After two consecutive losses, the Boston Celtics got back to winning ways against the Phoenix Suns. Despite a season-high 45 from Kevin Durant, the Celtics prevailed down the stretch to win 117-107.
The first quarter saw both teams miss multiple layups and the refs missing obvious foul calls. Boston struggled shooting from deep going 2-8 from deep before Jayson Tatum hit a step-back three over Kevin Durant with 32 seconds left to give the Celtics a 31-26 lead.
Derrick White was everywhere to start the game scoring six points and providing four assists. One of the assists was to Luke Kornet under the basket who scored his 500th career basket.