⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 31 from three
- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eleven
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 8:38 · BOS 20-10 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 0:30 · BOS 95-79 PHX
- Steal
Jaylen Brown stole it from Troy Daniels
Q4 0:08 · BOS 116-111 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris misses technical free throw
Q2 10:13 · BOS 33-26 PHX
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 3:45 · BOS 102-94 PHX
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:11 · BOS 103-96 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 9:40 · BOS 97-87 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Monroe technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:13 · BOS 33-26 PHX
- Missed FT
TJ Warren misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · BOS 110-106 PHX
- Turnover
Troy Daniels bad pass
Q4 0:08 · BOS 116-111 PHX
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 6 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 16 | Blocks | 19 |
