Boston
Celtics
97
–
81
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 21 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 97 |
| PHX | 26 | 20 | 11 | 24 | 81 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Neemias Queta
BOS
14
PTS
13
REB
3
AST
+29
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots8
Opp FG% When Defending57.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.23
Impact Composite52.5
Hustle: 12.0Defense: 34.7Impact: 5.8
Double-Double8 contested shots+29 plus/minusonly 8 pts allowed on 34.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Derrick White
BOS
22
PTS
8
REB
8
AST
+20
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-18 (50.0%)
3PT4-11
FT0-1
TS%59.7%
eFG%61.1%
STL1
BLK3
TOV1
ORTG119
DRTG87
NET+32
4-11 from 33 blocks3 deflections+20 plus/minusheld opponents to 33.3% FGonly 10 pts allowed on 43.8 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neemias Queta | 26:49 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +29 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | 30:17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 30% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | +25 |
| Derrick White | 34:19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9-18 | 50% | 4-11 | 36% | 0-1 | 0% | +20 |
| Sam Hauser | 28:37 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 43% | 4-10 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 31:44 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Payton Pritchard | 34:26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2-13 | 15% | 0-5 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +11 |
| Nikola Vučević | 19:21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 36% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Jordan Walsh | 9:20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Luka Garza | 3:56 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Hugo González | 13:19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| John Tonje | 3:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 97 | 61 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 38-95 | 40% | 13-47 | 28% | 8-9 | 89% | — |
Jaylen Brown —
Dalano Banton —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce O'Neale | 21:26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| Collin Gillespie | 27:12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 55% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jalen Green | 25:59 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-18 | 28% | 1-8 | 13% | 2-2 | 100% | -33 |
| Ryan Dunn | 25:02 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Mark Williams | 18:29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -23 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Koby Brea | 5:48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | 18:58 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Khaman Maluach | 5:48 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-1 | 0% | +6 |
| Rasheer Fleming | 20:37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Grayson Allen | 24:13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-12 | 17% | 1-9 | 11% | 9-10 | 90% | -13 |
| Amir Coffey | 22:49 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Oso Ighodaro | 23:39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 81 | 34 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29-79 | 37% | 12-36 | 33% | 11-13 | 85% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS38/95 (40%)
Paint
20/41 (49%)
Mid
10/20 (50%)
3PT
13/47 (28%)
ATB3 26%Paint 46%RA 59%Corner 3 33%Mid 50%
PHX29/79 (37%)
Paint
10/33 (30%)
Mid
8/17 (47%)
3PT
12/36 (33%)
ATB3 26%RA 43%Paint 20%Corner 3 56%Mid 71%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Mark Williams
defended Neemias Queta
6.0 min • 2 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Jamaree Bouyea
held Payton Pritchard
4.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Grayson Allen
vs Derrick White
2.2 min • 2 pts • 0%
| PHX Defense | Baylor Scheierman | Derrick White | Hugo González | John Tonje | Jordan Walsh | Luka Garza | Neemias Queta | Nikola Vučević | Payton Pritchard | Ron Harper Jr. | Sam Hauser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Gillespie | — | 1.9m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 2pts 25% | 1.0m 6pts 67% |
| Grayson Allen | 1.4m 2pts 0% | 2.2m 2pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Jalen Green | 4.1m 3pts 20% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 33% |
| Oso Ighodaro | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 5.5m 2pts 25% | — | — | — |
| Ryan Dunn | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 100% |
| Royce O'Neale | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 3pts 50% | 2.2m 0pts 0% |
| Mark Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.0m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — |
| Jamaree Bouyea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Amir Coffey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% |
| Rasheer Fleming | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.0m 4pts 50% | — | 3.3m 4pts 50% | 1.2m 6pts 100% | 2.4m 3pts 0% | 1.2m 5pts 67% | 2.7m 7pts 29% | 1.6m 14pts 63% | — | 2.9m 4pts 20% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = BOS leads
PHX Largest Lead
11
Q2 5:19
BOS Largest Lead
28
Q3 10:21
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 10-0 run
Q1 2:59 – Q1 5:54
-3 → +5
BOS 9-0 run
Q2 5:38 – Q2 7:47
+10 → +2
BOS 12-0 run
Q2 5:38 – Q2 8:21
+10 → -1
BOS 13-0 run
Q2 5:38 – Q2 9:02
+10 → -2