⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 42 from three
- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 38
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their nine
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 8:57 · IND 27-34 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 4:28 · IND 40-47 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q2 1:17 · IND 54-58 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:24 · IND 88-100 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:41 · IND 5-14 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 2:55 · IND 42-58 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 9:01 · IND 85-100 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
