⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 26 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 11:29 · BOS 71-57 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 28
Q4 9:37 · BOS 106-78 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses technical free throw
Q1 2:55 · BOS 26-23 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 7:22 · BOS 109-88 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyrese Haliburton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:55 · BOS 26-23 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 18 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
