Following the Suns previous loss, the team preached energy as an area of focus heading into Thursday’s matchup against the Celtics. And that’s exactly what they produced right out of the gates.
T.J. Warren and the Suns came out firing from the start as they forced turnovers, spread the ball around and knocked down their shots on the offensive end. The team finished the first quarter leading by 18 as Warren single-handedly outscored the Celtics 14-13.
“Everybody played pretty well,” Warren said. “Energy was good and everybody was scrambling, so the effort was good. We just got to stay consistent with it.