Phoenix Suns (39-28, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (44-23, second in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Monday 7:30 p.m. ET
Bottom line: The Phoenix Suns take on the Boston Celtics in a non-division game.
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The Celtics have a home record of 22-10. Boston leads the league in team defense, allowing 107.0 points while holding opponents to 44.1 percent shooting.
The Suns are 17-15 on the road. Phoenix averages 42.9 points per game in the paint, ranking last in the league.
The Celtics are shooting 46.4% from the field this season, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 47.0% shooting rate the Suns allow their opponents. The Suns average 5.5 more points per game (112.5) than the Celtics (107.0).
The two teams met for the second time this season. The last game was on February 25, and the Celtics won 97-81. Derrick White scored 22 points to help the Celtics win.
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Top performer: Jaylen Brown averaged 28.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists for the Celtics. White has averaged 17.5 points and 5.1 assists in the past 10 games.
Devin Booker averaged 25.4 points and 6 assists per game for the Suns. Colin Gillespie is averaging 3.2 three-pointers per game over the past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Celtics: 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 110.1 points, 48.8 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 5.5 steals and 5.3 blocks per game, shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents average 103.8 points per game.
Suns: 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 108.4 points, 41.1 rebounds, 23.6 assists, 8.2 steals, 4.3 blocks per game, and shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents average 106.6 points per game.
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Injuries: Celtics: Nikola Vucevic: Out (finger).
Suns: Dillon Brooks: out (hand), Mark Williams: out (foot).
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
