⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
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
Q2 6:37 · BOS 36-23 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q1 6:24 · BOS 6-9 IND
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q2 4:39 · BOS 36-25 IND
- Flagrant
Kevin Garnett flagrant foul type 2 (Tyler Hansbrough draws the foul)
Q4 8:23 · BOS 78-55 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:13 · BOS 68-51 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
