⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eleven- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:26 · BOS 20-13 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 10:15 · BOS 46-26 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q4 2:52 · BOS 123-98 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul
Q4 10:06 · BOS 95-80 PHX
📊The numbers
| BOS | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
