⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 56 rebounds to 45- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 28
A 13-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 15 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q2 3:06 · BOS 63-45 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 0:43 · BOS 72-49 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 15
Q3 7:45 · BOS 84-69 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
