⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 36 from three- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 50
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 64
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 9:54 · BOS 50-33 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 1:40 · BOS 127-120 IND
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis lost ball turnover
Q4 0:51 · BOS 127-124 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Steal
Buddy Hield stole it from Kristaps Porzingis
Q4 0:51 · BOS 127-124 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:28 · BOS 127-124 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Assists | 33 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
