⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 18-9 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 9:07 · IND 17-9 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 4:22 · IND 27-11 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q2 9:42 · IND 45-17 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ron Artest Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q1 11:55 · IND 0-0 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q3 10:19 · IND 57-38 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q1 11:55 · IND 0-0 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
