⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 35 from three
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:37 · IND 35-36 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 1:16 · IND 61-56 BOS
- Winner
Pascal Siakam hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 0:06 · IND 98-96 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:21 · IND 94-91 BOS
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam lost ball turnover
Q4 2:24 · IND 96-91 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:02 · IND 17-24 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 3:53 · IND 51-56 BOS
- Ties it
Derrick White hit a 6-foot two point shot
Q4 0:29 · IND 96-96 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Neemias Queta misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:40 · IND 94-90 BOS
- Turnover
Derrick White bad pass turnover
Q4 2:32 · IND 96-91 BOS
📊The numbers
| IND | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
