Phoenix
Suns
86
–
99
FINAL
Boston
Celtics
Date
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 21 | 16 | 28 | 21 | 86 |
| BOS | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 99 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jayson Tatum
BOS
15
PTS
11
REB
6
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending20.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.12
Impact Composite85.4
Hustle: 14.0Defense: 69.3Impact: 2.1
Double-Double6 contested shots+13 plus/minusheld opponents to 20.0% FGonly 7 pts allowed on 59.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kemba Walker
BOS
32
PTS
4
REB
4
AST
+6
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-17 (64.7%)
3PT5-11
FT5-6
TS%81.5%
eFG%79.4%
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG100
DRTG95
NET+6
32 points64.7% FG5-11 from 36 contested shots3 charges drawnonly 31 pts allowed on 63.4 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 44:44 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-16 | 44% | 1-9 | 11% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Cameron Payne | 17:43 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Deandre Ayton | 33:47 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Cameron Johnson | 33:41 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-11 | 27% | 0-6 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -5 |
| Torrey Craig | 21:60 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Chris Paul | 38:07 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8-16 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 3-3 | 100% | -7 |
| Dario Saric | 11:03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Langston Galloway | 3:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Devin Booker | 25:32 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6-13 | 46% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -15 |
| Jevon Carter | 9:57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 86 | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 36-88 | 41% | 6-35 | 17% | 8-9 | 89% | — |
Jalen Smith —
Ty-Shon Alexander —
Jae Crowder —
Frank Kaminsky —
E'Twaun Moore —
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 35:32 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-3 | 67% | +21 |
| Romeo Langford | 31:49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 5:52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Jabari Parker | 15:20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Tristan Thompson | 33:46 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kemba Walker | 36:54 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11-17 | 65% | 5-11 | 46% | 5-6 | 83% | +6 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 8:58 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 20:40 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Jayson Tatum | 33:58 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3-17 | 18% | 1-8 | 13% | 8-8 | 100% | +13 |
| Grant Williams | 17:11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 99 | 48 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 33-77 | 43% | 12-40 | 30% | 21-24 | 88% | — |
Carsen Edwards —
Tacko Fall —
Tremont Waters —
Luke Kornet —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX36/88 (41%)
Paint
24/37 (65%)
Mid
12/27 (44%)
3PT
6/35 (17%)
Paint 46%ATB3 20%RA 76%Corner 3 10%Mid 33%
BOS33/77 (43%)
Paint
15/25 (60%)
Mid
8/18 (44%)
3PT
12/40 (30%)
ATB3 27%Paint 53%RA 73%Corner 3 50%Mid 20%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Tristan Thompson
defended Deandre Ayton
9.7 min • 4 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Jayson Tatum
held Mikal Bridges
6.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Kemba Walker
vs Chris Paul
2.7 min • 5 pts • 100%
| BOS Defense | Cameron Johnson | Cameron Payne | Chris Paul | Dario Saric | Deandre Ayton | Devin Booker | Jevon Carter | Mikal Bridges | Torrey Craig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Thompson | — | — | — | — | 9.7m 4pts 33% | 1.3m 5pts 67% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Kemba Walker | 1.6m 8pts 100% | 1.4m 5pts 67% | 2.7m 5pts 100% | — | 1.6m 6pts 67% | 1.9m 5pts 100% | — | 3.6m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Jayson Tatum | 2.3m 2pts 0% | — | 1.7m 3pts 100% | — | 1.0m 2pts 33% | — | — | 6.0m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% |
| Romeo Langford | 4.3m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 3.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Marcus Smart | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | 4.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.9m 3pts 25% | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — |
| Payton Pritchard | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 8pts 67% |
| Aaron Nesmith | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — |
| Grant Williams | — | — | — | 1.8m 1pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Jabari Parker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Other | — | 2.6m 4pts 50% | 3.4m 3pts 100% | 2.7m 2pts 20% | 1.7m 2pts 50% | 2.2m 4pts 33% | 2.8m 6pts 67% | 2.2m 6pts 100% | 2.3m 5pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BOS leads, negative = PHX leads
BOS Largest Lead
21
Q3 4:47
PHX Largest Lead
1
Q1 4:07
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 5:07 – Q1 6:03
+1 → +7
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 9:52 – Q2 1:21
+3 → +8
BOS 9-0 run
Q1 9:52 – Q2 1:21
+3 → +9
BOS 12-0 run
Q1 9:52 – Q2 1:44
+3 → +12