⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 45 from three- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 42
- A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 3:14 · BOS 27-18 IND
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23
Q2 6:35 · BOS 55-32 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 7:57 · BOS 107-88 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 8:15 · BOS 40-32 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
