⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:39 · IND 61-63 BOS
- Missed FT
Peja Stojakovic misses technical free throw
Q3 5:03 · IND 64-64 BOS
- Flagrant
Jamaal Tinsley flagrant foul type 1 (Tony Allen draws the foul)
Q4 9:00 · IND 72-79 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q2 2:09 · IND 53-57 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 10:45 · IND 72-81 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 2:41 · IND 86-101 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak misses technical free throw
Q3 6:39 · IND 61-63 BOS
- Technical
Wally Szczerbiak technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:03 · IND 64-64 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
