⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+1Q130-25
+3Q222-20
-6Q326-31
+7Q423-17
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
27Assists16
2Fast break points4
13Offensive rebounds19
36%Three-point accuracy46%
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
