Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics injury report: Who's playing, injured and questionable players, head-to-head records, team stats, and more (March 16, 2026)

The Phoenix Suns visit the Boston Celtics on March 16, 2026 in a late-season interconference game. Phoenix enters the matchup dealing with injuries in the frontcourt, while Boston has most of its roster available.The Suns are 39-28 and continue to work through a demanding Western Conference schedule after several roster changes during the season. Boston comes in with a 44-23 record in the Eastern Conference and has relied on defense, rebounding and three-point shooting throughout the year.

Injury report for Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics (March 16, 2026)

Boston lists only one player on the injury report. Center Nikola Vucevic is out with a finger injury. No other Celtics players are listed.

Phoenix will be without two players. Dillon Brooks is out with a fractured left hand. Center Mark Williams is also unavailable because of a stress reaction in the third metatarsal of his left foot. Other players are expected to be available.

Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics Expected rotations and available players (March 16, 2026)

Phoenix Suns (39-28)

Available players include Devin Booker, Jalen Green, Grayson Allen, Jamaree Bouyea, Koby Brea, Amir Coffey, Ryan Dunn, Rasheer Fleming, Collin Gillespie, Jordan Goodwin, Haywood Highsmith, CJ Huntley, Oso Ighodaro, Isaiah Livers, Khaman Maluach and Royce O’Neale.

With Brooks and Williams out, Phoenix will rely more on its wings and smaller lineups.Booker, Gillespie, Goodwin and Bouyea handle most of the ball-handling duties. Wing players include Green, Allen, O’Neale, Coffey, Highsmith, Dunn and Livers. Frontcourt minutes are expected to go to Ighodaro, Maluach, Fleming and Huntley.Phoenix may also use smaller lineups with O’Neale or Ighodaro playing at center.

Boston Celtics (44-23)

Boston’s available players include Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, Baylor Scheierman, Jordan Walsh, Hugo Gonzalez, Ron Harper Jr.,

Max Shulga, John Tonje, Neemias Queta, Amari Williams and Charles Bassey.With Vucevic out, Queta is expected to play the majority of center minutes. Bassey and rookie Amari Williams could also see time in the middle.Boston’s main perimeter group includes Tatum, Brown, White, Pritchard and Hauser. Bench depth includes Scheierman, Walsh, Gonzalez, Harper Jr., Tonje and Shulga.

Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics Team trends and matchup outlook

Boston averages 114.2 points per game and allows 107.0, the best defensive mark in the league.

Phoenix averages 112.5 points and allows 111.2.Both teams rely heavily on three-point shooting. Boston averages 15.4 made threes per game, while Phoenix averages 14.9.Rebounding could be an important factor. Boston averages 46.3 rebounds per game and has a +4.5 rebounding margin. Phoenix averages 43.1 rebounds and is slightly negative in rebound margin.

Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics Key players and recent form

Devin Booker leads Phoenix with 25.4 points per game.

Jaylen Brown leads Boston with 28.2 points.Several players have contributed during the last 20 games. Collin Gillespie has averaged 12.9 points, 5.0 assists and 3.3 three-pointers. Jalen Green has averaged 14.2 points. Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale have also provided perimeter scoring.For Boston, Derrick White has averaged 16.6 points and 6.3 assists during that stretch. Payton Pritchard has added scoring off the bench. Neemias Queta has averaged 9.5 points and 8.9 rebounds.

Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics Current roster snapshot

The game places Boston’s defense and rebounding against a Phoenix team that relies on Booker’s scoring and perimeter shooting while dealing with injuries in the frontcourt.