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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 41 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 104 |
 Pacers | 28 | 33 | 12 | 23 | 96 |
BOSTeam statsIND| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 38-8146.9% | 15-3444.1% | 13-2259.1% | 45 | 23 | 13 |
| IND | 34-8142.0% | 11-3036.7% | 17-2373.9% | 40 | 20 | 9 |
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 Celtics104| 37 | 19 | 7-19 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | +10 | +1.5 | |||||||
| 36 | 16 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 1-2 | +13 | +2.6 | ||||||||
| 35 | 23 | 8-9 | 4-5 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +5.0 | ||||||
| 33 | 18 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −3.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −6.1 | |||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +2.5 | |||||
| 18 | 9 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 0 | −6 | −2.1 | |||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.9 | |||
| Team | 104 | 38-8146.9% | 15-3444.1% | 45 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 13-2259.1% | 9 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 26 points on 8 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Semi Ojeleye, Brad Wanamaker, Robert Williams III and Guerschon Yabusele (coach’s decision).
Indiana Pacers96| 40 | 15 | 6-17 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 0 | −12 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 37 | 11 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 1-4 | −1 | −0.7 | ||||||||
| 32 | 11 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.2 | |||||
| 29 | 13 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 26 | 10 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −5.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 12 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 5-6 | +3 | +3.5 | ||||||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.2 | |||||
| 22 | 19 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +5.6 | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.9 | ||
| Team | 96 | 34-8142.0% | 11-3036.7% | 40 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 17-2373.9% | 8 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 36 points on 11 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Kyle O'Quinn, T.J. Leaf, Aaron Holiday and Edmond Sumner (coach’s decision).
Celtics104Pacers96ClickTap 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.
Jaylen Brown scored 23 points (12 in the first quarter), and the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 104-96 for a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.
Kyrie Irving’s 3-pointer put the Celtics ahead for good with 3:56 left in the third quarter.
The Pacers got within 88-87 on Wesley Matthews’ 3 free throws with 6:05 to play, but Irving answered with a driving layup, and the Pacers got no closer than 91-89.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Pacers 7-0. Al Horford scored 5 of the Celtics’ 7 on 2 for 2 shooting.
For the Pacers, Tyreke Evans scored 19 points (12 in the second quarter) on 6 for 10 shooting off the bench. The Pacers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Celtics shot 46.9% from the field and 44.1% from 3 to the Pacers’ 42.0% and 36.7%. The Pacers’ starters were outscored 52-41 in 22 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).
91 points from the field on 81 shots: 11.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 8-12 | 66.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 3-9 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 12-26 | 46.2% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-10 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-24 | 41.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Collison | 25 | 8 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 11 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Thaddeus Young | 8 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Myles Turner | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 10 | 4-4 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Matthews | 37 | 5 | 2-7 | −8 |
| Cory Joseph | 16 | 4 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Thaddeus Young | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Darren Collison | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 9 | 3-10 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 28 | 8 | 4-5 | +1 |
| Darren Collison | 10 | 2 | 1-5 | 0 |
| Thaddeus Young | 7 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Wesley Matthews | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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
Irving 16' Driving Floating Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q4 4:17
13.5%
40→27
Horford 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Irving 9 AST)
Q4 3:32
13.1%
24→11
Irving 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Horford 3 AST)
Q3 3:56
12.5%
53→40
Tatum 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Horford 4 AST)
Q3 0:21
10.5%
37→27
Evans 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (18 PTS)
Q4 11:28
10.5%
27→37
