⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul George technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:37 · IND 75-84 BOS
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 4:37 · IND 83-89 BOS
- Missed FT
C.J. Miles misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:16 · IND 100-105 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 10:59 · IND 31-39 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 1:09 · IND 42-53 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 9:14 · IND 49-65 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Avery Bradley technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 2:13 · IND 24-22 BOS
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · IND 97-103 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
