⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 22
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second 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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:33 · IND 18-15 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 8:30 · IND 38-24 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 9:15 · IND 64-41 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q3 4:09 · IND 73-52 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
