Suns (108) vs Celtics (123) · Dec 31, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 31, 2021

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	20	21	36	31	108
BOS	32	35	33	23	123

Game Recap

Robert Williams III recorded 10 points (5-5 FG), along with 11 rebounds, five blocks and a career-high 10 assists for the Celtics as they defeated the Suns, 123-108. Jaylen Brown added 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics in the victory, while Devin Booker tallied 22 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Suns in the losing effort. The Celtics improve to 17-19 on the season, while the Suns fall to 27-8.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	29	4-11	2-4	0-0	4	2	2	1	0	3	+9	10
23Cameron JohnsonPF	34	8-15	4-9	0-0	5	1	2	0	1	3	-10	20
10Jalen SmithC	26	7-9	0-1	5-5	7	0	0	1	0	5	-12	19
1Devin BookerSG	37	7-26	1-5	7-7	6	4	2	0	2	2	-16	22
3Chris PaulPG	33	6-15	2-6	0-0	5	8	2	0	2	2	+4	14
14Landry Shamet	23	2-5	0-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	-12	4
15Cameron Payne	21	3-9	1-4	2-2	1	2	0	0	1	2	-27	9
10Emanuel Terry	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	2	1	-15	0
12Ish Wainright	12	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	+1	5
2Elfrid Payton	10	2-4	0-0	1-2	1	1	2	0	0	1	+3	5
21MJ Walker	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paris Bass	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Chandler Hutchison	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	41-10041.0%	11-3531.4%	15-1693.8%	37	20	10	2	9	21	-	108

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
12Grant WilliamsSF	34	6-11	0-3	3-3	4	1	1	1	0	2	+15	15
42Al HorfordPF	25	1-5	0-1	2-2	7	7	0	0	2	3	-5	4
44Robert Williams IIIC	35	5-5	0-0	0-0	11	10	2	5	3	2	+14	10
7Jaylen BrownSG	35	8-20	3-9	5-6	11	3	0	0	6	4	+6	24
36Marcus SmartPG	39	10-18	0-2	4-5	9	3	0	0	3	3	+13	24
8Josh Richardson	33	5-10	2-4	7-7	4	2	1	1	2	2	+20	19
9Romeo Langford	23	6-10	2-5	2-3	3	1	2	0	0	1	+9	16
11Payton Pritchard	12	4-4	3-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	+3	11
5Al-Farouq Aminu	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Sam Hauser	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Juancho Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Joe Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Jabari Parker	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Norvel Pelle	— did not play —												— did not play —
97Brodric Thomas	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8354.2%	10-2737.0%	23-2688.5%	51	28	6	7	17	18	-	123

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXBOS

(11:56) Jump Ball Williams III vs. Smith: Tip to Smart
+2 (11:46) Smart 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Williams III 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:29) Smith 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
22
+2 (11:04) Smart 19' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Horford 1 AST)
24
(10:34) MISS Booker 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:33) Suns Rebound
(10:33) Smart L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Kennedy)
(10:32) Paul Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:32) Williams III STEAL (1 STL)
(10:29) Williams III Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:21) Paul 7' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
44
(10:08) MISS Brown 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:06) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:01) Johnson 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
74
+2 (9:43) Smart 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
76
(9:14) MISS Booker 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:12) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:11) Brown Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:58) Horford P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Twardoski)
(8:53) Suns Turnover: 5 Second Violation (T#2)
(8:46) MISS Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:44) CELTICS Rebound
+2 (8:41) Williams III 8' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
78
(8:26) MISS Booker 17' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:23) Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:18) Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(8:18) Paul STEAL (1 STL)
(8:16) Brown Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (T.Mirkovich)
+3 (7:56) Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
108
(7:42) MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
(7:39) Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (7:27) Brown 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1011
(7:13) MISS Paul 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:11) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:02) Booker 3' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
1211
(6:51) MISS Brown 7' Driving Layup
(6:51) Smith BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:49) CELTICS Rebound
(6:49) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:40) MISS Smart 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:34) Williams III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (6:34) Williams III Tip Dunk Shot (4 PTS)
1213
(6:21) MISS Booker 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:16) Williams III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(5:58) MISS Smart 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:55) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:49) Smith 2' Dunk (4 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
1413
(5:24) MISS Langford 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:22) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:16) MISS Booker 6' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:14) Williams III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(5:09) MISS Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:06) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:00) Booker T.FOUL (P0.T0) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (5:00) Richardson Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
1414
(4:48) MISS Paul 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:46) Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:43) Smith 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS)
1614
+3 (4:28) Richardson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
1617
(4:10) MISS Paul 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:07) Langford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:55) Williams III Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(3:55) Booker STEAL (1 STL)
(3:48) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:44) Richardson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:33) Langford 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Williams III 2 AST)
1619
(3:33) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:11) Jump Ball Williams vs. Shamet: Tip to Pritchard
(3:11) Terry Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:11) Richardson STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (3:04) Pritchard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williams III 3 AST)
1622
+2 (2:46) Booker 22' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1822
(2:27) MISS Richardson 10' Driving Layup
(2:24) Terry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:21) Wainright OFF.Foul (P1) (B.Kennedy)
(2:21) Wainright Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (2:08) Brown 10' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1824
(1:56) MISS Booker 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:53) Langford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:44) Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
1827
(1:35) MISS Payne 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:32) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:25) Langford 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1829
(1:25) Wainright S.FOUL (P2.T1) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (1:25) Langford Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1830
+2 (1:06) Bridges 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
2030
+2 (0:50) Brown 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (10 PTS) (Horford 2 AST)
2032
(0:32) MISS Booker 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:30) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:10) MISS Richardson 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:06) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:03) MISS Richardson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) Richardson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

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4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

BOS

108Points123

41-100(41.0%)Field Goal(%)45-83(54.2%)

11-35(31.4%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

15-16(93.8%)Free Throw(%)23-26(88.5%)

37(15)Rebounds(Offensive)51(13)

20Assists28

10Steals6

2Blocks7

9Turnovers17

21Fouls18

46Pts In The Paint64

21Fast Break Pts3

21Pts Off Turnovers16

23Bench Pts46

3Largest Lead30

Game Details

Friday, December 31, 2021 · 1:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)