⏱️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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 48 points inside to 32- Made nine threes to their fifteen
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:14 · BOS 19-20 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daniel Theis misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q1 8:54 · BOS 3-12 IND
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:10 · BOS 112-109 IND
- Missed FT
Robert Williams III misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · BOS 118-112 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 11:15 · BOS 2-12 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:06 · BOS 98-97 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Domantas Sabonis flagrant foul type 1
Q1 8:54 · BOS 2-12 IND
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon turnover
Q4 4:19 · BOS 108-101 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
