01Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Pritchard | 35 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-13 | 0-5 | 4-4 | +11 |
| Derrick White | 34 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9-18 | 4-11 | 0-1 | +20 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 32 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | +25 |
| Sam Hauser | 29 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 4-10 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Neemias Queta | 27 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | +29 |
| Nikola Vucevic | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Hugo González | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Jordan Walsh | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Dalano Banton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Luka Garza | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -8 |
| John Tonje | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Team | 97 | 61 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 38-95 | 13-47 | 8-9 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Gillespie | 27 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Jalen Green | 26 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-18 | 1-8 | 2-2 | -33 |
| Ryan Dunn | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Grayson Allen | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-12 | 1-9 | 9-10 | -13 |
| Oso Ighodaro | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Amir Coffey | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Rasheer Fleming | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Royce O'Neale | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | -19 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Mark Williams | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -23 |
| Koby Brea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Khaman Maluach | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | +6 |
| Team | 81 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 29-79 | 12-36 | 11-13 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Celtics edges
- On defenseBoston's defense defends without fouling (5th) against a Phoenix offense that rarely gets to the line (28th).
Suns edges
No clear mismatch in Phoenix's favor.
Key battles
- Boston's offense protects the ball (1st), but Phoenix's defense forces turnovers (3rd). Watch the turnovers.
04Tale of the tape
| BOS | Rank | Stat | Rank | PHX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121.7 | 2nd | Offensive rating | 16th | 116.5 |
| 113.5 | 4th | Defensive rating | 10th | 115.0 |
| +8.2 | 3rd | Net rating | 15th | +1.5 |
| 94.2 | 30th | Pace | 24th | 96.3 |
| 55.3 | 11th | Effective FG % | 19th | 53.7 |
| 10.5 | 1st | Turnover % | 12th | 12.0 |
| 29.2 | 6th | Offensive rebound % | 7th | 28.9 |
| 16.7 | 29th | Free throw rate | 28th | 17.6 |
| 52.3 | 4th | Opponent eFG % | 10th | 54.1 |
| 11.0 | 26th | Forced turnover % | 3rd | 13.9 |
| 75.7 | 4th | Defensive rebound % | 27th | 71.9 |
| 18.9 | 5th | Opponent FT rate | 22nd | 21.7 |