⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 56
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
Gerald Wallace stole it from Solomon Hill
Q4 0:02 · BOS 101-98 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Phil Pressey bad pass
Q4 2:49 · BOS 97-92 IND
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk lost ball turnover
Q4 1:50 · BOS 97-92 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:36 · BOS 28-26 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q2 1:44 · BOS 55-59 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 4:05 · BOS 68-73 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Solomon Hill bad pass
Q4 0:02 · BOS 101-98 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
