⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up 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 dragged them back level
Q2 7:07 · IND 52-52 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic lost ball turnover
Q4 4:33 · IND 89-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Thaddeus Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:11 · IND 91-98 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 10:49 · IND 3-9 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:24 · IND 7-18 BOS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q4 6:25 · IND 92-100 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:21 · IND 94-100 BOS
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:21 · IND 94-100 BOS
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · IND 96-103 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
