Game Day: Suns (39-28) @ Celtics (44-23), Mon 3/16/26

[Superbone]

Time: 4:30 pm AZ (4:30 pm PT/7:30 pm ET)
Place: TD Garden, Boston, MA
TV: AZ Family 3TV/NBALP

Tough test in Bean Town Monday night. Tatum is back for the Celtics while Brooks and Williams remain out for the Suns. The Suns haven't beaten the Celtics in a very long time. Hopefully Book and Green continue to grow together. I also hope to see rookie Rasheer Fleming continue to gain confidence.

https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/celtics.pdf
https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/suns.pdf

Go Suns!!!

Dis • cuss

[Superbone]

[Mori Chu]

Am I crazy to think that we could give the Celts a game here? We did just lose to lowly Toronto, but I feel like we're starting to play near our best basketball again this month. I think we can make a game of this. Looking to MY MAN Jalen Green to give us 30+ tonight. Please play Rasheer Fleming thx.

[Kryptonic]

Suns by 5…. Who’s got $5 on the Celt’s?

[TOO]

Am I crazy to think that we could give the Celts a game here? We did just lose to lowly Toronto, but I feel like we're starting to play near our best basketball again this month. I think we can make a game of this. Looking to MY MAN Jalen Green to give us 30+ tonight. Please play Rasheer Fleming thx.

Toronto is a playoff team, by that account we're the lowly Suns.

[Superbone]

Suns by 5…. Who’s got $5 on the Celt’s?

I'll do $10. How's that?

ETA: Made it $20 to win $5. The spread was 8.5 in favor of the Celtics, btw.

[Superbone]

Am I crazy to think that we could give the Celts a game here? We did just lose to lowly Toronto, but I feel like we're starting to play near our best basketball again this month. I think we can make a game of this. Looking to MY MAN Jalen Green to give us 30+ tonight. Please play Rasheer Fleming thx.

Toronto is a playoff team, by that account we're the lowly Suns.

Don't mind Mori, he's in a sleepless haze. Toronto is Suns East.

[Superbone]

[bajanguy008]

Yeah tough one for sure
Cs like to blitz you with volume 3s and go on those quick 8 or 10-0 runs so hope we hang tough and keep the ball moving on O

Know some been on Ott and we all want Fleming to be out there a bunch. Another game where he might be important depending on if Brown/ Tatum cooking.
Believe it or not Ott has actually played him 23mins in 3 of the last 4 games....

Need Oso to come to the party. Can't afford for Queta to be killing us

[Flagrant Fowl]

You guys are finally gonna win some money if the Celtics keep shooting 54% from deep.

[The Bobster]

It's pretty clear that the Suns don't have enough offense to hang with the big boys, especially if O'Neale and Gillespie aren't scoring.

[The Bobster]

It's pretty clear that the Suns don't have enough offense to hang with the big boys, especially if O'Neale and Gillespie aren't scoring.

And just as I say that Highsmith perks up and pulls them back within 1

[djy2j]

Suns would probably be a 2 seed in the east , also with the whistle every night.

[virtual9mm]

Unbelievable that the game is so close with the Celtics shooting so well from the 3.

[djy2j]

Highsmith and Goodwin WOW

[virtual9mm]

Unbelievable game, I am glad to be watching it. Playoff basketball

[virtual9mm]

It's pretty clear that the Suns don't have enough offense to hang with the big boys, especially if O'Neale and Gillespie aren't scoring.

Tenacious defense and a legit superstar SG will get you a long way.

[Mori Chu]

Proud of Book and the boys so far.

[virtual9mm]

Rookies played some good playoff minutes
Book was back to being flamethrower Book minus the 3
The role players were doing their Gary Payton thing
I like this active on defense Jalen Green and he does some unbelievable things on offense

The Celtics shot the ball phenomenally well (past tense, trying to jinx them)
The ball sticks when Jalen Green plays hero ball

[djy2j]

Always 5 on 8. Every damn night it seems.