⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of nineteen from three- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 31
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 23
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 2:11 · BOS 27-17 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 8:25 · BOS 57-46 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mickael Pietrus flagrant foul type 1 (Paul George draws the foul)
Q4 0:34 · BOS 90-80 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 8:25 · BOS 81-75 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 5% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 11 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
