⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 25 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, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the second quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 27 in the fourth 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 27
Q4 3:24 · PHX 98-125 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 4:51 · PHX 16-23 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q2 6:20 · PHX 30-54 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 34-point lead to 45
Q3 7:59 · PHX 49-94 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
