Phoenix Suns 86, Boston Celtics 99 — Recap

April 22, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 86, Boston Celtics 99. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 21-26 BOS; Q2 PHX 16-27 BOS; Q3 PHX 28-24 BOS; Q4 PHX 21-22 BOS.

Top performers (box score): Kemba Walker (BOS) 32 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Chris Paul (PHX) 22 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 15 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 3-of-17 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists on 6-of-13 shooting; Mikal Bridges (PHX) 15 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Kemba Walker

32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 11-17 FG

Scoring · PHX

Chris Paul

22 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 3 3PM · 8-16 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jayson Tatum

15 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 3-17 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
PHX	21	16	28	21		86
BOS	26	27	24	22		99

🧮 How They Scored

PHXBOS

46Points in the paint30

18Fast-break points12

14Second-chance points11

24Points off turnovers20

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

44.3%Effective FG%50.6%

15.6%Turnover %18.6%

20.8%Offensive rebound %26.3%

0.102Free-throw rate0.312

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mikal Bridges F	45	15	2	4	1	0	0	7-16	1-9	0-0	-13
Chris Paul G	38	22	8	8	2	0	4	8-16	3-7	3-3	-7
Deandre Ayton C	34	10	9	1	1	1	0	5-8	0-0	0-0	-10
Cameron Johnson F	34	8	6	1	1	1	1	3-11	0-6	2-2	-5
Devin Booker G	26	15	4	2	0	0	5	6-13	0-2	3-4	-15
Torrey Craig F	22	7	5	0	0	0	2	3-8	1-4	0-0	-16
Cameron Payne G	18	7	3	1	1	0	1	3-9	1-4	0-0	+5
Dario Saric F	11	2	0	0	2	0	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	-3
Jevon Carter G	10	0	1	1	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	-7
Langston Galloway G	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	+6

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kemba Walker G	37	32	4	4	0	1	4	11-17	5-11	5-6	+6
Marcus Smart G	36	11	7	5	1	0	0	4-11	1-5	2-3	+21
Jayson Tatum F	34	15	11	6	1	0	5	3-17	1-8	8-8	+13
Tristan Thompson C-F	34	9	12	1	1	0	4	3-7	0-0	3-3	+13
Romeo Langford G	32	2	1	0	0	1	0	1-4	0-2	0-0	+7
Payton Pritchard G	21	10	4	0	1	0	0	3-8	2-7	2-2	+2
Grant Williams F	17	5	2	0	2	0	3	2-4	0-2	1-2	+2
Jabari Parker F	15	6	4	4	1	0	2	3-5	0-1	0-0	-2
Aaron Nesmith G-F	9	6	1	0	0	0	1	2-3	2-3	0-0	0
Semi Ojeleye F	6	3	2	0	0	0	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Chris Paul	Bench	38	22	63.5	23.6	-10.1	22.2
Devin Booker	Bench	26	15	50.8	35.7	-25.7	1.2
Mikal Bridges	Bench	45	15	46.9	15.7	-13.3	6.5
Deandre Ayton	Bench	34	10	62.5	10.4	-14.7	13.8
Cameron Johnson	Bench	34	8	33.7	16.5	-8.7	4.8
Torrey Craig	Bench	22	7	43.8	19.6	-33.7	2.3
Cameron Payne	Bench	18	7	38.9	22.2	+13.5	8.9
Dario Saric	Bench	11	2	20.0	25.9	-8.7	-8.7
Jevon Carter	Bench	10	0	0.0	9.5	-29.2	-4.2
Langston Galloway	Bench	3	0	0.0	25.0	+75.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kemba Walker	Bench	37	32	81.5	27.1	+5.5	25.8
Jayson Tatum	Bench	34	15	36.5	31.7	+15.9	13.3
Marcus Smart	Bench	36	11	44.6	14.3	+27.1	12.4
Payton Pritchard	Bench	21	10	56.3	18.4	+2.6	17.2
Tristan Thompson	Bench	34	9	54.1	15.4	+18.1	10.4
Aaron Nesmith	Bench	9	6	100.0	17.4	+4.7	12.0
Jabari Parker	Bench	15	6	60.0	19.4	-3.3	21.3
Grant Williams	Bench	17	5	51.2	18.6	+5.3	0.9
Semi Ojeleye	Bench	6	3	150.0	12.5	+17.0	25.0
Romeo Langford	Bench	32	2	25.0	5.4	+11.3	-3.4