⏱️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 but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse 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, 25 free throws to their fifteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 11:07 · IND 85-77 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley Double Technical Foul. Marcus Banks gains possession.
Q2 2:02 · IND 54-50 BOS
- Turnover
Al Harrington Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 3:15 · IND 91-87 BOS
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:03 · IND 99-98 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 5:37 · IND 26-21 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 10:59 · IND 45-40 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Lost Ball. Stolen by Ron Artest.
Q4 2:32 · IND 94-89 BOS
- Turnover
Walter McCarty Bad Pass. Stolen by Fred Jones.
Q4 0:01 · IND 99-98 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
