⏱️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. 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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:00 · IND 63-58 BOS
- Steal
T.J. McConnell stole it from Jayson Tatum
Q4 2:16 · IND 102-102 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam bad pass
Q4 4:43 · IND 98-95 BOS
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam lost ball turnover
Q4 2:10 · IND 102-102 BOS
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard lost ball turnover
Q4 1:29 · IND 102-102 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Ties it
Jaylen Brown hit a 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:40 · IND 102-102 BOS
- Steal
Jaylen Brown stole it from Pascal Siakam
Q4 2:10 · IND 102-102 BOS
- Winner
Derrick White hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jaylen Brown with the assist
Q4 0:45 · IND 102-105 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum offensive foul
Q4 4:30 · IND 98-95 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum turnover
Q4 4:30 · IND 98-95 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 2:16 · IND 102-102 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
