Phoenix
Suns
112
–
120
FINAL
Boston
Celtics
Date
Monday, March 16, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 32 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 112 |
| BOS | 31 | 34 | 26 | 29 | 120 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jayson Tatum
BOS
21
PTS
7
REB
4
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots3
Opp FG% When Defending44.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.24
Impact Composite50.6
Hustle: 8.5Defense: 40.1Impact: 2.1
+11 plus/minusonly 10 pts allowed on 42.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jaylen Brown
BOS
41
PTS
7
REB
6
AST
+9
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-20 (50.0%)
3PT2-5
FT19-21
TS%70.1%
eFG%55.0%
STL1
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG125
DRTG112
NET+13
41 points4 deflections8 contested shotsonly 41 pts allowed on 72.4 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Gillespie | 22:38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 13% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Oso Ighodaro | 32:35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Jalen Green | 33:21 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-20 | 40% | 1-7 | 14% | 4-4 | 100% | -12 |
| Devin Booker | 37:23 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15-24 | 63% | 2-7 | 29% | 8-9 | 89% | +2 |
| Royce O'Neale | 18:41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan Goodwin | 23:44 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| Amir Coffey | 4:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Grayson Allen | 21:42 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-6 | 33% | 5-6 | 83% | -5 |
| Rasheer Fleming | 14:45 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | 0 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 18:44 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 50% | 4-5 | 80% | 4-4 | 100% | -1 |
| Khaman Maluach | 12:21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 35 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 37-83 | 45% | 13-40 | 33% | 25-29 | 86% | — |
Ryan Dunn —
Jamaree Bouyea —
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 32:20 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-18 | 44% | 2-8 | 25% | 3-3 | 100% | +11 |
| Derrick White | 29:23 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8-16 | 50% | 5-11 | 46% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Jaylen Brown | 39:30 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10-20 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 19-21 | 91% | +9 |
| Neemias Queta | 33:07 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +5 |
| Sam Hauser | 23:10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Payton Pritchard | 37:14 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-13 | 46% | 5-9 | 56% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Hugo González | 8:01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Luka Garza | 11:20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 25:55 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 120 | 38 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 39-80 | 49% | 17-40 | 43% | 25-27 | 93% | — |
Amari Williams —
Ron Harper Jr. —
Jordan Walsh —
Charles Bassey —
Max Shulga —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX37/83 (45%)
Paint
14/26 (54%)
Mid
12/22 (55%)
3PT
13/40 (33%)
ATB3 32%RA 65%Mid 59%Paint 33%Corner 3 33%
BOS39/80 (49%)
Paint
20/31 (65%)
Mid
4/12 (33%)
3PT
17/40 (43%)
ATB3 47%RA 78%Paint 40%Corner 3 30%Mid 29%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Neemias Queta
defended Oso Ighodaro
8.2 min • 3 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Sam Hauser
held Jalen Green
4.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Baylor Scheierman
vs Grayson Allen
3.2 min • 8 pts • 100%
| BOS Defense | Amir Coffey | Collin Gillespie | Devin Booker | Grayson Allen | Haywood Highsmith | Jalen Green | Jordan Goodwin | Khaman Maluach | Oso Ighodaro | Rasheer Fleming | Royce O'Neale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | — | 1.4m 4pts 33% | 1.2m 4pts 50% | — | 4.9m 11pts 67% | 1.6m 4pts 50% | 1.5m 7pts 100% | — | 1.1m 5pts 20% | — | 2.9m 6pts 50% |
| Payton Pritchard | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.5m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 3pts 50% | — | 2.3m 3pts 50% | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — | — | 2.5m 3pts 50% | — |
| Neemias Queta | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 8.2m 3pts 50% | — | — |
| Derrick White | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 6pts 67% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 4pts 40% | 1.5m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Baylor Scheierman | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 3.2m 8pts 100% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Jayson Tatum | — | — | 3.8m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | 2.7m 2pts 50% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% |
| Sam Hauser | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Garza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Hugo González | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.2m 4pts 50% | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 2pts 0% | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | — | 2.7m 10pts 44% | 3.6m 7pts 50% | 1.9m 4pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BOS leads, negative = PHX leads
BOS Largest Lead
10
Q4 1:41
PHX Largest Lead
8
Q1 1:28
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 8-0 run
Q1 0:14 – Q1 1:28
-3 → -8
BOS 10-0 run
Q1 6:26 – Q1 7:21
0 → +3
BOS 10-0 run
Q1 11:53 – Q2 1:35
-1 → +8
BOS 8-0 run
Q3 1:48 – Q3 3:09
+3 → +9