⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 29 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 29 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 39 from three- A 18-0 run took them from 6 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 25
- Lost the glass, 47 rebounds to 62
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 20
Q2 0:00 · BOS 51-71 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q3 3:25 · BOS 78-89 IND
- Steal
Al Horford stole it from Aaron Nesmith
Q4 0:14 · BOS 112-117 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 6 down to 12 up
Q1 8:02 · BOS 11-23 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 4:01 · BOS 13-31 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29
Q2 7:39 · BOS 30-59 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard bad pass
Q4 1:07 · BOS 110-117 IND
- Turnover
Buddy Hield lost ball turnover
Q4 0:20 · BOS 110-117 IND
- Turnover
Aaron Nesmith lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · BOS 112-117 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
