Highlights and best moments: Suns 110-123 Celtics in NBA 2021

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Phoenix Suns 110-123 Boston Celtics.

Devin Booker makes a basket and the Phoenix Suns already surpass 100 points. A difference of 14 points is maintained.

Robert Williams III (10 pts, 11 reb, 10 ast) has secured his first career triple-double

He's the first Celtics player to tally a triple-double this season (last: Jayson Tatum)

A Time Lord triple-double 👏

Robert Williams III (10 PTS, 11 REB) dishes his career-high 10th assist of the game to record his first triple-double.@celtics lead on NBA League Pass: https://t.co/wVIrg3a7TL pic.twitter.com/qFCJUcmwii

— NBA (@NBA) December 31, 2021

Great defensive play by the Celtics who continue to prevent the Suns from making a basket to get closer on the scoreboard.

The last quarter begins.

Suns 77-100 Celtics.

Boston reaches 100 points! Thanks to a three-pointer.

A couple of minutes to play and the Suns still aren't sharp shooting. The Celtics are shining on their defensive line.

Great block by Williams

Timelord with the denial! 😤 pic.twitter.com/5lUpW7SEa7

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 31, 2021

Great play by Marcus Smart who slips, but manages to recover the ball to score two points. The lead is still wide.

The Suns showed a slight improvement in the third quarter, but could not close the 20-point gap.

The third quarter begins.

Phoenix Suns 41-67 Boston Celtics.

Two minutes to play and the difference is already 30 points.

The Celtics are playing a great game.

🚫🚫🚫 pic.twitter.com/3Mnsq8Zln0

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 31, 2021

The Celtics are on a roll and continue to score from three. Boston's team partially leads 31-47.

Two consecutive three-pointers at the beginning of the second quarter and it is at the hands of the locals.

The second quarter starts.

Suns 20-32 Celtics.

Foul and count. The Celtics tighten up at the end of the first quarter and are already 11 points ahead.

Great play by the Celtics that ends with a three-pointer to extend the lead to six points. Three minutes to play.

By Cam Johnson.

Cam Johnson getting going. 👌 pic.twitter.com/C7D7r1IUPK

— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) December 31, 2021

Second consecutive three-pointer, now by Chris Paul. Suns 10-8 Celtics.

First minutes of the game and the Suns score the first three-pointer and take a three-point lead.

The match has started

Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams, Al Horford, Robert Williams.

Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jalen Smith

The Celtics will also have several absences; none due to injury.

Bruno Fernando (Health & Safety Protocols)

Enes Freedom (Health & Safety Protocols)

Aaron Nesmith (Health & Safety Protocols)

Dennis Schroder (Health & Safety Protocols)

Jayson Tatum (Health & Safety Protocols)

The Phoenix Suns will have several absences today. Some of them are: 

Dario Saric (knee injury)

Frank Kaminsky (knee injury)

Abdel Nader (knee injury and safety protocols)

Jae Crowder (safety protocols)

Deandre Ayton (safety protocols)

Javale McGee (safety protocols)

In the next round, the Phoenix Suns host the Hornets while the Boston Celtics will do the same against the Magic.

A very interesting duel also in individuals between two young stars: Devin Booker and Jayson Tatum. These are some of their numbers.

The Phoenix Suns signed Paris Bass, a small forward who has come a long way to the NBA, to a 10-day contract. He has played with the Los Angeles Lakers in the G-League, but the Suns will give him a chance and he will be available to make his debut today against Boston.

 

In the history of meetings between Suns and Celtics, there is a record of 132, of which the Boston team leads the statistics with 73 wins to 59 for the Phoenix team. In their most recent game, a couple of days ago, the Suns won by a score of 111-90.

The venue for this game will be the TD Garden, a multi-purpose arena located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was built in September 1995 and has a capacity of 17,500 spectators and hosts NBA games of the Boston Celtics and the Boston Bruins of the ice hockey league. 

With just under an hour to go before the game between Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics kicks off at the TD Garden. will the Celtics be able to climb out of the mid-table of their conference or will the Suns be the ones to keep their good numbers to remain as leaders of the Western Conference? Follow our coverage on VAVEL USA.

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Jaylen Brown | The forward had an outstanding night last Wednesday despite his team's defeat. Brown scored 30 of the Celtics' 82 points against the Clippers. He is one of the Celtics' leading offensive players. 

Devin Booker | After his injury, the Suns' big star came back to stand out with his team. The 25-year-old point guard was the team's star player in the previous game against the Thunder, accumulating 38 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Pritchard, Langford, Brown, Horford, Williams.

McGee, Johnson, Bridges, Booker, Paul.

On the other hand, the Phoenix Suns, led by Monty Williams, are currently in second place in their conference with 27 games won and 7 games lost. The Phoenix Suns want to get to big things like last season, that's why if they want to aspire to a final, they must take advantage of their positive streak. In their most recent game, the Phoenix Suns accumulated their 27th win of the season by defeating the Thunder by a score of 115-97.

The Boston squad led by Ime Udoka, will come into this game with a loss to the Clippers last Wednesday by a score of 91-82 at TD Garden. The Celtics need to climb up the standings at an accelerated pace if they want to get out of the bottom of the Eastern Conference, especially now that they have accumulated three losses in a row. Boston is in tenth place, with 16 wins and 19 losses.

The Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics match will be played at the TD Garden, in Boston. The kick-off is scheduled at 13:00 pm ET.

This Friday, the 2021-2022 NBA season continues with the last game of 2021 between two teams that live two different realities in their respective conferences. On one side are the Suns, who lead the Western Conference along with the Warriors, while the Celtics remain in the lower-middle of the Eastern Conference.

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