⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 24
A 12-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 13 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 2:33 · IND 29-17 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 8:56 · IND 62-45 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 7:50 · IND 87-65 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 13
Q4 4:16 · IND 92-79 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Eddie House technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:08 · IND 66-56 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
