⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 38
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 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:56 · IND 49-50 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 0:29 · IND 72-69 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Miller Technical Foul
Q3 12:00 · IND 41-46 BOS
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul
Q4 3:47 · IND 89-76 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 0:41 · IND 41-50 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 6:43 · IND 55-62 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
