⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 26
- Made four threes to their twelve
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
A 18-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 10 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:00 · BOS 16-8 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 3:29 · BOS 32-19 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 2:08 · BOS 60-41 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q1 3:16 · BOS 26-19 PHX
- Technical
Paul Pierce technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:33 · BOS 75-51 PHX
- Technical
Kevin Garnett technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 0:16 · BOS 113-100 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 10
Q3 1:22 · BOS 91-81 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Grant Hill technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:16 · BOS 26-19 PHX
- Technical
Steve Nash technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:21 · BOS 59-41 PHX
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
