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Boston Celtics vs Phoenix Suns

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Celtics
38-19
97-81
Final
Suns
33-26
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Who won: Celtics 97-81

The Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 97-81 on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at Mortgage Matchup Center. The Celtics lead the series 1-0. The Celtics outscored the Suns 30-11 in the 3rd quarter. Derrick White led the Celtics in points (22). Collin Gillespie led the Suns in points (15).

Leaders

BOSPHX
Points
Derrick White
22
Collin Gillespie
15
Assists
Derrick White
8
Oso Ighodaro
5
Rebounds
Neemias Queta
13
Ryan Dunn
6

Scoring

2nd Quarter
1:07
Driving Layup Shot

Jalen Green makes driving layup (Mark Williams assists)

48-46
46.9
Putback Dunk Shot

Neemias Queta makes 1-foot dunk

50-46
3rd Quarter
11:07
Running Pullup Jump Shot

Sam Hauser makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Derrick White assists)

53-46
10:40
Pullup Jump Shot

Baylor Scheierman makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Neemias Queta assists)

55-46
10:30
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2

55-47
10:30
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2

55-48
10:16
Cutting Layup Shot

Sam Hauser makes 1-foot layup (Neemias Queta assists)

57-48
9:38
Free Throw - 1 of 2

Neemias Queta makes free throw 1 of 2

58-48
9:38
Free Throw - 2 of 2

Neemias Queta makes free throw 2 of 2

59-48
9:07
Driving Hook Shot

Neemias Queta makes 5-foot two point shot

61-48
8:50
Layup Shot Putback

Mark Williams makes two point shot

61-50
8:06
Jump Shot

Sam Hauser makes 22-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)

64-50
7:51
Driving Layup Shot

Jalen Green makes driving layup

64-52
6:41
Jump Shot

Sam Hauser makes 29-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)

67-52
6:06
Pullup Jump Shot

Sam Hauser makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Derrick White assists)

69-52
4:20
Cutting Layup Shot

Baylor Scheierman makes layup (Nikola Vucevic assists)

71-52
3:14
Turnaround Jump Shot

Nikola Vucevic makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot

73-52
2:26
Running Layup Shot

Hugo Gonzalez makes running layup

75-52
2:04
Running Jump Shot

Ron Harper Jr. makes 24-foot running jump shot (Derrick White assists)

78-52
1:39
Tip Shot

Nikola Vucevic makes tip shot

80-52
1:24
Pullup Jump Shot

Collin Gillespie makes 25-foot three pointer (Oso Ighodaro assists)

80-55
24.4
Cutting Layup Shot

Oso Ighodaro makes 9-foot layup (Grayson Allen assists)

80-57
4th Quarter
11:16
Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot

Oso Ighodaro makes dunk (Collin Gillespie assists)

80-59
10:37
Step Back Jump Shot

Collin Gillespie makes 18-foot step back jumpshot

80-61
10:08
Pullup Jump Shot

Grayson Allen makes 25-foot three pointer (Oso Ighodaro assists)

80-64
9:24
Free Throw - 2 of 3

Grayson Allen makes free throw 2 of 3

80-65
9:24
Free Throw - 3 of 3

Grayson Allen makes free throw 3 of 3

80-66
7:53
Pullup Jump Shot

Derrick White makes 8-foot pullup jump shot

82-66
7:24
Fade Away Jump Shot

Collin Gillespie makes 19-foot fade away jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists)

82-68
7:00
Jump Shot

Ron Harper Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baylor Scheierman assists)

85-68
6:20
Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot

Derrick White makes 12-foot two point shot

87-68
5:51
Jump Shot

Baylor Scheierman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)

90-68
5:28
Pullup Jump Shot

Amir Coffey makes 18-foot pullup jump shot

90-70
5:12
Driving Layup Shot

Baylor Scheierman makes driving layup

92-70
4:24
Driving Layup Shot

Payton Pritchard makes driving layup

94-70
3:30
Jump Shot

Koby Brea makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amir Coffey assists)

94-73
2:33
Jump Shot

Luka Garza makes 28-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)

97-73
2:20
Alley Oop Dunk Shot

Khaman Maluach makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jamaree Bouyea assists)

97-75
1:31
Jump Shot

Ryan Dunn makes 22-foot three point jumper (Koby Brea assists)

97-78
30.3
Jump Shot

Khaman Maluach makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamaree Bouyea assists)

97-81

Scores shown as BOS-PHX.

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