⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 4 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 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4 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 took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 9:31 · IND 13-8 BOS
- Steal
Tyreke Evans stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 0:11 · IND 103-109 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4
Q4 0:55 · IND 106-110 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Cory Joseph flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:45 · IND 82-81 BOS
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
Q4 3:35 · IND 85-92 BOS
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:11 · IND 103-109 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 10:19 · IND 25-34 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:05 · IND 65-64 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 5:08 · IND 85-94 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 0:11 · IND 103-109 BOS
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · IND 103-110 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
