Boston Celtics 132, Phoenix Suns 102 — Recap

March 26, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 132, Phoenix Suns 102. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 42-38 PHX; Q2 BOS 31-16 PHX; Q3 BOS 35-27 PHX; Q4 BOS 24-21 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Kristaps Porzingis (BOS) 30 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-15 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 30 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-16 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 24 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Al Horford (BOS) 16 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-10 shooting; Derrick White (BOS) 16 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Kristaps Porzingis

30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 10-15 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

30 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 11-16 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jaylen Brown

24 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 7-15 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BOS	42	31	35	24		132
PHX	38	16	27	21		102

🧮 How They Scored

BOSPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.9%Effective FG%49.3%

9.3%Turnover %10.6%

31.4%Offensive rebound %20.9%

0.250Free-throw rate0.265

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Derrick White G	31	16	4	7	—	—	2	5-11	4-10	2-2	+34
Jrue Holiday G	30	16	2	3	1	—	—	6-10	2-5	2-2	+28
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	29	30	8	2	—	2	2	10-15	4-5	6-8	+27
Jaylen Brown G	28	24	3	5	1	—	1	7-15	4-9	6-6	+24
Al Horford C-F	26	16	10	5	1	2	—	5-10	2-7	4-4	+24
Payton Pritchard G	25	7	6	4	1	—	2	3-10	1-8	—	+3
Sam Hauser F	21	11	3	3	3	—	—	4-5	3-4	—	+10
Luke Kornet F-C	18	2	5	—	—	2	—	1-3	—	—	+15
Baylor Scheierman G	13	3	—	4	1	—	1	1-3	1-2	—	-6
Neemias Queta C	6	4	3	—	—	—	1	2-4	—	—	-3
Jordan Walsh G	6	—	1	—	—	1	1	0-2	0-1	—	-3

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	34	14	7	10	—	—	3	4-13	1-6	5-6	-33
Kevin Durant F	30	30	1	2	—	—	1	11-16	3-4	5-5	-22
Ryan Dunn F	22	6	5	—	3	—	—	2-9	2-6	0-2	-27
Tyus Jones G	21	8	4	5	1	—	—	3-5	2-4	—	-8
Oso Ighodaro F	21	6	2	—	—	—	—	2-5	—	2-2	-12
Nick Richards C	19	10	4	—	—	—	2	5-7	—	—	-19
Collin Gillespie G	16	5	1	—	—	—	—	2-5	1-3	—	-14
Royce O'Neale F	16	—	3	—	—	1	1	0-3	0-3	—	-14
Grayson Allen G	14	2	1	1	1	—	1	0-3	0-2	2-3	-5
Mason Plumlee F-C	11	—	5	2	—	1	1	0-2	—	—	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	29	30	81.0	31.3	+49.2	18.9
Jaylen Brown	Bench	28	24	68.0	27.3	+45.6	14.8
Jrue Holiday	Bench	30	16	73.5	16.4	+48.3	11.1
Al Horford	Bench	26	16	68.0	19.7	+49.4	17.8
Derrick White	Bench	31	16	67.3	20.0	+58.2	10.9
Sam Hauser	Bench	21	11	110.0	10.6	+29.6	18.6
Payton Pritchard	Bench	25	7	35.0	19.7	+7.7	6.4
Neemias Queta	Bench	6	4	50.0	29.4	-20.0	12.5
Baylor Scheierman	Bench	13	3	50.0	12.9	-17.2	6.7
Luke Kornet	Bench	18	2	33.3	7.5	+49.0	8.6
Jayson Tatum	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Walsh	Bench	6	—	0.0	17.6	-20.0	-6.2

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	30	30	82.4	27.1	-39.4	15.7
Devin Booker	Bench	34	14	44.8	23.1	-50.0	10.3
Nick Richards	Bench	19	10	71.4	20.0	-51.4	7.9
Tyus Jones	Bench	21	8	80.0	10.2	-24.5	14.8
Ryan Dunn	Bench	22	6	30.4	20.0	-68.1	1.5
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	21	6	51.0	12.2	-27.3	4.8
Collin Gillespie	Bench	16	5	50.0	13.9	-50.6	-0.6
Grayson Allen	Bench	14	2	23.1	16.1	-17.9	-2.2
Royce O'Neale	Bench	16	—	0.0	10.3	-41.2	-4.4
Mason Plumlee	Bench	11	—	0.0	11.5	+4.3	5.2