⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 28-10 off them
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 8:18 · BOS 21-7 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 28
Q2 9:19 · BOS 47-19 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q2 5:24 · BOS 56-24 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 23
Q4 9:00 · BOS 95-72 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
