⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 27 from three
- Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 24
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 27-15 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 5:54 · IND 51-42 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brad Miller missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 5:48 · IND 70-56 BOS
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley Bad Pass. Stolen by Antoine Walker.
Q4 2:55 · IND 88-90 BOS
- Turnover
Reggie Miller Lost Ball. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 2:00 · IND 88-92 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 3:43 · IND 76-66 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q4 8:03 · IND 86-88 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 3:12 · IND 88-97 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Eric Williams Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 5:48 · IND 70-56 BOS
- Technical
Antoine Walker Technical Foul
Q3 0:39 · IND 78-66 BOS
- Missed FT
Walter McCarty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:40 · IND 88-96 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 37 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
