Phoenix
Suns
108
–
123
FINAL
Boston
Celtics
Date
Friday, December 31, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 20 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 108 |
| BOS | 32 | 35 | 21 | 23 | 123 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Marcus Smart
BOS
24
PTS
9
REB
3
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending58.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.32
Impact Composite47.3
Hustle: 14.0Defense: 31.2Impact: 2.2
55.6% FG6 contested shots+13 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 68.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jaylen Brown
BOS
24
PTS
11
REB
3
AST
+6
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-20 (40.0%)
3PT3-9
FT5-6
TS%53.0%
eFG%47.5%
TOV6
ORTG125
DRTG117
NET+8
Double-Doubleheld opponents to 35.3% FGonly 18 pts allowed on 59.1 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry Shamet | 23:15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Jalen Smith | 26:40 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7-9 | 78% | 0-1 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | -12 |
| Cameron Johnson | 34:01 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-15 | 53% | 4-9 | 44% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Elfrid Payton | 10:06 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| Emanuel Terry | 10:34 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Ish Wainright | 12:46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| MJ Walker | 0:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Devin Booker | 37:30 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-26 | 27% | 1-5 | 20% | 7-7 | 100% | -16 |
| Mikal Bridges | 29:18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-11 | 36% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Cameron Payne | 21:23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -27 |
| Chris Paul | 33:47 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-15 | 40% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 37 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 41-100 | 41% | 11-35 | 31% | 15-16 | 94% | — |
Paris Bass —
Chandler Hutchison —
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 35:57 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8-20 | 40% | 3-9 | 33% | 5-6 | 83% | +6 |
| Romeo Langford | 23:25 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-3 | 67% | +9 |
| Payton Pritchard | 12:54 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-4 | 100% | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Grant Williams | 34:47 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +15 |
| Al Horford | 25:18 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Williams III | 35:20 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5-5 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Marcus Smart | 39:19 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10-18 | 56% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | +13 |
| Josh Richardson | 33:00 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 7-7 | 100% | +20 |
| TOTAL | — | 123 | 51 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 45-83 | 54% | 10-27 | 37% | 23-26 | 88% | — |
Brodric Thomas —
Joe Johnson —
Sam Hauser —
Jabari Parker —
Al-Farouq Aminu —
Norvel Pelle —
Juancho Hernangomez —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX41/100 (41%)
Paint
24/50 (48%)
Mid
8/27 (30%)
3PT
13/37 (35%)
ATB3 34%Paint 31%RA 63%Mid 29%Corner 3 40%
BOS45/83 (54%)
Paint
32/50 (64%)
Mid
5/13 (38%)
3PT
10/27 (37%)
RA 87%Paint 32%ATB3 35%Corner 3 40%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Robert Williams III
defended Jalen Smith
6.3 min • 4 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Josh Richardson
held Landry Shamet
4.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jaylen Brown
vs Devin Booker
2.4 min • 10 pts • 80%
| BOS Defense | Cameron Johnson | Cameron Payne | Chris Paul | Devin Booker | Elfrid Payton | Emanuel Terry | Ish Wainright | Jalen Smith | Landry Shamet | Mikal Bridges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 1.9m 2pts 50% | 2.4m 4pts 100% | 3.2m 4pts 100% | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.4m 8pts 60% | — | 2.4m 4pts 100% |
| Robert Williams III | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | 2.7m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 6.3m 4pts 100% | — | — |
| Jaylen Brown | 1.6m 2pts 25% | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 10pts 80% | — | — | — | 1.0m 3pts 25% | — | 5.4m 3pts 0% |
| Grant Williams | 3.2m 2pts 100% | 1.2m 4pts 67% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 5.1m 7pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Richardson | 1.2m 4pts 50% | 1.7m 6pts 100% | — | 1.8m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 4.2m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 3pts 100% |
| Al Horford | 3.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | 1.0m 2pts 0% |
| Romeo Langford | — | — | 3.4m 5pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Payton Pritchard | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.1m 3pts 50% | — | 2.4m 5pts 100% | — | 2.7m 8pts 80% | 1.8m 4pts 33% | 1.8m 3pts 100% | 0.9m 3pts 100% | 3.5m 6pts 60% | 2.5m 4pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BOS leads, negative = PHX leads
BOS Largest Lead
30
Q2 10:34
PHX Largest Lead
3
Q1 1:59
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 7:32 – Q1 8:56
+1 → +6
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 9:52 – Q1 10:35
+6 → +12
BOS 8-0 run
Q2 8:56 – Q2 9:55
+23 → +27
BOS 11-0 run
Q2 8:56 – Q2 10:34
+23 → +30