⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 5:28 · BOS 15-17 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 3:25 · BOS 61-69 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Jamaal Tinsley.
Q4 1:54 · BOS 80-85 IND
- Turnover
Marcus Banks Lost Ball. Stolen by Jamaal Tinsley.
Q4 0:15 · BOS 82-88 IND
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Bad Pass
Q4 0:09 · BOS 82-88 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:42 · BOS 5-13 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dale Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · BOS 80-85 IND
- Missed FT
Dale Davis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · BOS 80-85 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Bad Pass. Stolen by Ricky Davis.
Q4 0:11 · BOS 82-88 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 16 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
