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FINAL
Dec 31, 2021

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.

Box Score

1234T
PHX20213631108
BOS32353323123
Phoenix Suns logoSUNSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
25Mikal BridgesSF294-112-40-042210310+9
23Cameron JohnsonPF348-154-90-051201320-10
10Jalen SmithC267-90-15-570010519-12
1Devin BookerSG377-261-57-764202222-16
3Chris PaulPG336-152-60-058202214+4
14Landry Shamet232-50-30-01200004-12
15Cameron Payne213-91-42-21200129-27
10Emanuel Terry100-10-00-06000210-15
12Ish Wainright122-41-30-01000125+1
2Elfrid Payton102-40-01-21120015+3
21MJ Walker00-10-00-000000000
Paris Bass— did not play —— did not play —
35Chandler Hutchison— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL41-10041.0%11-3531.4%15-1693.8%3720102921108
Boston Celtics logoCELTICSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
12Grant WilliamsSF346-110-33-341110215+15
42Al HorfordPF251-50-12-27700234-5
44Robert Williams IIIC355-50-00-01110253210+14
7Jaylen BrownSG358-203-95-6113006424+6
36Marcus SmartPG3910-180-24-593003324+13
8Josh Richardson335-102-47-742112219+20
9Romeo Langford236-102-52-331200116+9
11Payton Pritchard124-43-30-021001111+3
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 —
TOTAL45-8354.2%10-2737.0%23-2688.5%5128671718123

Play-by-Play

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

Team Stats

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%)