⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 21 from three- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 40
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
- Lead
Brad Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:32 · IND 97-96 BOS
- Ties it
Brad Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:32 · IND 96-96 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington Offensive Foul
Q4 2:53 · IND 93-87 BOS
- Turnover
Al Harrington Foul
Q4 2:53 · IND 93-87 BOS
- Turnover
Brad Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 2:30 · IND 93-89 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 7:18 · IND 17-20 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:28 · IND 88-83 BOS
- Winner
Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:27 · IND 97-99 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tony Battie Flagrant Foul Type 2
Q2 9:36 · IND 31-28 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
