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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pacers | 31 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 112 |
 Celtics | 32 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 118 |
INDTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | 35-8939.3% | 15-4632.6% | 27-2993.1% | 40 | 26 | 8 |
| BOS | 42-8251.2% | 9-2240.9% | 25-2986.2% | 45 | 24 | 11 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Boston Celtics118| 38 | 9 | 4-18 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −9.2 | ||||||
| 37 | 15 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −6.0 | |||||
| 33 | 32 | 10-19 | 4-10 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +10.6 | ||||||
| 30 | 17 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 0 | +10 | +3.5 | |||||||
| 19 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.5 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 0.0 | |||||
| 22 | 14 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +4 | +9.0 | ||||||||
| 19 | 14 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.4 | |||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.4 | |
| Team | 118 | 42-8251.2% | 9-2240.9% | 45 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 25-2986.2% | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||
Bench 39 points on 14 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Semi Ojeleye, Tremont Waters, Carsen Edwards, Grant Williams and Tacko Fall (coach’s decision).
Indiana Pacers112| 37 | 17 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 7-7 | +6 | +0.4 | ||||||||
| 37 | 24 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 9-10 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +6.3 | ||||||
| 33 | 12 | 5-17 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.6 | ||||||
| 33 | 19 | 6-10 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 0 | −4 | +5.6 | |||||||
| 23 | 6 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −5.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | −16 | −1.7 | |||||||
| 19 | 7 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 0 | −8 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 18 | 15 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +1.7 | |||
| 16 | 6 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +2 | +1.5 | ||||||
| Team | 112 | 35-8939.3% | 15-4632.6% | 40 | 26 | 8 | 22 | 27-2993.1% | 8 | 8 | 6 | |||
Bench 34 points on 11 for 28 shooting
Did not play: JaKarr Sampson (health and safety protocols); Kelan Martin and Goga Bitadze (coach’s decision).
Celtics118Pacers112ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Kemba Walker scored 32 points, and the Boston Celtics went on a 14-4 run in the third quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 118-112.
It was tied at 63 when Daniel Theis’ 14-foot jumper put the Celtics ahead for good with 10:09 left in the third quarter. He scored 7 points as they pulled away to a 77-67 lead with 7:07 left in the quarter.
The Pacers got within 98-97 on Aaron Holiday’s corner 3-pointer with 8:14 to play, but Walker answered with a 10-foot floater, and the Pacers got no closer.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Pacers 8-2. Theis scored 5 of the Celtics’ 8 on 2 for 2 shooting.
For the Pacers, Domantas Sabonis had 24 points (12 in the paint) and 9 assists, and Justin Holiday added 19 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 6 for 10 shooting.
The Celtics shot 51.2% from the field and 40.9% from 3 to the Pacers’ 39.3% and 32.6%. The Celtics’ starters were outscored 34-24 in 13 minutes together.
Boston CelticsIndiana PacersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
93 points from the field on 82 shots: 8.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-22 | 63.6% | 64% |
| In the paint | 10-17 | 58.8% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 9-21 | 42.9% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-15 | 46.7% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Holiday | 32 | 6 | 2-5 | −4 |
| Myles Turner | 8 | 13 | 4-9 | +10 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 7 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 6 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | 28 | 11 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Myles Turner | 16 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Justin Holiday | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug McDermott | 22 | 2 | 1-2 | −6 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 18 | 2 | 0-2 | −5 |
| Jeremy Lamb | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 8 | 4-9 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Turner 2' Running Layup (8 PTS) (Brogdon 2 AST)
Q1 9:44
17.9%
47→29
Tatum 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q3 0:31
14.1%
68→82
Green 2' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Williams III 4 AST)
Q4 9:21
11.5%
82→93
Lamb 14' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (6 PTS) (McConnell 3 AST)
Q4 9:06
11.5%
93→82
Theis 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Walker 6 AST)
Q4 0:36
11.4%
86→98
