⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 8 in the second quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 8
Q2 0:03 · BOS 51-59 PHX
- Steal
Orien Greene stole it from Kurt Thomas
Q4 1:36 · BOS 94-98 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · BOS 94-98 PHX
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:10 · BOS 94-98 PHX
- Turnover
Al Jefferson bad pass
Q4 0:40 · BOS 94-100 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 8:38 · BOS 25-42 PHX
- Steal
Raja Bell stole it from Al Jefferson
Q4 0:40 · BOS 94-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa offensive foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)
Q4 2:21 · BOS 94-98 PHX
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa turnover
Q4 2:21 · BOS 94-98 PHX
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas lost ball
Q4 1:36 · BOS 94-98 PHX
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
