⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 9:51 · BOS 18-8 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 5:50 · BOS 55-45 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 5:11 · BOS 91-70 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses technical free throw
Q3 0:16 · BOS 103-80 IND
- Technical
Robert Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:24 · BOS 130-104 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 5:21 · BOS 23-20 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Bojan Bogdanovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:43 · BOS 13-8 IND
- Technical
Thaddeus Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:00 · BOS 93-74 IND
- Technical
Nate McMillan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:16 · BOS 103-80 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
