steven Hunter missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 4:15 · PHX 106-106 BOS
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Bad Pass. Stolen by Ricky Davis.
OT 2:56 · PHX 106-108 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 4:43 · PHX 52-56 BOS
- Lead
Antoine Walker made 9 ft hook shot.
Q4 1:20 · PHX 102-104 BOS
- Winner
Antoine Walker made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
OT 3:49 · PHX 106-108 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Bad Pass. Stolen by Joe Johnson.
Q4 2:49 · PHX 98-100 BOS
- Turnover
Delonte West Bad Pass
Q4 2:31 · PHX 100-100 BOS
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Offensive Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.
OT 2:31 · PHX 106-108 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHX | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 11 |
