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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 29 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 118 |
 Pacers | 17 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 101 |
BOSTeam statsIND| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 46-9051.1% | 16-4139.0% | 10-1952.6% | 56 | 26 | 17 |
| IND | 38-9241.3% | 8-4219.0% | 17-2277.3% | 38 | 23 | 9 |
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Boston Celtics118| 38 | 38 | 14-23 | 8-13, Season high (his best before, 7) | 2-4 | 0 | +19 | +10.7 | |||||||
| 37 | 8 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | +6 | −5.7 | |||||||
| 36 | 31 | 13-20 | 1-4 | 0 | 4-8 | 0 | +7 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | −7.2 | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +4 | +2.1 | |||||
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| 30 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-2 | +10 | +3.1 | ||||||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +4 | −0.2 | |||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −5.1 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +3 | +2.2 | |||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.4 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 118 | 46-9051.1% | 16-4139.0% | 56 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 10-1952.6% | 13 | 6 | 6 | |||
Bench 32 points on 12 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Neemias Queta and Lamar Stevens (coach’s decision).
Indiana Pacers101| 35 | 17 | 5-17 | 2-9 | 5-5 | 0 | −14 | +1.5 | |||||||
| 32 | 8 | 3-13 | 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | −5 | −5.4 | ||||||
| 31 | 15 | 6-16 | 3-10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.4 | ||||
| 30 | 12 | 5-11 | 0-5 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.2 | |||||
| 26 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 20 | 7-14 | 0-3 | 6-9 | −21 | +1.0 | ||||||||
| 23 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.1 | |||||
| 12 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +3.3 | |||||
| 9 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.7 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 101 | 38-9241.3% | 8-4219.0% | 38 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 17-2277.3% | 10 | 12 | 2 | |||
Bench 42 points on 17 for 29 shooting
Did not play: James Johnson (coach’s decision).
Celtics118Pacers101ClickTap 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.
Jayson Tatum had 38 points (24 on 8 3-pointers) and 13 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 118-101.
The Celtics took control with an 18-4 run bridging the third and fourth quarters and led by as many as 19.
Jaylen Brown scored 31 points (24 in the paint) on 13 for 20 shooting. Tatum scored 15 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter. The Celtics had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Pacers, Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points off the bench, and Aaron Nesmith went 0 for 7 from 3. Tyrese Haliburton had 17 points, 7 assists and a season-high 5 steals but shot 5 for 17.
The Celtics shot 51.1% from the field and 39.0% from 3 to the Pacers’ 41.3% and 19.0%.
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).
108 points from the field on 90 shots: 7.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-28 | 64.3% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-15 | 60.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-6 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-32 | 37.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Nesmith | 30 | 5 | 2-7 | −6 |
| Buddy Hield | 19 | 8 | 4-6 | +1 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 12 | 17 | 6-6 | +12 |
| Jalen Smith | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 9 | 3-6 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 42 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hield | 21 | 10 | 4-5 | +3 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 15 | 3 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 14 | 11 | 5-5 | +6 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 11 | 6 | 3-7 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 5 | 2-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Turner | 24 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Buddy Hield | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 10 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 8 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.
IND win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
IND
Highest Leverage Moments
Tatum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (23 PTS)
Q3 7:53
13.8%
43→30
Haliburton 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Mathurin 2 AST)
Q3 3:15
10.9%
30→40
Toppin 28' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Haliburton 6 AST)
Q3 4:41
10.1%
29→39
Hauser 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Horford 5 AST)
Q3 9:47
9.9%
47→37
Hield 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (13 PTS) (McConnell 4 AST)
Q3 0:23
9.5%
37→47
