Phoenix Suns vs. Boston Celtics

Mar 16, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	32	29	25	26	112
BOS	31	34	26	29	120

Game Recap

The Boston Celtics defeated the Phoenix Suns, 120-112, to improve to 45-23 on the season, while the Suns fall to 39-29.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
4Jalen GreenSF	33	8-20	1-7	4-4	7	1	0	0	1	1	-12	21
00Royce O'NealePF	18	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	3	0	2	0	1	-4	6
11Oso IghodaroC	32	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	8	2	0	0	3	-2	4
1Devin BookerSG	37	15-24	2-7	8-9	3	6	0	1	7	3	+2	40
12Collin GillespiePG	22	1-8	1-5	0-0	3	1	2	0	0	1	-2	3
10Khaman Maluach	12	0-1	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-8	2
8Grayson Allen	21	3-7	2-6	5-6	1	2	0	0	0	2	-5	13
23Jordan Goodwin	23	2-5	1-4	1-2	5	4	2	0	1	5	-9	6
20Rasheer Fleming	14	0-1	0-1	1-2	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	1
7Haywood Highsmith	18	4-8	4-5	4-4	4	1	1	0	0	3	-1	16
2Amir Coffey	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	+1	0
17Jamaree Bouyea	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Ryan Dunn	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	37-8344.6%	13-4032.5%	25-2986.2%	35	26	7	6	9	20	-	112

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
30Sam HauserSF	23	1-3	0-2	0-0	4	2	1	0	0	4	+5	2
0Jayson TatumPF	32	8-18	2-8	3-3	7	4	1	0	2	1	+11	21
88Neemias QuetaC	33	2-4	0-0	1-1	3	6	1	1	1	3	+5	5
7Jaylen BrownSG	39	10-20	2-5	19-21	7	6	1	1	4	0	+9	41
9Derrick WhitePG	29	8-16	5-11	0-0	4	5	1	1	4	5	-2	21
11Payton Pritchard	37	6-13	5-9	2-2	4	6	1	0	2	4	+8	19
52Luka Garza	11	1-2	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	+6	3
55Baylor Scheierman	25	3-3	2-2	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	0	+5	8
28Hugo Gonzalez	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	-7	0
28Charles Bassey	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Ron Harper Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Max Shulga	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Jordan Walsh	— did not play —												— did not play —
77Amari Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8048.8%	17-4042.5%	25-2792.6%	38	31	7	3	13	21	-	120

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXBOS

(11:56) Jump Ball Queta vs. Ighodaro: Tip to Booker
+3 (11:46) O'Neale 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ighodaro 1 AST)
30
(11:32) White Kicked Ball Violation Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (11:18) Ighodaro 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
50
(11:01) White Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(11:01) Gillespie STEAL (1 STL)
(10:52) MISS Booker 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:51) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:42) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:40) O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:32) Green 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
80
+2 (10:22) Queta 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
82
(10:22) Ighodaro S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
+1 (10:22) Queta Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
83
(10:13) Booker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:13) Queta STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:05) White 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
86
(9:48) MISS O'Neale 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:47) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:39) MISS Brown 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:38) Gillespie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:29) MISS Gillespie 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:28) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:20) MISS White 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:18) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:12) Green 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS)
106
+2 (8:57) Tatum 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)
108
+2 (8:38) Booker 19' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (O'Neale 1 AST)
128
(8:28) MISS Brown 6' Driving Layup
(8:27) Queta REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (8:25) Tatum 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Queta 1 AST)
1211
(8:09) Hauser S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
+1 (8:09) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1311
+1 (8:09) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1411
(8:03) MISS Hauser 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:01) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:59) Booker Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:59) White STEAL (1 STL)
(7:54) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:54) Ighodaro STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:50) O'Neale 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1711
(7:38) O'Neale S.FOUL (P1.T2) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
+1 (7:38) Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1712
+1 (7:38) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1713
+3 (7:26) Gillespie 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
2013
(7:24) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:04) MISS Brown 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:04) O'Neale BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:04) Suns Rebound
(7:04) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:01) Jump Ball (CC) Queta vs. Maluach: Tip to Allen
(6:50) MISS Booker 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:50) White BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:49) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:33) MISS Tatum 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:31) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:23) MISS Green 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:21) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:11) Green S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Tiven)
+1 (6:11) Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2014
+1 (6:11) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2015
(6:04) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:01) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:49) Scheierman 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
2018
(5:38) Green Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:38) Scheierman STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:34) Brown 1' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Scheierman 1 AST)
2020
(5:34) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(5:20) MISS Booker 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:19) Garza REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:00) MISS Pritchard 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:59) Goodwin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:51) MISS Allen 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:49) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:39) Garza 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
2023
(4:20) MISS Allen 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:19) Goodwin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:13) MISS Fleming 3PT Jump Shot
(4:12) Garza REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:55) MISS Tatum 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:54) Maluach REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:40) Pritchard P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Lindsay)
+3 (3:29) Allen 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 3 AST)
2323
(3:06) MISS Brown 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:05) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:56) Booker 15' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2523
(2:35) Gillespie S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (2:35) Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2524
+1 (2:35) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2525
(2:26) Gonzalez P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Tiven)
(2:16) Goodwin Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:04) Goodwin S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Tiven)
+1 (2:04) Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2526
(2:04) Lane
+1 (2:04) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2527
(1:49) Garza S.FOUL (P1.T4) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
+1 (1:49) Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2627
+1 (1:49) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2727
(1:25) MISS Pritchard 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:23) Fleming REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:04) MISS Gillespie 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:02) Gonzalez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:55) Pritchard 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
2730
(0:36) Gonzalez P.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Tiven)
+1 (0:36) Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2830
+1 (0:36) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2930
(0:30) MISS Pritchard 5' Driving Layup
(0:30) Fleming BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:29) Gillespie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:15) Allen 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Gillespie 1 AST)
3230
(0:06) Goodwin S.FOUL (P2.PN) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
(0:06) MISS Brown Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:06) CELTICS Rebound
+1 (0:06) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
3231
(0:02) MISS Ighodaro 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:01) Queta REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:00) CELTICS Heave
(0:00) CELTICS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

BOS

112Points120

37-83(44.6%)Field Goal(%)39-80(48.8%)

13-40(32.5%)3-Point(%)17-40(42.5%)

25-29(86.2%)Free Throw(%)25-27(92.6%)

35(8)Rebounds(Offensive)38(7)

26Assists31

7Steals7

6Blocks3

9Turnovers13

20Fouls21

28Pts In The Paint40

10Fast Break Pts10

16Pts Off Turnovers13

38Bench Pts30

8Largest Lead10

Game Details

Monday, March 16, 2026 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)