⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 27 from three
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 1 down to 9 up
Q1 7:18 · IND 22-13 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 11:44 · IND 53-52 BOS
- Steal
Monta Ellis stole it from Avery Bradley
Q4 1:39 · IND 93-97 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 2:23 · IND 91-95 BOS
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · IND 93-97 BOS
- Turnover
Myles Turner lost ball turnover
Q4 1:04 · IND 94-99 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:07 · IND 38-35 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 2:53 · IND 45-48 BOS
- Steal
Avery Bradley stole it from Myles Turner
Q4 1:04 · IND 94-99 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Avery Bradley bad pass
Q4 1:39 · IND 93-97 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
