⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 26- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 24-8 off them
- Lost the glass, 18 rebounds to 29
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
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:07 · IND 82-89 BOS
- Flagrant
Jamaal Tinsley flagrant foul type 1 (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)
Q4 1:45 · IND 84-93 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses technical free throw
Q2 8:07 · IND 33-33 BOS
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:45 · IND 84-93 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 76 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
