⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-5Q124-30
-11Q218-27
+9Q330-21
-6Q419-26
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 29-14 off them
Key battles
14Points off turnovers29
11Free throws made23
10Threes made5
7Steals13
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
