⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 1:00 · BOS 29-18 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 2:05 · BOS 50-37 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 8:07 · BOS 59-51 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
