⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 42
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:52 · IND 48-50 BOS
- Lead
Ron Artest made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:20 · IND 88-86 BOS
- Winner
Ron Artest made Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 1:07 · IND 89-88 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Hardaway Bad Pass. Stolen by Walter McCarty.
Q4 3:00 · IND 86-86 BOS
- Turnover
Ron Artest Lost Ball. Stolen by Antoine Walker.
OT 3:24 · IND 88-88 BOS
- Turnover
Ron Artest Bad Pass. Stolen by Antoine Walker.
OT 3:02 · IND 88-88 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 4:37 · IND 38-48 BOS
- Ties it
Antoine Walker made Layup. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Q4 2:01 · IND 88-88 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Delk Bad Pass. Stolen by Ron Mercer.
OT 4:37 · IND 88-88 BOS
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Ron Artest.
OT 3:20 · IND 88-88 BOS
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 1:58 · IND 88-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
