⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 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 fifteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 31 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:07 · PHX 55-62 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:22 · PHX 74-77 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:43 · PHX 102-110 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick White lost ball turnover
Q4 3:37 · PHX 102-107 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:20 · PHX 102-107 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:20 · PHX 102-107 BOS
📊The numbers
| PHX | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
