⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 26 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 28 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 27-19 off them- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 36
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 43
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:34 · BOS 26-20 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q2 4:39 · BOS 51-26 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kendrick Perkins Flagrant Foul Type 1. His 2nd Personal Foul.
Q4 3:43 · BOS 99-75 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 21
Q4 11:41 · BOS 86-65 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 4:05 · BOS 99-81 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Miller Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 3:06 · BOS 50-26 IND
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:43 · BOS 99-75 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
