Boston Celtics @ Phoenix Suns

30-23, 13-14 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Celtics BOS	28	25	26	13	92
Suns PHX	27	25	26	24	102

Phoenix SunsSunsPHX

30-23, 21-6 Home

102

30-23, 21-6 Home

Shawn Marion missed 18 ft Jumper.
Amare Stoudemire made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Shawn Marion missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Joe Johnson missed Layup. Blocked by Eric Williams.
Shawn Marion made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.
Joe Johnson made 13 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.
Joe Johnson missed Layup.
Shawn Marion made Tip Shot.
Joe Johnson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amare Stoudemire made Two Point Shot.
Stephon Marbury missed Layup.
Stephon Marbury made Layup. Assisted by Jake Voskuhl.
Stephon Marbury missed 15 ft Jumper.
Shawn Marion missed 8 ft Jumper.
Jake Voskuhl made Tip Shot.
Shawn Marion missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Amare Stoudemire missed 12 ft Jumper.
Shawn Marion made Layup. Assisted by Amare Stoudemire.
Amare Stoudemire made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Randy Brown.
Joe Johnson made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Shawn Marion missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amare Stoudemire missed Dunk. Blocked by Eric Williams.
Amare Stoudemire made Dunk.
Stephon Marbury made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Bo Outlaw.
Bo Outlaw missed Layup.
Shawn Marion made 9 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed 22 ft Jumper.
Amare Stoudemire made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shawn Marion.
Bo Outlaw made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Stephon Marbury missed 6 ft Jumper.
Shawn Marion missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amare Stoudemire made 4 ft Jumper.
Joe Johnson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Amare Stoudemire missed Layup.
Shawn Marion made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.
Amare Stoudemire missed Layup.
Stephon Marbury missed 58 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stephon Marbury made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Bo Outlaw missed Layup.
Amare Stoudemire missed Tip Shot.
Amare Stoudemire made Tip Shot.
Shawn Marion missed 16 ft Jumper.
Joe Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Shawn Marion missed 4 ft Jumper.
Amare Stoudemire missed 7 ft Jumper.
Joe Johnson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Marion.
Bo Outlaw made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Amare Stoudemire made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Casey Jacobsen.
Stephon Marbury missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dan Langhi made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Casey Jacobsen made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Shawn Marion missed 22 ft Jumper.
Casey Jacobsen made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Shawn Marion missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Paul Pierce.
Amare Stoudemire made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Dan Langhi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury made 23 ft Jumper.
Shawn Marion missed 15 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury missed Layup.
Shawn Marion made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Joe Johnson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Joe Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Shawn Marion.
Shawn Marion missed 17 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.
Joe Johnson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shawn Marion missed 9 ft Jumper.
Stephon Marbury made 19 ft Jumper.
Shawn Marion made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Joe Johnson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Amare Stoudemire missed Layup.
Shawn Marion missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shawn Marion made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.
Shawn Marion missed 5 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams made Layup. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Walter McCarty made Two Point Shot.
Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Walter McCarty made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
J.R. Bremer missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Layup.
Paul Pierce made Tip Shot.
Paul Pierce missed 17 ft Jumper.
J.R. Bremer made Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed Jumper.
Tony Delk made 13 ft Jumper.
Kedrick Brown missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Joe Johnson.
Tony Delk missed 20 ft Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kedrick Brown made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Shammond Williams made 19 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Jake Voskuhl.
Shammond Williams made 21 ft Jumper.
Tony Delk made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Tony Delk missed 22 ft Jumper.
Tony Delk made Jumper.
Grant Long missed 55 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 6 ft Jumper.
Grant Long missed 18 ft Jumper.
Shammond Williams missed Jumper.
Grant Long made Layup. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Shammond Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Antoine Walker missed 9 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Antoine Walker made 6 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Walter McCarty made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
J.R. Bremer made Two Point Shot.
Antoine Walker missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
Antoine Walker made Layup. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Eric Williams made Layup.
Walter McCarty made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Walter McCarty made Two Point Shot. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
Walter McCarty missed Layup.
Antoine Walker made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
Eric Williams missed Jumper.
J.R. Bremer missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
J.R. Bremer made 12 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Antoine Walker made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Shawn Marion.
Walter McCarty missed Layup.
Walter McCarty missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 23 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Layup. Blocked by Shawn Marion.
Tony Delk made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Shammond Williams missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Layup.
Tony Delk made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Antoine Walker missed 33 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
J.R. Bremer missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 22 ft Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 9 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot.
Walter McCarty missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Layup.
Kedrick Brown missed 18 ft Jumper.
Walter McCarty made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Kedrick Brown missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.

CELTICS

SUNS

TIME		BOS	PHX
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Walter McCarty vs. Bo Outlaw. Shawn Marion gains possession.	0	0
11:40	Eric Williams Shooting Foul	0	0
11:40	Amare Stoudemire made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	1
11:40	Amare Stoudemire made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	2
11:26	Eric Williams made Layup. Assisted by Walter McCarty.	2	2
11:14	Shawn Marion missed 18 ft Jumper.	2	2
11:12	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	2	2
10:56	Walter McCarty made Two Point Shot.	4	2
10:45	Phoenix 20 Sec. Timeout.	4	2
10:27	Paul Pierce Shooting Foul	4	2
10:27	Shawn Marion made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	3
10:27	Shawn Marion made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	4
10:06	Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	4
10:04	Stephon Marbury Defensive Rebound.	4	4
10:02	Amare Stoudemire made Layup. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.	4	6
10:02	J.R. Bremer Shooting Foul	4	6
10:02	Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	4	6
10:00	Walter McCarty Defensive Rebound.	4	6
9:45	Paul Pierce made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.	7	6
9:22	Shawn Marion missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	6
9:22	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	7	6
9:14	Walter McCarty made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	9	6
9:00	Joe Johnson missed Layup. Blocked by Eric Williams.	9	6
8:56	Walter McCarty Defensive Rebound.	9	6
8:48	J.R. Bremer missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	6
8:45	Bo Outlaw Defensive Rebound.	9	6
8:40	Shawn Marion made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Joe Johnson.	9	8
8:40	Walter McCarty Shooting Foul	9	8
8:40	Shawn Marion made Free Throw 1 of 1.	9	9
8:25	Paul Pierce missed Layup.	9	9
8:22	Paul Pierce Offensive Rebound.	11	9
8:22	Paul Pierce made Tip Shot.	11	9
8:04	Joe Johnson made 13 ft Jumper.	11	11
7:52	Amare Stoudemire Personal Foul	11	11
7:46	Paul Pierce missed 17 ft Jumper.	11	11
7:45	Shawn Marion Defensive Rebound.	11	11
7:39	Stephon Marbury made Two Point Shot.	11	13
7:15	J.R. Bremer made Jumper.	13	13
6:58	J.R. Bremer Shooting Foul	13	13
6:58	Bo Outlaw missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	13
6:58	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	13	13
6:58	Tony Delk enters the game for J.R. Bremer.	13	13
6:58	Grant Long enters the game for Eric Williams.	13	13
6:58	Bo Outlaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	14
6:46	Antoine Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Bo Outlaw.	13	14
6:41	Joe Johnson missed Layup.	13	14
6:39	Shawn Marion Offensive Rebound.	13	16
6:39	Shawn Marion made Tip Shot.	13	16
6:39	Paul Pierce Shooting Foul	13	16
6:39	Shawn Marion made Free Throw 1 of 1.	13	17
6:31	Boston Full Timeout.	13	17
6:31	Kedrick Brown enters the game for Walter McCarty.	13	17
6:31	Vin Baker enters the game for Paul Pierce.	13	17
6:20	Antoine Walker missed Three Point Jumper.	13	17
6:18	Grant Long Offensive Rebound.	13	17
6:07	Bo Outlaw Illegal Defense Foul	13	17
6:07	Tony Delk missed Technical Free Throw.	13	17
6:07	Boston Offensive Rebound.	13	17
5:58	Antoine Walker missed Jumper.	13	17
5:56	Amare Stoudemire Defensive Rebound.	13	17
5:50	Phoenix Full Timeout.	13	17
5:41	Joe Johnson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	17
5:39	Kedrick Brown Defensive Rebound.	13	17
5:37	Kedrick Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Bo Outlaw.	13	17
5:37	Kedrick Brown Personal Foul	13	17
5:37	Bo Outlaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	18
5:37	Bo Outlaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	19
5:16	Tony Delk made 13 ft Jumper.	15	19
4:54	Amare Stoudemire made Two Point Shot.	15	21
4:35	Kedrick Brown missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Joe Johnson.	15	21
4:31	Amare Stoudemire Defensive Rebound.	15	21
4:28	Phoenix Full Timeout.	15	21
4:28	Jake Voskuhl enters the game for Amare Stoudemire.	15	21
4:28	Casey Jacobsen enters the game for Joe Johnson.	15	21
4:28	Shammond Williams enters the game for Grant Long.	15	21
4:13	Tony Delk Personal Foul	15	21
4:13	Jake Voskuhl made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	22
4:13	Jake Voskuhl made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	23
3:53	Tony Delk missed 20 ft Jumper.	15	23
3:51	Kedrick Brown Offensive Rebound.	15	23
3:47	Tony Delk missed 15 ft Jumper.	15	23
3:46	Tony Delk Offensive Rebound.	15	23
3:39	Kedrick Brown made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.	18	23
3:25	Stephon Marbury missed Layup.	18	23
3:24	Vin Baker Defensive Rebound.	18	23
3:14	Shammond Williams made 19 ft Jumper.	20	23
2:57	Stephon Marbury made Layup. Assisted by Jake Voskuhl.	20	25
2:54	Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Bo Outlaw.	20	25
2:54	Bo Outlaw Bad Pass	20	25
2:54	Randy Brown enters the game for Shawn Marion.	20	25
2:54	Grant Long enters the game for Vin Baker.	20	25
2:39	Antoine Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Jake Voskuhl.	20	25
2:36	Randy Brown Defensive Rebound.	20	25
2:27	Stephon Marbury missed 15 ft Jumper.	20	25
2:26	Grant Long Defensive Rebound.	20	25
2:18	Casey Jacobsen Personal Foul	20	25
2:18	Eric Williams enters the game for Antoine Walker.	20	25
2:03	Jake Voskuhl Shooting Foul	20	25
2:03	Eric Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	25
2:03	Eric Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	25
1:49	Jake Voskuhl Offensive Foul	22	25
1:49	Jake Voskuhl Foul	22	25
1:49	Shawn Marion enters the game for Stephon Marbury.	22	25
1:49	Dan Langhi enters the game for Bo Outlaw.	22	25
1:38	Shammond Williams made 21 ft Jumper.	24	25
1:24	Randy Brown Offensive Foul	24	25
1:24	Randy Brown Foul	24	25
1:14	Dan Langhi Personal Foul	24	25
1:02	Tony Delk made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.	26	25
40.3	Shawn Marion missed 8 ft Jumper.	26	25
39.1	Jake Voskuhl Offensive Rebound.	26	27
39.1	Jake Voskuhl made Tip Shot.	26	27
25.1	Tony Delk missed 22 ft Jumper.	26	27
23.1	Tony Delk Offensive Rebound.	26	27
22.1	Tony Delk made Jumper.	28	27
3.1	Shawn Marion missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.	28	27
2.1	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	28	27
0.0	Grant Long missed 55 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	27
0.0	Boston Offensive Rebound.	28	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	28	27
0.0	End Game	4	2
0.0	End Game	13	17
0.0	End Game	13	17
0.0	End Game	28	27

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 2-0

Suns
103
Celtics
94

Game 1

12/12

Celtics
92
Suns
102

Game 2

16/2

Mortgage Matchup Center

11:00 PM, 16 February 2003

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 16,748

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
James Capers
Phil Robinson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	20	9	.690	-	L1
Boston	18	11	.621	2	W3
Toronto	18	13	.581	3	W1
Philadelphia	16	12	.571	3.5	L1
Brooklyn	9	19	.321	10.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	19	9	.679	-	L2
Phoenix	16	13	.552	3.5	W1
Golden State	15	15	.500	5	W2
LA Clippers	8	21	.276	11.5	W2
Sacramento	7	23	.233	13	L1

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