⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16 in the fourth quarter
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 8:00 · IND 50-36 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q3 10:55 · IND 74-45 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul
Q2 8:00 · IND 41-35 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:25 · IND 23-24 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16
Q4 10:44 · IND 92-76 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Chucky Atkins Technical Foul
Q2 0:43 · IND 63-43 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
