⏱️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 second 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, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of eighteen from three
- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 4:05 · BOS 45-48 PHX
- Steal
Ray Allen stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 0:26 · BOS 101-107 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins double technical foul
Q2 0:00 · BOS 51-57 PHX
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:37 · BOS 94-98 PHX
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · BOS 100-107 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 10:45 · BOS 85-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:41 · BOS 98-103 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 0:26 · BOS 101-107 PHX
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · BOS 103-110 PHX
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 13 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
