⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+6Q129-23
+3Q228-28
+2Q322-21
-4Q419-21
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 36
Key battles
8Free throws made31
10Threes made2
36%Three-point accuracy14%
5Blocks1
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
