⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their seventeen- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q4 9:15 · IND 83-62 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson Double Technical Foul. Antoine Walker gains possession.
Q3 6:07 · IND 62-53 BOS
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Double Technical Foul. Antoine Walker gains possession.
Q4 4:05 · IND 86-69 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
