Boston Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns

FINAL

Feb 24, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	21	29	30	17	97
PHX	26	20	11	24	81

Game Recap

The Boston Celtics win their 4th straight and defeat the Phoenix Suns, 97-81, to improve to 38-19, while the Suns fall to 33-26.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
55Baylor ScheiermanSF	31	5-10	1-6	0-0	11	2	1	0	2	2	+13	11
30Sam HauserPF	28	6-14	4-10	0-0	3	4	0	0	0	0	+12	16
88Neemias QuetaC	26	5-10	0-0	4-4	13	3	0	2	0	2	+29	14
13Ron Harper Jr.SG	30	3-10	2-7	0-0	5	1	1	1	0	2	+25	8
9Derrick WhitePG	34	9-18	4-11	0-1	8	8	1	3	1	1	+20	22
27Jordan Walsh	9	2-3	1-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2	+7	5
4Nikola Vucevic	19	4-11	0-3	0-0	4	2	0	1	1	0	-7	8
11Payton Pritchard	34	2-13	0-5	4-4	6	4	1	0	3	1	+11	8
28Hugo Gonzalez	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	-6	2
52Luka Garza	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	2	-8	3
8John Tonje	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-8	0
45Dalano Banton	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-8	0
7Jaylen Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-9540.0%	13-4727.7%	8-988.9%	61	24	4	7	8	13	-	97

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Ryan DunnSF	25	4-6	2-2	0-0	6	2	0	0	0	2	-3	10
00Royce O'NealePF	21	3-6	3-4	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	1	-19	9
15Mark WilliamsC	18	1-3	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	2	2	1	-23	2
4Jalen GreenSG	25	5-18	1-8	2-2	4	1	0	0	1	1	-33	13
12Collin GillespiePG	27	6-11	3-6	0-0	3	3	1	0	1	1	-5	15
17Jamaree Bouyea	18	0-4	0-2	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	2	-6	0
8Grayson Allen	24	2-12	1-9	9-10	3	1	0	0	2	2	-13	14
11Oso Ighodaro	23	2-5	0-0	0-0	3	5	2	0	1	3	+1	4
20Rasheer Fleming	20	0-3	0-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	+4	0
2Amir Coffey	22	3-6	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	+5	6
10Khaman Maluach	5	2-3	1-1	0-1	2	0	0	1	0	0	+6	5
14Koby Brea	5	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+6	3

TOTAL	-	29-7936.7%	12-3633.3%	11-1384.6%	34	18	4	5	8	16	-	81

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSPHX

(11:54) Jump Ball Williams vs. Queta: Tip to Gillespie
(11:44) O'Neale Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:44) Scheierman STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (11:38) White 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hauser 1 AST)
30
+3 (11:24) Green 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
33
+3 (11:04) Hauser 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (White 1 AST)
63
(10:52) MISS Green 2' Driving Layup
(10:52) Queta BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:50) Celtics Rebound
(10:37) MISS White 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:34) Harper Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:33) Harper Jr. 7' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
83
(10:12) Harper Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Collins)
(10:07) MISS Gillespie 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:05) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:59) MISS Scheierman 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:55) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:40) MISS Green 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:37) Dunn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:36) Dunn 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
85
(9:19) MISS White 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(9:16) Harper Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(9:15) MISS Harper Jr. 1' Putback Layup
(9:14) Queta REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:14) Queta 2' Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
105
+2 (9:01) Green 21' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gillespie 1 AST)
107
(8:41) White Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:41) Gillespie STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (8:36) O'Neale 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dunn 1 AST)
1010
(8:18) MISS Scheierman 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:15) White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:14) MISS Harper Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:07) Dunn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:01) Scheierman P.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Collins)
(7:48) MISS Green 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:45) Dunn REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (7:43) Dunn 1' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
1012
(7:26) Williams Violation:Kicked Ball (R.Mott)
(7:22) MISS Hauser 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:18) Hauser REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:17) MISS Harper Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(7:13) O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:04) Williams Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:04) Harper Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(6:58) MISS Scheierman 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:54) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:42) MISS Williams 3' Driving Hook Shot
(6:39) Scheierman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:36) MISS White 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(6:34) Hauser REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:34) MISS Hauser 2' Tip Layup Shot
(6:32) Harper Jr. REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
(6:18) MISS Harper Jr. 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:15) Gillespie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:06) Gillespie 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dunn 2 AST)
1015
+2 (5:46) White 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Queta 1 AST)
1215
(5:45) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:27) MISS Allen 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:22) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:21) Green Putback Layup (7 PTS)
1217
+3 (5:08) Walsh 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
1517
+3 (4:48) Dunn 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
1520
(4:23) MISS Pritchard 13' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:21) Walsh REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:17) MISS Pritchard 32' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:13) Dunn REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(3:56) MISS Green 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:52) Gonzalez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:46) Vucevic 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Hauser 2 AST)
1720
(3:23) MISS Green 1' Driving Layup
(3:21) Dunn REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(3:15) Walsh P.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Collins)
+2 (3:06) Allen 18' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ighodaro 1 AST)
1722
(2:54) MISS Vucevic 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:51) SUNS Rebound
(2:51) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:43) Pritchard P.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Buchert)
+2 (2:36) Coffey 10' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ighodaro 2 AST)
1724
(2:22) Allen P.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Mott)
(2:11) MISS Walsh 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:08) Bouyea REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:49) MISS Coffey 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:43) Walsh REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:33) Vucevic 11' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (White 2 AST)
1924
(1:18) MISS Allen 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:14) Walsh REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (1:02) Pritchard 10' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2124
(0:52) MISS Allen 31' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:49) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:34) MISS Pritchard 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:31) Harper Jr. REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)
(0:28) MISS White 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:25) Ighodaro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:11) Harper Jr. P.FOUL (P2.PN) (R.Mott)
+1 (0:11) Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2125
+1 (0:11) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2126
(0:01) MISS Pritchard Driving Reverse Layup
(0:01) Celtics Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

PHX

97Points81

38-95(40.0%)Field Goal(%)29-79(36.7%)

13-47(27.7%)3-Point(%)12-36(33.3%)

8-9(88.9%)Free Throw(%)11-13(84.6%)

61(22)Rebounds(Offensive)34(9)

24Assists18

4Steals4

7Blocks5

8Turnovers8

13Fouls16

40Pts In The Paint20

11Fast Break Pts7

13Pts Off Turnovers10

26Bench Pts32

28Largest Lead11

Game Details

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 · 9:00 PM

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