⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:59 · PHX 9-4 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q2 2:47 · PHX 44-58 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:18 · PHX 99-100 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q2 6:48 · PHX 34-55 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:50 · PHX 86-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · PHX 99-100 BOS
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · PHX 99-102 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHX | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
