⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 31
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 6:18 · BOS 48-40 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 9:29 · BOS 70-55 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 8:08 · BOS 100-82 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 0:28 · BOS 88-79 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
