⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+5Q125-22
0Q225-20
-13Q38-25
-1Q424-30
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 31- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 30-12 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the third quarter
Key battles
5Offensive rebounds15
30Points off turnovers12
10Fast break points21
7Free throws made15
🏀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 cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:39 · BOS 80-92 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 7:16 · BOS 56-64 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 11 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
