⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up in the first quarter
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q1 8:03 · PHX 24-12 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Leandro Barbosa misses technical free throw
Q4 3:48 · PHX 110-91 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 3:21 · PHX 48-39 BOS
- Technical
Shelden Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:48 · PHX 110-91 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHX | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
