⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 6:47 · BOS 86-76 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Rajon Rondo and P.J. Tucker
Q4 10:06 · BOS 72-66 PHX
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 2:10 · BOS 82-75 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:49 · BOS 9-14 PHX
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 up
Q3 11:15 · BOS 55-58 PHX
- Steal
P.J. Tucker stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 2:10 · BOS 82-75 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shannon Brown misses technical free throw
Q3 0:17 · BOS 67-64 PHX
- Missed FT
Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:53 · BOS 82-76 PHX
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
