⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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 Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 31
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 3:46 · IND 50-40 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 4:03 · IND 76-56 BOS
- Steal
Jamaal Tinsley stole it from Gerald Green
Q4 0:05 · IND 103-96 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:17 · IND 95-87 BOS
- Missed FT
Rawle Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · IND 99-93 BOS
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · IND 100-96 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Green misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:32 · IND 99-91 BOS
- Turnover
Gerald Green lost ball
Q4 0:05 · IND 103-96 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 0 | Threes made | 3 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
