⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 17- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:00 · BOS 67-68 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Rajon Rondo and Roy Hibbert
Q2 3:03 · BOS 41-49 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:37 · BOS 90-90 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:57 · BOS 92-96 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 5:15 · BOS 43-53 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 5:07 · BOS 94-99 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · BOS 94-101 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
