Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
20
53
73
1716
2333
31
7
23
85
37
44
21
18
86
32
12
44
3
19
7
20
24
99
4
126
41
33
2615
78
3
52
42
81
79
61
140
11
27
11
68
2219
6060
58
11
19
2123
139
7
86
75
87
88
23
111
01
73
32
42
3424
6060
12
4
33
26
7
27
5
4
80
7
6
13
1
2
1
6
22
60
6
1
17
15
8
53
2
2
100
9
1
10
1
7
1
8
19
60
5
1
20
21
13
62
8
7
88
8
2
10
0
7
3
4
34
60
8
1
12
23
9
39
6
5
83
8
3
11
1
3
2
2
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
True
38
5
16
31
2
12
17
7
7
100
0
1
1
3
1
0
1
3
19
2
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
True
38
3
8
38
0
2
0
3
3
100
4
6
10
5
1
1
2
3
9
3
none
Devin
Booker
Devin Booker
True
33
8
20
40
1
4
25
4
4
100
1
3
4
4
1
0
2
4
21
9
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
True
28
5
8
62
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
5
8
1
0
0
5
4
10
8
none
John
Jenkins
John Jenkins
True
17
3
3
100
3
3
100
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
1
1
2
1
9
-6
none
Mirza
Teletović
Mirza Teletović
False
32
7
17
41
1
7
14
2
4
50
1
8
9
2
2
0
2
5
17
4
none
Ronnie
Price
Ronnie Price
False
20
0
4
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
0
-14
none
Chase
Budinger
Chase Budinger
False
17
3
5
60
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
4
1
0
0
3
2
6
-9
none
Archie
Goodwin
Archie Goodwin
False
13
3
4
75
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
8
-12
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jon
Leuer
Jon Leuer
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Alan
Williams
Alan Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
March
2016
Monday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Timberwolves
Minnesota
False
Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
43
30
73
1431
1472
29
8
28
84
35
42
27
24
89
32
17
49
3
14
7
19
23
102
4
79
22
28
2523
119
5
114
113
99
116
75
191
00
34
31
25
3523
6060
67
13
19
1818
87
5
66
64
97
69
14
83
21
34
21
66
2321
6060
7
2
29
25
11
44
11
11
100
11
7
18
0
3
3
2
35
60
9
2
22
23
9
39
4
3
75
6
5
11
0
4
1
5
23
60
6
1
17
18
8
44
6
6
100
6
1
7
2
3
2
6
23
60
7
3
43
18
7
39
6
4
67
9
4
13
1
4
1
6
21
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Evan
Turner
Evan Turner
True
35
6
14
43
0
1
0
5
6
83
2
9
11
3
0
1
3
3
17
1
double
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
32
8
20
40
2
7
29
10
11
91
3
3
6
3
0
0
4
2
28
5
none
Avery
Bradley
Avery Bradley
True
31
5
16
31
1
7
14
4
4
100
0
3
3
1
1
0
0
4
15
-5
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
24
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
6
1
1
1
2
4
2
-15
none
Jared
Sullinger
Jared Sullinger
True
22
2
8
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
1
3
0
5
1
4
0
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
False
32
2
7
29
0
5
0
5
6
83
4
4
8
4
1
1
2
4
9
7
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
25
3
5
60
3
5
60
0
0
0
3
4
7
1
0
0
1
2
9
12
none
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
False
22
7
10
70
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
2
2
16
6
none
Terry
Rozier
Terry Rozier
False
13
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
4
none
R.J.
Hunter
R.J. Hunter
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jordan
Mickey
Jordan Mickey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Young
James Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
March
2016
Monday
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Clippers
Los Angeles
False
The Boston Celtics ( 43 - 30 ) defeated the Phoenix Suns ( 20 - 53 ) 102 - 99 on Saturday . The contest was truly a tale of two halves , with Boston opening up strong and building a formidable 58 - 41 halftime lead . The Suns came out a different team in the third quarter however , and took the period by a margin of 34 - 23 . A pivotal final 12 minutes saw Phoenix finally draw within a single point of the Celtics , 98 - 97 , with 1:15 remaining . However , the last 75 seconds of the contest saw Marcus Smart and Isaiah Thomas sink key free throws for Boston , and Evan Turner make a crucial block of a Devin Booker shot attempt , providing just enough to secure the victory . Thomas led the way versus his former team , managing 28 points , six rebounds and three assists . Turner , starting at small forward , was next with a 17 - point , 11 - rebound double - double that also included three assists and the aforementioned rejection . Avery Bradley , who 'd been hospitalized in recent days with an illness , posted 15 points , three rebounds , an assist and a steal . Kelly Olynyk paced the Celtics bench with 16 points and three rebounds . Boston remains in second place in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic Division , and are currently slotted in the fourth seed in the conference as well . They head to Los Angeles to face the Clippers on Monday night . The Suns were spearheaded by Booker , who supplied 21 points , four rebounds , four assists and a steal . Brandon Knight was next with 19 points , three assists , a rebound and a steal . Alex Len followed , registering 10 points , eight rebounds and an assist . Mirza Teletovic paced the Phoenix bench with 17 points , nine rebounds , two assists and two steals . Phoenix remains in fourth place in the Western Conference 's Pacific Division . They head to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves on Monday night .
The Boston Celtics (43 - 30) defeated the Phoenix Suns (20 - 53) 102 - 99 on Saturday. The contest was truly a tale of two halves, with Boston opening up strong and building a formidable 58 - 41 halftime lead. The Suns came out a different team in the third quarter however, and took the period by a margin of 34 - 23. A pivotal final 12 minutes saw Phoenix finally draw within a single point of the Celtics, 98 - 97, with 1:15 remaining. However, the last 75 seconds of the contest saw Marcus Smart and Isaiah Thomas sink key free throws for Boston, and Evan Turner make a crucial block of a Devin Booker shot attempt, providing just enough to secure the victory. Thomas led the way versus his former team, managing 28 points, six rebounds and three assists. Turner, starting at small forward, was next with a 17 - point, 11 - rebound double - double that also included three assists and the aforementioned rejection. Avery Bradley, who'd been hospitalized in recent days with an illness, posted 15 points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal. Kelly Olynyk paced the Celtics bench with 16 points and three rebounds. Boston remains in second place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division, and are currently slotted in the fourth seed in the conference as well. They head to Los Angeles to face the Clippers on Monday night. The Suns were spearheaded by Booker, who supplied 21 points, four rebounds, four assists and a steal. Brandon Knight was next with 19 points, three assists, a rebound and a steal. Alex Len followed, registering 10 points, eight rebounds and an assist. Mirza Teletovic paced the Phoenix bench with 17 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals. Phoenix remains in fourth place in the Western Conference's Pacific Division. They head to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves on Monday night.
The Boston Celtics (43 - 30) defeated the Phoenix Suns (20 - 53) 102 - 99 on Saturday. The contest was truly a tale of two halves, with Boston opening up strong and building a formidable 58 - 41 halftime lead. The Suns came out a different team in the third quarter however, and took the period by a margin of 34 - 23. A pivotal final 12 minutes saw Phoenix finally draw within a single point of the Celtics, 98 - 97, with 1:15 remaining. However, the last 75 seconds of the contest saw Marcus Smart and Isaiah Thomas sink key free throws for Boston, and Evan Turner make a crucial block of a Devin Booker shot attempt, providing just enough to secure the victory. Thomas led the way versus his former team, managing 28 points, six rebounds and three assists. Turner, starting at small forward, was next with a 17 - point, 11 - rebound double - double that also included three assists and the aforementioned rejection. Avery Bradley, who'd been hospitalized in recent days with an illness, posted 15 points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal. Kelly Olynyk paced the Celtics bench with 16 points and three rebounds. Boston remains in second place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division, and are currently slotted in the fourth seed in the conference as well. They head to Los Angeles to face the Clippers on Monday night. The Suns were spearheaded by Booker, who supplied 21 points, four rebounds, four assists and a steal. Brandon Knight was next with 19 points, three assists, a rebound and a steal. Alex Len followed, registering 10 points, eight rebounds and an assist. Mirza Teletovic paced the Phoenix bench with 17 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals. Phoenix remains in fourth place in the Western Conference's Pacific Division. They head to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves on Monday night.
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J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Archie Goodwin <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chase Budinger <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alan Williams <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jon Leuer <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ronnie Price <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Thomas <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 28 <FG> 8 20 40 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 10 11 91 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Evan Turner <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 11 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kelly Olynyk <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Avery Bradley <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 16 31 <FG3> 1 7 14 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonas Jerebko <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Smart <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 9 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 5 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 8 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Sullinger <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terry Rozier <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Amir Johnson <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Zeller <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Young <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Mickey <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> R. J. Hunter <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none