⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:15 · IND 13-4 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 5:50 · IND 26-8 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Double Technical Foul. Antoine Walker gains possession.
Q4 1:22 · IND 88-76 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q1 1:49 · IND 29-21 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce Technical Foul
Q3 3:03 · IND 64-58 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
