⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
+5Q131-23
-17Q215-29
+1Q325-23
+6Q428-21
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen
Key battles
19Points off turnovers10
25Free throws made14
38%Three-point accuracy55%
18Assists24
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
