⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 25 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 42
- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 10:48 · PHX 15-3 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q1 2:52 · PHX 34-15 BOS
- Ties it
Devin Booker hit a 25-foot threeer
OT 2:20 · PHX 109-109 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · PHX 98-92 BOS
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · PHX 98-95 BOS
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton bad pass
OT 4:34 · PHX 100-100 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 1:26 · PHX 100-102 BOS
- Lead
Al Horford hit a 26-foot three jumper, Kyrie Irving with the assist
OT 2:39 · PHX 106-109 BOS
- Winner
Jaylen Brown hit a 23-foot three jumper, Marcus Morris with the assist
OT 2:05 · PHX 109-112 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marcus Morris flagrant foul type 1
Q1 4:54 · PHX 15-5 BOS
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · PHX 97-91 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHX | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
