Celtics (117) vs Suns (107) · Mar 9, 2024

FINAL

Mar 9, 2024

Game Recap

Boston avoids their first three-game losing streak of the season as they defeat Phoenix, 117-107. For Boston, Jayson Tatum (29 points (five 3PM), 10 rebounds, seven assists) and Jaylen Brown (27 points, three assists, two steals) combine for 56 PTS to lead the way in the victory. Kevin Durant finished with a season-high 45 points (four 3PM), 10 rebounds, and six rebounds with Bradley Beal recording 25 points, four assists, and three steals for Phoenix in the losing effort. Boston improves to 49-14 on the season, while Phoenix moves to 37-27 with the loss.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	31	31	25	30	117
PHX	26	24	28	29	107

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Jaylen BrownSF	34	10-21	3-7	4-7	3	3	2	0	2	1	27	+6
0Jayson TatumPF	42	11-28	5-9	2-2	10	7	1	0	4	0	29	+4
42Al HorfordC	32	4-12	1-7	0-0	12	3	1	0	1	4	9	0
9Derrick WhiteSG	34	5-8	0-3	0-0	5	9	0	1	2	3	10	+1
4Jrue HolidayPG	35	5-7	3-5	2-2	3	6	2	1	3	1	15	+6
30Sam Hauser	17	1-5	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	+10
40Luke Kornet	19	6-7	0-0	2-2	6	0	0	1	0	2	14	+12
11Payton Pritchard	22	4-6	2-4	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	0	10	+13
20JD Davison	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
44Jaden Springer	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1
12Oshae Brissett	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Svi Mykhailiuk	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Xavier Tillman	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-9448.9%	15-3938.5%	10-1376.9%	43	29	7	4	12	12	117	-

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
00Royce O'NealeSF	37	1-9	1-6	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	1	3	+10
35Kevin DurantPF	37	18-26	4-7	5-7	10	6	1	0	6	2	45	-1
20Jusuf NurkicC	27	5-6	0-0	1-3	11	4	1	1	3	2	11	+5
8Grayson AllenSG	39	3-8	0-4	1-2	5	2	0	0	3	2	7	-16
3Bradley BealPG	37	10-20	3-5	2-2	1	4	3	0	1	4	25	+1
23Eric Gordon	29	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	-9
38Saben Lee	4	0-3	0-2	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	-4
14Drew Eubanks	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	-20
11Bol Bol	10	6-7	1-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	13	-10
21David Roddy	6	1-5	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	-6
12Ish Wainright	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Thaddeus Young	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	44-8750.6%	9-3129%	10-1662.5%	41	21	6	1	14	14	107	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterbosphx

(11:57) Jump Ball Nurkic vs. Horford: Tip to Brown
(11:53) MISS Brown 3' Driving Layup
(11:51) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:47) MISS Durant 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(11:42) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:34) Beal S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+1 (11:34) Holiday Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
10
+1 (11:34) Holiday Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
20
+2 (11:18) Durant 14' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST)
22
(11:05) MISS Horford 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:02) White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:00) Tatum 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)
42
(10:48) MISS Durant 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:46) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:38) MISS Brown 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:36) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:22) Nurkic 3' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Beal 1 AST)
44
(10:04) MISS Tatum Cutting Layup Shot
(10:02) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:59) Allen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:59) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:56) Brown 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
64
+2 (9:48) Allen 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
66
+3 (9:36) Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
96
+2 (9:19) Durant 10' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
98
+2 (9:08) White 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Holiday 2 AST)
118
(8:54) Horford S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+1 (8:54) Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
119
(8:54) MISS Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:51) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:42) MISS White 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:39) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:38) MISS Horford 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:34) O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:21) Nurkic 3' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (5 PTS)
1111
(8:05) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:02) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:55) MISS Beal 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:52) Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:49) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:49) Horford STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:42) White 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Holiday 3 AST)
1311
+3 (7:17) Beal 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
1314
(7:02) MISS Brown 2' Driving Layup
(7:00) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:56) Holiday S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Barnaky)
(6:56) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:56) Beal Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1315
+1 (6:56) Beal Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1316
(6:40) White Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:40) O'Neale STEAL (1 STL)
(6:32) MISS Beal 3' Driving Layup
(6:31) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:27) MISS Brown 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:23) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:12) MISS Durant 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:10) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(6:08) MISS Allen 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:06) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:57) MISS Brown 3' Turnaround Jump Shot
(5:54) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:54) Allen S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Barnaky)
(5:54) MISS Brown Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:54) Celtics Rebound
+1 (5:54) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1416
+2 (5:40) Durant 12' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Beal 2 AST)
1418
+2 (5:20) White 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
1618
(5:06) MISS Durant 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:04) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (4:57) Kornet 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (White 2 AST)
1818
(4:48) Kornet S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Barnaky)
(4:48) MISS Durant Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:48) SUNS Rebound
+1 (4:48) Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1819
(4:29) MISS Brown 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:25) O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:13) MISS Beal 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(4:11) White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:04) Brown 3' Driving Layup (8 PTS) (White 3 AST)
2019
(4:02) Brown T.FOUL (P0.T3) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (4:02) Durant Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)
2020
+2 (3:43) Nurkic 3' Hook Bank Shot (7 PTS) (Durant 2 AST)
2022
+2 (3:23) Kornet 2' Dunk (4 PTS) (White 4 AST)
2222
+2 (3:11) Durant 15' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Nurkic 2 AST)
2224
(2:57) MISS Tatum 2' Driving Layup
(2:57) Nurkic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:54) Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:50) MISS Lee 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:47) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:38) MISS White 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:35) SUNS Rebound
(2:35) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:18) MISS Durant 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:14) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:07) Pritchard 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2424
(1:53) MISS Gordon 6' Fadeaway Jumper
(1:53) Hauser BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:51) SUNS Rebound
(1:43) MISS Lee 3PT Jump Shot
(1:40) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:25) MISS Tatum 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
(1:23) Kornet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:23) Kornet Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)
2624
(1:12) Lee OFF.Foul (P1) (S.Corbin)
(1:12) Lee Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:09) Durant P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Corbin)
+2 (1:00) Tatum 17' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2824
+2 (0:46) Durant 11' Fadeaway Jumper (12 PTS) (Lee 1 AST)
2826
+3 (0:33) Tatum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
3126
(0:19) MISS Lee 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(0:19) Holiday BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:16) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:03) MISS Tatum 16' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:03) Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

PHX

117Points107

46-94(48.9%)Field Goal(%)44-87(50.6%)

15-39(38.5%)3-Point(%)9-31(29.0%)

10-13(76.9%)Free Throw(%)10-16(62.5%)

43(13)Rebounds(Offensive)41(10)

29Assists21

7Steals6

4Blocks1

12Turnovers14

12Fouls14

60Pts In The Paint56

7Fast Break Pts12

16Pts Off Turnovers8

27Bench Pts16

15Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, March 9, 2024 · 8:30 PM

Footprint Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 17,071 (100.0%)

tv: ABC