⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 twenty threes to their five- They went cold, five of 37 from three
- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their twelve
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 52 points in the paint to 70
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 10:34 · BOS 18-6 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 32
Q3 11:20 · BOS 87-55 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 39-point lead to 48
Q4 9:16 · BOS 126-78 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 20 | Threes made | 5 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
