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Celtics at Suns · Mon, Jan 4 · 9:00 PM ET

Boston at Phoenix. Here is where each team has the edge.

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Pregame win chance

The win-chance line starts at tip-off.

Every basket moves it.

From team Elo ratings, home court and rest. How this works

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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Celtics edges

  • On defenseBoston's defense defends without fouling (5th) against a Phoenix offense that rarely gets to the line (28th).

Suns edges

No clear mismatch in Phoenix's favor.

Key battles

  • Boston's offense protects the ball (1st), but Phoenix's defense forces turnovers (3rd). Watch the turnovers.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
BOSRankStatRankPHX
121.72ndOffensive rating16th116.5
113.54thDefensive rating10th115.0
+8.23rdNet rating15th+1.5
94.230thPace24th96.3
55.311thEffective FG %19th53.7
10.51stTurnover %12th12.0
29.26thOffensive rebound %7th28.9
16.729thFree throw rate28th17.6
52.34thOpponent eFG %10th54.1
11.026thForced turnover %3rd13.9
75.74thDefensive rebound %27th71.9
18.95thOpponent FT rate22nd21.7

Game plan

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03Form and season series

Celtics5-5 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. L
  4. W
  5. W
  6. L
  7. W
  8. W
  9. W
  10. L

Suns3-7 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. L
  4. L
  5. W
  6. L
  7. W
  8. L
  9. W
  10. L

2025-26 series: Tue, Feb 24 BOS 97, PHX 81 · Mon, Mar 16 PHX 112, BOS 120

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers