⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 24 from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:17 · BOS 21-28 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 9:30 · BOS 60-64 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 5:39 · BOS 73-79 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul George technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:11 · BOS 68-73 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
