⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 38
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q2 2:43 · BOS 36-55 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford offensive foul
Q4 3:34 · BOS 85-86 IND
- Turnover
Al Horford turnover
Q4 3:34 · BOS 85-86 IND
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:32 · BOS 86-91 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 4:10 · BOS 16-32 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 9:17 · BOS 22-44 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 4:29 · BOS 86-93 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses technical free throw
Q4 7:54 · BOS 78-80 IND
- Missed FT
Myles Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · BOS 89-94 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 8 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 21 | Blocks | 20 |
