⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better 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 five- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fourteen
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 68
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 5:31 · IND 59-44 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · IND 111-112 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Ties it
Jrue Holiday hit a driving layup, Jayson Tatum with the assist
Q4 0:38 · IND 111-111 BOS
- Winner
Jrue Holiday hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:38 · IND 111-112 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 1:12 · IND 111-114 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Derrick White flagrant foul type 1
Q2 7:59 · IND 41-37 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 16 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 12 |
