⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of sixteen from three
Key battles
🏀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
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Turnover
Q4 4:22 · BOS 89-81 IND
- Missed FT
Kendrick Perkins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:03 · BOS 89-81 IND
- Missed FT
Kendrick Perkins missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:03 · BOS 89-81 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:20 · BOS 84-81 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddie Gill Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 4:35 · BOS 89-81 IND
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson Lost Ball. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
Q4 3:54 · BOS 89-81 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
