⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+7Q125-21
-11Q213-25
-8Q314-24
+5Q423-20
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 28-9 off them- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 46
Key battles
5Steals19
9Points off turnovers28
10Offensive rebounds4
26Turnovers13
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce Technical Foul
Q1 6:03 · BOS 15-12 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 7:03 · BOS 33-34 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 19 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
