⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
+6Q130-23
-3Q228-29
+2Q330-26
-1Q421-22
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 38
Key battles
11Fast break points4
16Offensive rebounds7
5Threes made10
32Free throws made20
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
