⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the third 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Posey bad pass
Q4 0:42 · IND 83-90 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:22 · IND 60-58 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q3 0:22 · IND 67-77 BOS
- Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from James Posey
Q4 0:42 · IND 83-90 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
