⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, sixteen of 54 from three- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 48
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the fourth quarter
- Made nine threes to their sixteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:18 · BOS 31-27 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 8:57 · BOS 103-105 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:23 · BOS 5-16 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q4 7:13 · BOS 103-118 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
