Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 3/16/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics

Date: Monday, March 16, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: Peacock

TD Garden is where the Boston Celtics (44-23) will try to beat the Phoenix Suns (39-28) on Monday.

The Suns stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and went home with a loss by a final score of 122-115 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Suns walked away with 21 and the Raptors totaled 27 personal fouls. They also converted 14 of 27 tries from beyond the arc. Toronto ended up going 80.0% from the free throw line by making 16 of their 20 tries. On top of that, Toronto grabbed 44 rebounds (8 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Toronto recorded 25 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to shoot 53.5% from the field on 46 of 86 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists for the game while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 34 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Suns converted 21 of 30 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Phoenix walked away from the contest with a 47.5% field goal percentage (38 out of 80) and knocked down 18 out of their 42 three-point attempts.

Jalen Green is a player who played a role for the matchup. He accounted for 34 points on 13 out of 25 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. Green finished the contest at 52.0% from the floor and dished out 4 assists.

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Phoenix will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 39-28 this year. They lose possession via turnover 14.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Phoenix is snagging 43.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,652 assists for the season, which has them ranked 26th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Suns are hitting 36.3% on shots from downtown (998 of 2,747) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. They average 112.5 pts per game (26th in the league) while hitting 45.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Suns are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.7 fouls. They are 4th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,648 relinquished on the season. The Suns defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.0% (2,695 of 5,740) and they concede 44.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 34.3% on shots from downtown and they are 6th in the league in PPG allowed (111.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics took home the win by a final score of 111-100 when they faced the Wizards. The Celtics were able to pull down 36 defensive boards and 19 offensive boards for a total of 55 in this game. They turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Wizards committed 18 fouls in the game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They were able to make 17 of the free throws for a rate of 89.5%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Boston buried 12 out of 46 attempts (26.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Celtics finished the game shooting 41 out of 93 from the field which had them shooting 44.1%. The Celtics permitted the Wizards to make 37 of their 84 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.0% for this game. They finished the game shooting 38.5% from three-point range by going 15 of 39 and finished the contest at 11 of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). In reference to rebounding, Boston allowed Washington to grab 38 in total (9 offensive).

Neemias Queta ended up having an impact for the Celtics in the matchup. Queta tallied 24 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for the contest. He made 11 of 13 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 84.6%, and had 10 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 44-23 so far this season. The Celtics have committed 19.2 fouls every game while shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.5 times per game (28th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per game. Boston has scored 7,654 points so far this season (114.2 per contest) and they grab 46.4 boards per contest. As an offense, the Celtics are shooting 46.4% from the field, which is ranked 21st in the NBA.

The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the league in PPG allowed with 107.0. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (3rd in the NBA). The Boston defense gives up 36.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (941 of 2,616) and opponents are knocking down 77.5% of their free throw attempts. They allow 24.8 dimes and 41.8 boards per game, which is ranked 6th and 6th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston and under the total points

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