Field Level Media
25 Feb 2026, 10:25 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)
Derrick White scored 22 points, Neemias Queta had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and the visiting Boston Celtics rolled over the short-handed Phoenix Suns 97-81 to extend their winning streak to four.
Sam Hauser scored 16 points and Bailey Scheierman had 11 points and 11 rebounds in his third career double-double for the Celtics, who have won nine of 10 and are a season-high 19 games over .500
The Celtics trailed 41-30 at 6:41 of the second quarter before going on an extended 50-11 run to take control with an 80-52 lead on Nikola Vukevic's basket with 1:39 left in the third quarter.
Collin Gillespie scored 15 points, Grayson Allen scored 14 and Jalen Green added 13 points for the Suns, who played without leading scorers Devin Booker and Dillon Brooks for the second straight game.
White and Hauser had four 3-pointers apiece for Boston.
The Suns have lost seven of 10.
Boston has won five in a row in the series and the last four in Phoenix.
The Suns went on a 14-0 run over the late third and early fourth quarters to close to 80-66 with 9:24 remaining, but Scheierman's corner 3-pointer pushed the Celtics' lead back 90-68 with 5:51 to play.
The Celtics played without Jaylen Brown (knee contusion), who was held out in the first game of a back-to-back, and got only eight points from Payton Pritchard, who was 2 of 13 from the field.
Boston outscored the Suns 30-11 in the third quarter and led 80-57 entering the fourth. Hauser had 13 points and three 3-pointers in the third quarter, when Phoenix was 4 of 22 from the field.
The Suns shot 36.7% from the field and were 12 of 36 from distance.
Boston had a 61-34 rebounding advantage and turned 22 offensive rebounds into 15 points.
The Suns, coming off a season scoring low in a 92-77 loss to Portland on Sunday, led 26-21 after the first quarter, when Green and Ryan Dunn had seven points apiece. The Celtics were 3 of 15 from distance in the quarter.
Royce O'Neale's third 3-pointer put the Suns ahead 41-30 lead midway through the second quarter before the Celtics began their extended run with a 14-0 spurt capped by Queta's two free throws for a 44-41 edge.
--Field Level Media
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