Suns (112) vs Celtics (127) · Mar 14, 2024

FINAL

Mar 14, 2024

Game Recap

Led by Jaylen Brown’s 37 points and five 3PM, the Celtics defeated the Suns, 127-112. Jayson Tatum (26 points, five rebounds, five assists) and Al Horford (24 points, three steals, six 3PM) added a combined 50 points in the victory. Devin Booker (23 points, seven assists), Bradley Beal (22 points, seven assists) and Kevin Durant (20 points) tallied 65 combined points for the Suns in the losing effort. The Celtics win their fourth consecutive game and improve to 52-14 on the season, while the Suns fall to 38-28.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	32	28	25	27	112
BOS	35	30	37	25	127

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
8Grayson AllenSF	35	8-9	4-5	0-0	3	0	1	0	2	3	20	-3
35Kevin DurantPF	34	9-19	1-3	1-2	3	1	0	1	3	1	20	-17
20Jusuf NurkicC	30	4-9	0-0	0-2	20	6	1	1	2	1	8	-5
3Bradley BealSG	35	9-17	2-4	2-2	3	7	1	1	3	2	22	-21
1Devin BookerPG	37	9-20	1-6	4-4	2	7	0	0	0	3	23	-16
00Royce O'Neale	27	0-7	0-5	0-0	5	4	0	0	1	1	0	-7
14Drew Eubanks	4	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	-9
12Ish Wainright	10	1-6	1-4	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	1	3	-3
11Bol Bol	15	4-5	2-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	10	-3
21David Roddy	2	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	+3
30Thaddeus Young	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	+3
25Nassir Little	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3

TOTAL	-	47-9947.5%	11-3135.5%	7-1070%	51	27	4	3	13	12	112	-

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Jaylen BrownSF	33	14-23	5-9	4-6	5	3	2	0	1	2	37	+8
0Jayson TatumPF	33	10-18	4-8	2-3	5	5	0	0	3	3	26	+26
42Al HorfordC	32	8-14	6-10	2-2	3	3	3	1	1	1	24	+15
9Derrick WhiteSG	33	5-13	3-9	0-0	8	5	2	1	0	1	13	+8
4Jrue HolidayPG	33	3-5	3-5	0-0	0	10	2	2	0	1	9	+26
30Sam Hauser	22	3-7	2-5	0-0	4	2	1	0	0	0	8	+1
40Luke Kornet	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	+6
11Payton Pritchard	19	1-3	1-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	3	1	3	-2
26Xavier Tillman	17	2-4	1-3	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	3	5	-10
12Oshae Brissett	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
50Svi Mykhailiuk	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Neemias Queta	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Jaden Springer	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-8952.8%	25-5050%	8-1172.7%	33	31	12	5	8	13	127	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterphxbos

(11:56) Jump Ball Horford vs. Nurkic: Tip to Beal
+2 (11:40) Durant 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:19) MISS Brown 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(11:17) Beal REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:11) MISS Booker 23' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(11:09) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:09) Nurkic Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
40
+3 (10:54) Horford 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
43
(10:33) MISS Nurkic 11' Driving Hook Shot
(10:31) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:14) Tatum Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:14) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
(10:14) Tatum P.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
(9:52) MISS Booker 4' Driving Layup
(9:50) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:48) MISS Beal 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:48) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:37) Allen P.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
(9:25) MISS Horford 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(9:23) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:18) Durant 21' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST)
63
(9:10) Booker P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Forte)
(9:05) MISS Brown 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
(9:03) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:54) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:54) Horford STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:51) Horford 2' Running Layup (5 PTS)
65
+2 (8:34) Durant 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
85
+3 (8:24) Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (White 1 AST)
88
+2 (8:09) Beal 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Nurkic 2 AST)
108
(7:51) MISS Brown 2' Driving Layup
(7:51) Beal BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:49) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (7:43) Allen 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Beal 1 AST)
128
(7:27) MISS Holiday 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:25) Beal REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:17) Beal 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
158
+3 (7:02) Horford 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
1511
(6:50) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:50) White STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:45) Brown 1' Running Layup (5 PTS) (White 2 AST)
1513
+2 (6:27) Durant 4' Cutting Layup Shot (8 PTS) (Nurkic 3 AST)
1713
+2 (6:08) Tatum 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
1715
+2 (5:46) Beal 3' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
1915
(5:46) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:37) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:34) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:29) MISS Booker 29' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(5:27) Suns Rebound
(5:27) Kornet L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Forte)
+3 (5:24) Durant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
2215
+3 (5:08) Tatum 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Holiday 2 AST)
2218
(4:51) MISS Booker 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:48) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:46) Tatum Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(4:46) Nurkic STEAL (1 STL)
(4:42) MISS O'Neale 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:39) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:27) MISS Kornet 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:27) Suns Rebound
(4:13) Holiday S.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Malloy)
+1 (4:13) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2318
+1 (4:13) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2418
(4:02) MISS Horford 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:58) O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:53) Booker 16' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2618
+2 (3:36) Tatum 21' Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2620
(3:21) MISS Durant 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:19) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:13) Tatum 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Hauser 1 AST)
2623
(3:12) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (3:01) Beal 2' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (O'Neale 1 AST)
2823
+2 (2:41) Tatum 1' Driving Layup (12 PTS)
2825
+2 (2:25) Durant 16' Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Booker 3 AST)
3025
+3 (2:07) Holiday 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kornet 1 AST)
3028
(1:44) O'Neale Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:44) Pritchard STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:41) Tatum 1' Running Dunk (14 PTS)
3030
(1:26) MISS O'Neale 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:23) Eubanks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:21) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:17) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (1:12) Pritchard 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Holiday 3 AST)
3033
(0:46) MISS Eubanks 4' Cutting Dunk Shot
(0:46) Holiday BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:43) Eubanks REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(0:42) MISS Eubanks 5' Putback Layup
(0:41) Eubanks REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (0:38) Durant 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (15 PTS) (O'Neale 2 AST)
3233
+2 (0:31) Kornet 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Holiday 4 AST)
3235
(0:08) MISS O'Neale 7' Driving Layup
(0:07) Suns Rebound
(0:07) Suns Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4)
(0:02) O'Neale P.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Malloy)
(0:00) MISS Tatum 30' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper
(0:00) CELTICS Rebound

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4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

BOS

112Points127

47-99(47.5%)Field Goal(%)47-89(52.8%)

11-31(35.5%)3-Point(%)25-50(50.0%)

7-10(70.0%)Free Throw(%)8-11(72.7%)

51(19)Rebounds(Offensive)33(6)

27Assists31

4Steals12

3Blocks5

13Turnovers8

12Fouls13

50Pts In The Paint40

8Fast Break Pts24

6Pts Off Turnovers18

19Bench Pts18

8Largest Lead20

Game Details

Thursday, March 14, 2024 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)

tv: TNT