⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 2:41 · IND 24-20 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lavoy Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · IND 99-91 BOS
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · IND 99-93 BOS
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · IND 99-93 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:33 · IND 4-11 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q4 0:55 · IND 103-98 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Smart bad pass
Q4 4:54 · IND 82-79 BOS
- Turnover
Marcus Smart lost ball turnover
Q4 3:58 · IND 86-81 BOS
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:45 · IND 86-81 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
