⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 33- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q1 7:22 · BOS 23-14 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 10:33 · BOS 60-46 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q4 11:42 · BOS 89-66 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak misses technical free throw
Q3 9:53 · BOS 52-46 IND
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 4:18 · BOS 101-75 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 1:50 · BOS 25-26 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:53 · BOS 52-46 IND
- Flagrant
Jamaal Tinsley flagrant foul type 1 (Wally Szczerbiak draws the foul)
Q4 10:04 · BOS 85-66 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 12 |
