⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:29 · BOS 12-6 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 6:32 · BOS 60-48 IND
- Lead
Jaylen Brown hit a 6-foot two point shot
OT 3:58 · BOS 91-89 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:26 · BOS 81-81 IND
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 0:35 · BOS 98-95 IND
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:04 · BOS 98-95 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:56 · BOS 71-68 IND
- Go-ahead
Lance Stephenson hit a 30-foot threeer
Q4 1:34 · BOS 83-84 IND
- Ties it
Justin Holiday hit a 3-foot dunk, Domantas Sabonis with the assist
OT 2:54 · BOS 91-91 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Lance Stephenson flagrant foul type 1
Q4 9:25 · BOS 71-68 IND
- Turnover
Torrey Craig bad pass
OT 0:01 · BOS 101-98 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
