⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first 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
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 0:00 · BOS 69-64 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Johnson bad pass
Q4 0:25 · BOS 80-83 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 7:01 · BOS 13-22 PHX
- Lead
Alex Len hit a two point shot
Q4 0:54 · BOS 80-82 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 3:04 · BOS 80-87 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:33 · BOS 71-70 PHX
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe lost ball turnover
Q4 4:48 · BOS 74-73 PHX
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 4:05 · BOS 74-73 PHX
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
