⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their eleven- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39
- A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 5:06 · BOS 26-13 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28
Q2 4:02 · BOS 65-37 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 23 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
