⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 40 from three
- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their eighteen
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 56
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 2:25 · IND 85-74 BOS
- Winner
Tyrese Haliburton hit a 27-foot threeer
Q4 1:33 · IND 108-105 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 1:33 · IND 114-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Aaron Nesmith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · IND 114-107 BOS
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · IND 115-109 BOS
- Missed FT
Bruce Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · IND 117-112 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 3:12 · IND 46-55 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:04 · IND 85-83 BOS
- Ties it
Jayson Tatum hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 1:57 · IND 105-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick White bad pass
Q4 0:47 · IND 112-105 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 0:05 · IND 117-112 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 0:04 · IND 119-112 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
