Game ID: 22401120
Phoenix Suns @ Boston Celtics
Friday, April 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 31 29 30 33 123PHX 22 25 28 28 103
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Norris missed 9 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/24 after 3, 26 min since (75% of 35)
BACK Porziņģis back 3/15 after 8, 29 min since (107% of 27)
BACK Scheierman back 3/15 after 2, 19 min since (161% of 12)
BACK Craig back 3/18 after 2, 7 min since (72% of 10)
NEW Hauser 21 to 31 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 3/29 · 2 days' restOUT Norris missed 10 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/24 after 3, 27 min since (78% of 35)
BACK Craig back 3/18 after 2, 7 min since (70% of 10)
NEW Hauser 21 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Scheierman 12 to 19 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Norris missed 11 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/24 after 3, 28 min since (81% of 35)
NEW Hauser 21 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Scheierman 12 to 20 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 19 min (141% of 13)
OUT Norris missed 12 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 19 min (189% of 10)
BACK Brown back 3/24 after 3, 28 min since (81% of 35)
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Kornet 18 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Scheierman 12 to 18 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Norris missed 13 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/24 after 3, 28 min since (81% of 35)
BACK Queta back 4/02 after 2, 19 min since (141% of 13)
BACK Craig back 4/02 after 2, 19 min since (189% of 10)
NEW Kornet 18 to 24 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Norris missed 14 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Queta back 4/02 after 2, 10 min since (78% of 13)
BACK Craig back 4/02 after 2, 19 min since (189% of 10)
BOS availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Norris missed 15 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Queta back 4/02 after 2, 9 min since (69% of 13)
BACK Craig back 4/02 after 2, 18 min since (175% of 10)
NEW Kornet 18 to 24 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backOUT Norris missed 16 since 3/08, returns tonight: 19 min (165% of 12)
BACK Queta back 4/02 after 2, 9 min since (69% of 13)
BACK Craig back 4/02 after 2, 18 min since (175% of 10)
BOS availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Horford missed 2 since 4/08, returns tonight: 28 min (97% of 28)
BACK Queta back 4/02 after 2, 13 min since (100% of 13)
BACK Norris back 4/09 after 16, 19 min since (165% of 12)
BACK Craig back 4/02 after 2, 21 min since (210% of 10)
NEW Scheierman 12 to 19 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 4 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 3 since 3/19, returns tonight: 11 min (61% of 18)
OUT Morris missed 3 since 3/19, returns tonight: 6 min (48% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 3 since 3/19, returns tonight: 6 min (51% of 12)
BACK Allen back 3/24 after 6, 12 min since (49% of 24)
BACK Richards back 3/16 after 2, 22 min since (97% of 23)
NEW Dunn 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/28 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 5 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/24 after 6, 13 min since (54% of 24)
BACK Plumlee back 3/26 after 3, 11 min since (61% of 18)
BACK Morris back 3/17 after 16, 6 min since (46% of 13)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 6 min since (51% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 21 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 6 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/24 after 6, 13 min since (53% of 24)
BACK Plumlee back 3/26 after 3, 11 min since (61% of 18)
BACK Morris back 3/26 after 3, 6 min since (48% of 13)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 6 min since (51% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 7 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/24 after 6, 14 min since (59% of 24)
BACK Plumlee back 3/26 after 3, 11 min since (65% of 18)
BACK Morris back 3/26 after 3, 8 min since (62% of 13)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 8 min since (63% of 12)
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/04 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 8 since 3/17, returns tonight: 30 min (94% of 32)
BACK Allen back 3/24 after 6, 18 min since (75% of 24)
BACK Plumlee back 3/26 after 3, 11 min since (65% of 18)
BACK Morris back 3/26 after 3, 8 min since (62% of 13)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 8 min since (63% of 12)
NEW Gillespie 14 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 6 min since (47% of 12)
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 12 min (68% of 18)
OUT Morris missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 7 min (53% of 13)
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 32 min since (100% of 32)
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backOUT Bol missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Plumlee back 4/08 after 3, 12 min since (68% of 18)
BACK Morris back 4/08 after 3, 7 min since (53% of 13)
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Bol missed 3 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 32 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Plumlee back 4/08 after 3, 18 min since (101% of 18)
BACK Morris back 4/08 after 3, 7 min since (53% of 13)
NEW Dunn 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Porziņģis at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 129, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Booker at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Beal (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to Phoenix's 129 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Phoenix minus-1. Call it Boston 121, Phoenix 109, Boston by 12.
3/26 @ PHX 132-102 — BOS notes
BOS won 132-102. BOS shot 51% (45 of 89) to PHX's 41%, 22 of 52 from three. The glass went 48-38 for them. Porziņģis led with 30 (10 of 15, 4 of 5 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Brown added 24, White 16. The hinge was Q2, 31-16: a lead of 4 became 19, and the lead reached 34. White was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
3/29 @ SAS 121-111 — BOS notes
BOS won 121-111. BOS shot 48% (45 of 94) to SAS's 44%, 17 of 51 from three, and got to the line 18 times to SAS's 27. BOS turned it over 9 times to SAS's 4. The glass went 54-35 for them. Tatum led with 29 (10 of 22, 2 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Holiday added 21, Kornet 15. The hinge was Q1, 36-27: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Kornet was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/31 @ MEM 117-103 — BOS notes
BOS won 117-103. BOS shot 41% (39 of 96) to MEM's 45%, 21 of 62 from three. Horford led with 26 (9 of 18, 6 of 13 from three); Tatum added 25, Porziņģis 19. The hinge was Q2, 41-29: BOS came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 5, and the lead reached 15. Porziņģis was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
4/02 vs MIA 103-124 — BOS notes
BOS lost 103-124. BOS shot 45% (39 of 87) to MIA's 52%, 12 of 43 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIA's 27. BOS turned it over 13 times to MIA's 4, and MIA turned those into 9 steals. Brown led with 24 (10 of 20, 2 of 6 from three); Tatum added 16, White 16. Q3 was theirs, 36-32, the deficit cut from 14 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 92-67 against them. Craig's -23 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 vs PHX 123-103 — BOS notes
BOS won 123-103. BOS shot 52% (45 of 87) to PHX's 44%, 14 of 39 from three, and went to the line 22 times to PHX's 11 — 19 points from the stripe to their 9. Brown led with 31 (10 of 16, 3 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Tatum added 23, Porziņģis 15. The hinge was Q1, 31-22: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 25. White was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/06 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 23 and Tatum at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and Carrington at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Coulibaly (14 straight), George (6 straight), Brogdon (23 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and Washington minus-13 and the defense, Boston allowing 109 a night to Washington's 123. Call it Boston 121, Washington 107, Boston by 14.
4/08 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Anunoby at 27 and Towns at 21 a game. Without Tucker (10 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 23 and Brown at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 15 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-15 a night and New York plus-2 and the turnovers, New York giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it New York 112, Boston 111, Boston keeping it close.
4/09 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without da Silva (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Porziņģis at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Orlando plus-1 and the defense, Orlando allowing 100 a night to Boston's 107. Call it Orlando 110, Boston 109, Boston keeping it close.
4/11 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 15 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Brown at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Horford (2 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Nurkić at 16 and Bridges at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Gra. Williams (64 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 106 a night to Charlotte's 125 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Charlotte minus-4. Call it Boston 117, Charlotte 105, Boston by 12.
3/26 vs BOS 102-132 — PHX notes
PHX lost 102-132. PHX shot 41% (36 of 87) to BOS's 51%, 13 of 41 from three. The glass went 38-48 against them. Durant led with 30 (11 of 16, 3 of 4 from three); Booker added 14, Richards 10. Q4 was theirs, 21-24, but the other 3 periods went 108-81 against them. Booker's -33 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 @ MIN 109-124 — PHX notes
PHX lost 109-124. PHX shot 52% (41 of 79) to MIN's 53%, 18 of 37 from three. PHX turned it over 16 times to MIN's 11, and MIN turned those into 12 steals. Durant led with 23 (7 of 19, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Gillespie added 22, O'Neale 21. Q4 was theirs, 34-32, the deficit cut from 17 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 92-75 against them. Booker's -20 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/30 vs HOU 109-148 — PHX notes
PHX lost 109-148. PHX shot 48% (42 of 87) to HOU's 57%, 10 of 32 from three, and got to the line 17 times to HOU's 25. PHX turned it over 19 times to HOU's 9, and HOU turned those into 14 steals. Booker led with 28 (12 of 17, 1 of 4 from three); Durant added 11, Morris 10. Q4 was theirs, 36-36, but the other 3 periods went 112-73 against them. Durant's -28 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ MIL 123-133 — PHX notes
PHX lost 123-133. PHX took 18 more shots (92 to 74), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to MIL's 69%, 18 of 45 from three, and went to the line 21 times to MIL's 15 — 17 points from the stripe to their 14. PHX turned it over 13 times to MIL's 18. Booker led with 39 (14 of 32, 3 of 11 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Allen added 23, Gillespie 18. Q2 was theirs, 38-29, the deficit cut from 12 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 104-85 against them. Booker's -20 in 43 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 @ BOS 103-123 — PHX notes
PHX lost 103-123. PHX shot 44% (41 of 93) to BOS's 52%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line 11 times to BOS's 22. Booker led with 37 (15 of 29, 2 of 6 from three); Ighodaro added 12, O'Neale 12. Q3 was theirs, 28-30, but the other 3 periods went 93-75 against them. Beal's -23 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Anunoby at 27 and Towns at 20 a game. Without Brunson (15 straight), McBride (8 straight), Robinson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 132, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Durant at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Plumlee (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Phoenix's 132 and the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Phoenix minus-6. Call it New York 120, Phoenix 109, New York by 11.
4/08 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 128, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 16 free throws a game; Booker at 31 and Allen at 11 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Plumlee (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Podziemski at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 111 a night to Phoenix's 128 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Phoenix minus-5. Call it Golden State 120, Phoenix 112.
4/09 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 130, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 17 free throws a game; Booker at 33 and Allen at 13 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 40 percent from three to Phoenix's 29 and the defense, OKC allowing 118 a night to Phoenix's 130. Call it OKC 121, Phoenix 113.
4/11 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 125, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 17 free throws a game; Booker at 31 and Allen at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Barnes at 21 and Castle at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 115 a night to Phoenix's 125 and the arc, San Antonio at 37 percent from three to Phoenix's 30. Call it San Antonio 116, Phoenix 114, Phoenix keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
BB B. Bol
CG C. Gillespie
CM C. Martin
DB D. Booker
DL D. Lee
GA G. Allen
MI Micic
NR N. Richards
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
BOSAH A. Horford
BS B. Scheierman
DP D. Peterson
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
KP K. Porziņģis
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
XT X. Tillman
PHX/BOS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Celtics break NBA season 3s record in 123-103 victory over the Suns
BOSTON -- — Jaylen Brown scored 31 points and hit three 3-pointers and the Boston Celtics broke the NBA record for 3-pointers in a season in a 123-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.
Boston was 14 of 39 from 3-point range to push its season total to 1,370. Golden State held the previous record with 1,363 in 2022-23.
After having their nine-game winning streak halted in their previous game, the Celtics coasted to the victory.
Jayson Tatum added 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Kristaps Porzingis had 15 points before he walked to the locker room holding a towel to the bridge of his nose early in the final quarter after getting hit by Cody Martin’s elbow while the Suns player was driving to the basket.
Porzingis raised both arms and waved to the crowd as he headed into the tunnel. He returned to the bench late in the game and the team said the cut required stitches.
Devin Booker led the Suns with 37 points. Phoenix has lost five straight.
Boston opened a double-digit edge on Payton Pritchard’s 3-pointer early in the second quarter, pushed it to 20 midway into the period and led by 14 at halftime.
Boston beat the Suns by 30 points in Phoenix during a 6-0 trip just over a week ago.
Takeaways Suns: Bradley Beal returned after missing eight games with a hamstring injury. He looked rusty, going 0 for 7 from the floor — missing all three 3-point attempts. He made one free throw in 30 minutes. … Kevin Durant was out for the second straight with an ankle injury .
Celtics: At times, Tatum, Brown and Porzingis seem like they can take turns scoring against certain teams.
Key moment Pritchard hit a left-wing shot 3:40 into the second quarter for the club’s NBA record 1,364th 3-pointer.
Key stat The Celtics’ lead never fell into single digits in the second half.
Up next The Suns are at the Knicks on Sunday, and the Celtics host the Wizards the same night.