⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers 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
- Steal
Paul Pierce stole it from Peja Stojakovic
Q4 2:43 · BOS 93-90 IND
- Lead
Paul Pierce hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 1:16 · BOS 96-94 IND
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:39 · BOS 99-96 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · BOS 93-92 IND
- Missed FT
Orien Greene misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · BOS 101-98 IND
- Missed FT
Orien Greene misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · BOS 101-98 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Ties it
Fred Jones hit a layup
Q4 1:34 · BOS 94-94 IND
- Ties it
Fred Jones hit a 20-foot jumper, Anthony Johnson with the assist
Q4 1:00 · BOS 96-96 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Foster offensive foul (Delonte West draws the foul)
Q4 4:28 · BOS 89-88 IND
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic lost ball
Q4 2:43 · BOS 93-90 IND
- Missed FT
Fred Jones misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:34 · BOS 94-94 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 1 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
