The Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 123-108 on Dec 31, 2021 at TD Garden.
Final · TD Garden
Top performers
- Devin Booker led the Suns with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.
Phoenix Suns box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 38 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-26 | 1-5 | 7-7 | 2 |
| Cameron Johnson | 34 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jalen Smith | 27 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 5 |
| Chris Paul | 34 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Cameron Payne | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Elfrid Payton | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Landry Shamet | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 216 | 103 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 39-94 | 10-32 | 15-16 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Boston Celtics box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 36 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8-20 | 3-9 | 5-6 | 4 |
| Marcus Smart | 39 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10-18 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Josh Richardson | 33 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 7-7 | 2 |
| Grant Williams | 35 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Payton Pritchard | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Robert Williams III | 35 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Al Horford | 25 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Team | 216 | 107 | 48 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 39-73 | 8-22 | 21-23 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Suns · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 29, 2021: OKC 97, PHX 115 · Next Jan 2, 2022: PHX 133, CHA 99
- Celtics · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 29, 2021: LAC 91, BOS 82 · Next Jan 2, 2022: ORL 111, BOS 116