NBA Final Intelligence
Phoenix Suns 112, Boston Celtics 120 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 112, Boston Celtics 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 32-31 BOS; Q2 PHX 29-34 BOS; Q3 PHX 25-26 BOS; Q4 PHX 26-29 BOS.
Top performers (box score): Jaylen Brown (BOS) 41 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-20 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 40 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 15-of-24 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Jalen Green (PHX) 21 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-20 shooting; Derrick White (BOS) 21 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-16 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · BOS
41 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 10-20 FG
Scoring · PHX
40 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 15-24 FG
Scoring · PHX
21 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 8-20 FG
Season highs
Oso Ighodaro · Season-high 8 assistsHaywood Highsmith · Season-high 4 threes
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
PHX
8 largest lead
Q1 10:32 (PHX 8, BOS 0) · 8-0 run, Q1 11:46–Q1 10:32
BOS
10 largest lead
Q4 10:19 (PHX 86, BOS 96) · 10-0 run, Q1 6:11–Q1 4:39
Swings
7 lead changes
Tied 4 times
Ahead for good: Jaylen Brown makes two point shot (Q4 2:30, PHX 111, BOS 112).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 4:08 Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2PHX · PHX 110, BOS 107
- Q4 4:08 Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2BOS · PHX 110, BOS 108
- Q4 3:48 Jordan Goodwin makes free throw 1 of 2BOS · PHX 111, BOS 108
- Q4 3:05 Jayson Tatum makes running layup (Jaylen Brown assists)BOS · PHX 111, BOS 110
- Q4 2:30 Jaylen Brown makes two point shotBOS · PHX 111, BOS 112
- Q4 1:42 Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2BOS · PHX 111, BOS 113
- Q4 1:42 Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2BOS · PHX 111, BOS 114
- Q4 1:00 Jaylen Brown makes 8-foot pullup jump shotBOS · PHX 111, BOS 116
- Q4 0:22 Devin Booker makes free throw 2 of 2PHX · PHX 112, BOS 116
- Q4 0:08 Payton Pritchard makes free throw 1 of 2BOS · PHX 112, BOS 117
- Q4 0:08 Payton Pritchard makes free throw 2 of 2BOS · PHX 112, BOS 118
- Q4 0:03 Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2BOS · PHX 112, BOS 119
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 32 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 112 | |
| BOS | 31 | 34 | 26 | 29 | 120 |
🧮 How They Scored
PHXBOS
28Points in the paint40
10Fast-break points10
13Second-chance points16
16Points off turnovers13
38Bench points30
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
52.4%Effective FG%59.4%
8.6%Turnover %12.4%
20.5%Offensive rebound %20.6%
0.349Free-throw rate0.338
Box Score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker G | 37 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15-24 | 2-7 | 8-9 | +2 |
| Jalen Green G | 33 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-20 | 1-7 | 4-4 | -12 |
| Oso Ighodaro F | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Jordan Goodwin G | 24 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | -9 |
| Collin Gillespie G | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Grayson Allen G | 22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 5-6 | -5 |
| Haywood Highsmith F | 19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 4-5 | 4-4 | -1 |
| Royce O'Neale F | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Rasheer Fleming F | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Khaman Maluach C | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -8 |
| Amir Coffey G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown G | 40 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10-20 | 2-5 | 19-21 | +9 |
| Payton Pritchard G | 37 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-13 | 5-9 | 2-2 | +8 |
| Neemias Queta C | 33 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +5 |
| Jayson Tatum F | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-18 | 2-8 | 3-3 | +11 |
| Derrick White G | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-16 | 5-11 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Baylor Scheierman G | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Sam Hauser F | 23 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Luka Garza C | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Hugo González G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Starter | 37 | 40 | 71.5 | 38.5 | -0.5 | 17.1 |
| Jalen Green | Starter | 33 | 21 | 48.3 | 29.5 | -20.9 | 9.0 |
| Royce O'Neale | Starter | 19 | 6 | 60.0 | 11.4 | -12.4 | 7.2 |
| Oso Ighodaro | Starter | 32 | 4 | 50.0 | 5.4 | -3.0 | 8.3 |
| Collin Gillespie | Starter | 23 | 3 | 18.8 | 15.1 | -9.2 | 0.4 |
| Haywood Highsmith | Bench | 19 | 16 | 82.0 | 22.7 | -6.6 | 17.2 |
| Grayson Allen | Bench | 22 | 13 | 67.4 | 20.0 | -13.9 | 12.5 |
| Jordan Goodwin | Bench | 24 | 6 | 51.0 | 13.0 | -15.5 | 7.2 |
| Khaman Maluach | Bench | 12 | 2 | 53.2 | 6.7 | -44.8 | 8.3 |
| Rasheer Fleming | Bench | 15 | 1 | 26.6 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Amir Coffey | Bench | 04 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -8.9 | 2.1 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ryan Dunn | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | Starter | 40 | 41 | 70.1 | 36.2 | +12.5 | 22.2 |
| Jayson Tatum | Starter | 32 | 21 | 54.3 | 27.3 | +19.9 | 13.8 |
| Derrick White | Starter | 30 | 21 | 65.6 | 30.8 | -3.4 | 9.1 |
| Neemias Queta | Starter | 33 | 5 | 56.3 | 6.3 | +10.7 | 5.6 |
| Sam Hauser | Starter | 23 | 2 | 33.3 | 5.4 | +15.7 | 1.8 |
| Payton Pritchard | Bench | 37 | 19 | 68.4 | 20.5 | +13.3 | 10.7 |
| Baylor Scheierman | Bench | 26 | 8 | 133.3 | 5.6 | +12.2 | 15.0 |
| Luka Garza | Bench | 11 | 3 | 75.0 | 9.5 | +28.6 | 7.6 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jordan Walsh | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Hugo González | Bench | 08 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | -28.6 | -6.0 |
| Max Shulga | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Amari Williams | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Charles Bassey | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
PHX 0
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Last 12 meetings · since 2020-21
PHX 3
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9 BOS
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- BOS 97@PHX 81 Recap
- PHX 103@BOS 123 Recap
- BOS 132@PHX 102 Recap
- PHX 112@BOS 127 Recap
- BOS 117@PHX 107 Recap
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