⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 4:28 · IND 44-34 BOS
- Lead
Paul George hit a three jumper, Monta Ellis with the assist
Q4 2:13 · IND 96-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:37 · IND 89-84 BOS
- Turnover
Monta Ellis lost ball turnover
Q4 3:08 · IND 91-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:03 · IND 24-23 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 9:37 · IND 78-82 BOS
- Ties it
Isaiah Thomas hit a three jumper
Q4 2:32 · IND 93-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jae Crowder misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:24 · IND 91-86 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
