![]() ![]() Interestingly enough, the game was more a battle of rotational players than anything else, and Phoenix wound up coming away with the advantage, for, in the absence of their franchise cornerstone, Devin Booker, guys like Jae Crowder, Cameron Payne, and JaVale McGee picked up the scoring/ playmaking slack in his absence. In comparison, the Suns found themselves with seven of their 11 players who logged minutes coming away with 10 or more points. Of the 12 Boston Celtics players that took to the court Friday night, only three managed to come away with double-digit scoring outputs. This is getting out of hand quickly.Īs the Celtics took a 54-30 lead, I’ve decided to put as much effort into this recap as the Suns put into this game.After it appeared as though they were on the verge of turning the corner, the Boston Celtics have now managed to drop three straight during their west coast trip, most recently coming in the form of a putrid loss to the Phoenix Suns.Ī truly underwhelming contest from the opening tip-off to the final buzzer, the Suns had the C’s number throughout the entirety of the contest, coming away with the point advantage in all but one quarter and, in the end, winning alongside a 21 point cushion with a final score reading 111-90.įrankly, there isn’t really all that much to take away from the exhibition that fans can interpret as positive. Outside an Okogie three pointer, the Suns missed another three while Celtics went on a 9-0 run of their own and took a 40-24 lead. The second quarter didn’t start any better for the Suns. Booker is only 2-8 from the floor, but leads the team with 6 points. They were 0-8 on threes, compared to the Celtics 4-11, shooting 38% overall to the Celtics 50%. And it felt like more than a 10 point deficit. ![]() For the Celtics, Malcolm Brogdon scored 8 of their 10 points in the run.Īnd the end of one, the Suns were down 31-21. By the end of the run, the Suns just weren’t running any offense - the first guy with the ball tried to make something happen. Then the Celtics went on a run, because of course, and suddenly the Suns were down 30-18. Ugly start, offensively.īooker started his second straight game with a string of misses, in this case going 0-5 in the first 9 minutes. After nine minutes, the Celtics boasted a 45% overall shooting percentage to the Suns’ 35%. The Celtics had the early lead, 20-16, because they at least made some twos. The Celtics started just 2-8 on threes while the Suns started 0-7. All the Celtics have left is Blake Griffin, who’s quite the statue these days.Īlso, neither team could hit an outside shot. The Suns scored their first 10 points in the paint, going after the empty Boston middle since both Al Horford and Robert Williams are out. Next up: Pelicans for a pair of road games this weekend. He also had 10 (of the team’s 19 total) free throws, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and a block. He even took a 30-foot heat check! Before this game, Okogie had only made 3 threes all season. One bright spot: Josh Okogie got some good run (23 minutes) and scored a season high 28 points, making 4 of 6 threes. The Celtics, with a 27-point lead, started the second half on a 25-7 run.Ĭounting the Mavs game on Monday, these Suns really know how to get blown out by a billion don’t they? I mean, even the Bender/Chriss Suns never did that. ![]() Not even halfway through the third quarter.ĭespite the Suns playing on their own home floor, with a sold out crowd ready to cheer them on, after a chance to gather their thoughts in the locker room at halftime, they scored ONLY 7 POINTS IN THE FIRST 7 MINUTES OF THE SECOND HALF. Oh, it’s 88-49 Celtics now? Maybe the game’s almost ove- nope. They probably all want to change that vote right about now. Checks my pregame twitter poll on whether this game means anythingĭoes the outcome of Suns-Celtics tonight mean anything for the 2022-23 season, Suns fans?- Dave King December 8, 2022ħ5% said ‘Nope’. They were first to the ball at every turn - rebounding, passing lanes, loose balls - and the Suns hung their heads lower and lower by the minute.Īt halftime, Suns All-Star Devin Booker had more fouls (4) than shots made (3), and the Suns as a team had made only 1 of 16 three-point shots. Boston outscored the Suns by 13 points the last 5 minutes of the first quarter, and then by 17 in the second quarter to take a 27-point halftime lead, 69-42. Maybe even an NBA Finals preview.įrom that point on, the Celtics outscored the Suns by 30 points the rest of the HALF. With 5:09 to go in the first quarter, the West-leading Phoenix Suns (16-9) took a 16-13 lead over the East-leading Boston Celtics (21-5) on a patented Chris Paul mid-range shot, and this looked like it would be a barn-burner between two of the best teams in the NBA. ![]()
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