⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 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 worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4 in the fourth 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 cut a 18-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:15 · BOS 80-84 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 4:03 · BOS 42-45 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 7:18 · BOS 60-66 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q4 4:07 · BOS 80-97 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley lost ball
Q4 4:28 · BOS 78-84 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 9% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
