⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth 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
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 28
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 2:46 · BOS 26-30 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:50 · BOS 68-74 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 2:59 · BOS 101-91 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hugo Gonzalez bad pass turnover
Q4 4:17 · BOS 89-88 IND
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown bad pass turnover
Q4 1:43 · BOS 98-91 IND
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · BOS 98-91 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 5:37 · BOS 18-30 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 0:52 · BOS 26-38 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 3:42 · BOS 41-61 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Nembhard technical foul
Q3 4:22 · BOS 64-74 IND
- Turnover
Quenton Jackson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:15 · BOS 89-88 IND
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard lost ball turnover
Q4 2:13 · BOS 96-91 IND
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
