⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 29- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 44
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
- Technical
Tony Allen Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 10:33 · BOS 48-49 IND
- Missed FT
Raef LaFrentz missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:30 · BOS 75-70 IND
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:56 · BOS 78-80 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 10:03 · BOS 2-13 IND
- Ties it
Stephen Jackson made driving dunk. Assisted by Jermaine O'Neal.
Q4 1:40 · BOS 78-78 IND
- Winner
Anthony Johnson made driving layup.
Q4 1:08 · BOS 78-80 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Traveling
Q4 4:50 · BOS 75-70 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
