⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 21
- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 25
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
- Steal
Anthony Johnson stole it from Paul Pierce
Q4 0:39 · IND 115-112 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Peja Stojakovic misses technical free throw
Q2 0:15 · IND 61-61 BOS
- Turnover
Austin Croshere bad pass
Q4 1:17 · IND 115-110 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from Austin Croshere
Q4 1:17 · IND 115-110 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:04 · IND 115-112 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q2 11:30 · IND 40-35 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 0:39 · IND 115-112 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
