⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 52 rebounds to 39- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:04 · BOS 25-26 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:04 · BOS 111-114 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 11:06 · BOS 3-12 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 5:29 · BOS 10-26 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 3:46 · BOS 40-53 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deandre Ayton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · BOS 116-121 PHX
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
