⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 8
- A 20-0 run took them from 10 down to 10 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 2:16 · PHX 31-21 BOS
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 10 down to 10 up
Q3 3:29 · PHX 81-71 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
P.J. Tucker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:25 · PHX 90-86 BOS
- Missed FT
Gerald Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:55 · PHX 92-86 BOS
- Missed FT
Channing Frye misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · PHX 100-94 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 9:14 · PHX 56-65 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
