⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 39
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
James Jones Flagrant Foul Type 1. His 2nd Personal Foul.
Q4 6:52 · IND 66-90 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:26 · IND 13-23 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 7:31 · IND 56-70 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q4 7:41 · IND 66-94 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 27% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
