⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of eighteen from three- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the first 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 cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:09 · IND 48-55 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q1 0:00 · IND 19-36 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Rajon Rondo flagrant foul type 1 (Danny Granger draws the foul)
Q2 2:56 · IND 23-38 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 11 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
