⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 38 points inside to 20
- A 16-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 14 in the third 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 took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 9:01 · PHX 15-10 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 14
Q3 1:24 · PHX 66-80 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 2:20 · PHX 81-97 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q2 6:22 · PHX 41-44 BOS
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 28
Q3 6:41 · PHX 52-80 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 7:00 · PHX 68-90 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
