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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 19 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 91 |
 Suns | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 100 |
BOSTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 33-9335.5% | 17-4438.6% | 8-1266.7% | 41 | 19 | 5 |
| PHX | 40-8248.8% | 8-2927.6% | 12-12100.0% | 50 | 25 | 10 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Phoenix Suns100| 39 | 16 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | +20 | −0.6 | |||||||
| 38 | 19 | 8-13 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +3.3 | |||||
| 38 | 18 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 0 | +11 | +1.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 15 | 6-14 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 0 | +19 | −2.9 | |||||||
| 19 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +3.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 17 | 5-10 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +2.0 | ||||||
| 24 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −18 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.8 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.5 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | ||||
| Team | 100 | 40-8248.8% | 8-2927.6% | 50 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 12-12100.0% | 9 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Jae Crowder, Abdel Nader, Cameron Payne and Dario Saric (injury/illness); Jalen Smith (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics91| 35 | 23 | 8-22 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +2.6 | ||||
| 33 | 14 | 4-20 | 4-11 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −10.8 | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 21 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −15 | +4.1 | |||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −5.8 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | +3 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 23 | 12 | 4-9 | 4-9, Ties his career high | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.6 | ||||
| 21 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | −1.0 | |||||
| 18 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −0.4 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.7 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.6 | ||
| Team | 91 | 33-9335.5% | 17-4438.6% | 41 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 8-1266.7% | 13 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 36 points on 13 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Tremont Waters, Aaron Nesmith and Tacko Fall (coach’s decision).
Suns100Celtics91ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Phoenix Suns beat the Boston Celtics 100-91.
The Suns took control with a 23-8 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 17.
The Celtics got within 94-91 on Payton Pritchard’s 30-foot 3-pointer with 1:04 to play, but Devin Booker answered with a 21-foot pull-up jumper, and the Celtics got no closer.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Celtics 6-0. Cameron Johnson scored 4 of the Suns’ 6 on 1 for 1 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Mikal Bridges had 19 points (10 in the first quarter) and 9 rebounds.
For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum had 23 points and 7 assists.
The Suns shot 48.8% from the field to the Celtics’ 35.5% and outscored them 46-26 in the paint. The Suns’ starters outscored the Celtics 39-21 in 17 minutes together.
Phoenix SunsBoston CelticsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
88 points from the field on 82 shots: 3.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-17 | 64.7% | 64% |
| In the paint | 12-20 | 60.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 9-16 | 56.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-10 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 3-19 | 15.8% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 18 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Kemba Walker | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Daniel Theis | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 19 | 0 | 0-2 | −6 |
| Carsen Edwards | 14 | 6 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Kemba Walker | 7 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 10 | 4-9 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi Ojeleye | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Jayson Tatum | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Grant Williams | 6 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 44 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
PHX win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
PHX
Highest Leverage Moments
Pritchard 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS)
Q4 10:50
12.9%
92→79
Pritchard 30' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Tatum 7 AST)
Q4 1:04
12.2%
97→85
Booker 21' Pullup Jump Shot (18 PTS)
Q4 0:44
12.2%
85→97
Ayton 3' Finger Roll Layup (14 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
Q4 5:39
11.7%
79→91
Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS)
Q4 4:51
10.3%
95→85
