The Boston Celtics defeated the Phoenix Suns 97-81 on February 24, 2026 at Mortgage Matchup Center. A crowd of 17,071 witnessed the Boston Celtics secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 26 | 20 | 11 | 24 | 81 |
| BOS | 21 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 97 |
Game Officials
Derrick Collins (Referee), Rodney Mott (Referee), Nick Buchert (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | Jordan Goodwin | G | Out | Calf – Strain | 2026-03-03 |
| PHX | Cole Anthony | G | Out | Not Injury Related – Not Specified | 2026-02-26 |
| PHX | Dillon Brooks | F | Out | Hand – Surgery | 2026-03-28 |
| PHX | Haywood Highsmith | F | Out | Knee – Surgery | 2026-03-08 |
| PHX | Devin Booker | G | Out | Hip – Strain | 2026-03-03 |
| BOS | Jaylen Brown | G | Day-To-Day | Knee – Bruise | 2026-02-25 |
| BOS | Jayson Tatum | F | Out | Achilles – Surgery | 2026-03-04 |
Team Statistics
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 40 | 28 | 89 | 61 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 97 |
| PHX | 37 | 33 | 85 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 81 |
Boston Celtics Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hauser | F | 29 | 16 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 |
| Neemias Queta | C | 27 | 14 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +29 |
| Derrick White | G | 34 | 22 | 9-18 | 50.0 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +20 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | G | 30 | 8 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +25 |
| Baylor Scheierman | G | 32 | 11 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +13 |
| Dalano Banton | F | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| John Tonje | F | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8 |
| Nikola Vucevic | C | 19 | 8 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 |
| Luka Garza | C | 4 | 3 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 |
| Payton Pritchard | G | 34 | 8 | 2-13 | 15.4 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +11 |
| Jordan Walsh | G | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +7 |
| Hugo Gonzalez | G | 13 | 2 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
Phoenix Suns Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce O’Neale | F | 21 | 9 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -19 |
| Ryan Dunn | F | 25 | 10 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
| Mark Williams | C | 18 | 2 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -23 |
| Collin Gillespie | G | 27 | 15 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 |
| Jalen Green | G | 26 | 13 | 5-18 | 27.8 | 1-8 | 12.5 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -33 |
| Oso Ighodaro | F | 24 | 4 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 |
| Rasheer Fleming | F | 21 | 0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +4 |
| Khaman Maluach | C | 6 | 5 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +6 |
| Grayson Allen | G | 24 | 14 | 2-12 | 16.7 | 1-9 | 11.1 | 9-10 | 90.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -13 |
| Amir Coffey | G | 23 | 6 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | G | 19 | 0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 |
| Koby Brea | G | 6 | 3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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