⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26 in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, 21 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q2 0:59 · BOS 56-30 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Eddie House flagrant foul type 1 (Danny Granger draws the foul)
Q2 11:36 · BOS 29-17 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q3 9:56 · BOS 56-39 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
