⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 45 rebounds to 33
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 9:25 · IND 64-52 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley Technical Foul
Q2 3:11 · IND 41-39 BOS
- Turnover
Fred Jones Offensive Foul
Q4 0:57 · IND 98-91 BOS
- Turnover
Fred Jones Foul
Q4 0:57 · IND 98-91 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:51 · IND 2-8 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 5:50 · IND 13-24 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce Technical Foul
Q3 8:53 · IND 58-52 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Jamaal Tinsley.
Q4 4:56 · IND 86-80 BOS
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Lost Ball. Stolen by Jamaal Tinsley.
Q4 0:49 · IND 98-91 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
