⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 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, 14 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 22 threes to their thirteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
- A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:54 · PHX 22-23 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q2 1:26 · PHX 57-73 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul
Q3 3:53 · PHX 69-97 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25
Q2 4:23 · PHX 48-73 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 22 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 33 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
