⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 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 twelve threes to their two- A 15-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:34 · BOS 51-51 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 5:52 · BOS 62-57 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 2:28 · BOS 73-61 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce Double Technical Foul. Jamaal Tinsley gains possession.
Q2 3:10 · BOS 35-43 IND
- Missed FT
Tony Battie missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 7:16 · BOS 49-51 IND
- Missed FT
Tony Battie missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 7:16 · BOS 49-51 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:30 · BOS 0-8 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:41 · BOS 12-21 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:00 · BOS 77-71 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Brad Miller Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 7:16 · BOS 49-51 IND
- Turnover
Brad Miller Offensive Foul
Q4 4:33 · BOS 82-75 IND
- Turnover
Brad Miller Foul
Q4 4:33 · BOS 82-75 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
