In the Thursday night match between Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns, Kemba Walker scored his highest of this season with 32 points and lead the Celtics over the Suns with match scores of 99-86. In the last 11 matches, this was Celtics’ ninth win, while in the last 16 matches, this was the Suns’ third loss. Celtics did not have in the match Jaylen Brown, Evan Fournier, and Robert Williams III because of various injuries and health reasons.
In the first half, the Celtics used a stretch of 12-1 to take the first double-digit lead of the match at 21-11. Chris Paul leads the Suns by 22 points and Devin Booker added 15 points before fouling out. Payton Pritchard of the Boston Celtics hit the 3-pointers two times and Jayson Tatum added 15 points and 11 rebounds.