⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 37- A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 25
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 3:31 · BOS 57-55 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Robert Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:32 · BOS 95-101 PHX
- Missed FT
Robert Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:32 · BOS 95-101 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q3 6:30 · BOS 75-83 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 0:45 · BOS 80-92 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:16 · BOS 92-100 PHX
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 15 | Blocks | 6 |
