⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second 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
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:16 · BOS 19-20 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:25 · BOS 47-48 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen offensive foul (Ronnie Price draws the foul)
Q4 4:15 · BOS 61-69 PHX
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal offensive foul (Ronnie Price draws the foul)
Q4 2:49 · BOS 63-71 PHX
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal turnover
Q4 2:49 · BOS 63-71 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q3 1:55 · BOS 55-64 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · BOS 71-79 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:00 · BOS 71-79 PHX
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
