⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 46
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 10:30 · BOS 92-79 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Glen Davis bad pass
Q4 3:14 · BOS 98-91 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:33 · BOS 98-93 IND
- Missed FT
Glen Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · BOS 104-99 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q2 10:03 · BOS 29-33 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 31 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
