⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 26 from three
- A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 24
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 7:36 · PHX 42-30 BOS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24
Q2 5:26 · PHX 57-33 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q3 0:10 · PHX 94-69 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jae Crowder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:42 · PHX 57-33 BOS
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:50 · PHX 64-45 BOS
- Technical
Mikal Bridges technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:16 · PHX 73-57 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:39 · PHX 15-20 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 9:42 · PHX 64-50 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw
Q3 7:50 · PHX 64-45 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHX | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 14 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 13 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
