⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+4Q130-28
-2Q223-27
-1Q328-30
-3Q423-28
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
18Points off turnovers7
5Turnovers10
14Free throws made19
11Offensive rebounds8
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
