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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 32 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 114 |
 Pacers | 31 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 111 |
BOSTeam statsIND| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 39-8347.0% | 16-4634.8% | 20-2676.9% | 36 | 24 | 7 |
| IND | 46-9150.5% | 5-2222.7% | 14-14100.0% | 43 | 32 | 11 |
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Boston Celtics114| 44 | 36 | 12-23 | 5-10 | 0 | 7-11 | +9 | +11.5 | |||||||
| 38 | 14 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 5-5 | +6 | +0.3 | ||||||||
| 38 | 24 | 10-18 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 0 | −1 | −0.2 | |||||||
| 35 | 13 | 3-11 | 2-8 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +4 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 35 | 23 | 8-14 | 7-12 | 0 | 0-0 | +5 | +6.9 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.0 | |||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −6.0 | |||
| 13 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −2.1 | |||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.9 | ||||
| Team | 114 | 39-8347.0% | 16-4634.8% | 36 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 20-2676.9% | 7 | 7 | 12 | |||
Bench 4 points on 2 for 7 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Walsh, Jaden Springer, Neemias Queta and Svi Mykhailiuk (coach’s decision).
Indiana Pacers111| 39 | 32 | 12-21 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +9.0 | |||||
| 39 | 22 | 9-16 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.7 | ||||||
| 36 | 22 | 9-18 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 0 | −13 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 34 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −4.6 | |||||||
| 26 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −7.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 23 | 10-17 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −1 | +9.0 | |||||||
| 23 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −4.5 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −0.7 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +2.1 | |||||
| Team | 111 | 46-9150.5% | 5-2222.7% | 43 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 14-14100.0% | 9 | 4 | 1 | |||
Bench 31 points on 14 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Kendall Brown, Jalen Smith, Jarace Walker and James Johnson (coach’s decision).
Celtics114Pacers111ClickTap 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 36 points (15 in the first quarter) and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics rallied from 18 points down in the second quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 114-111 for a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
The Celtics trailed 64-46 with 2:43 left in the second quarter and 69-57 at halftime. They were still down 107-99 with 3:06 left in the fourth quarter, with a 4.3% chance to win, and outscored the Pacers 15-4 the rest of the way.
The Pacers had the ball down 1 with 7.6 seconds left, but Jrue Holiday stole the ball from Andrew Nembhard, lifting the Celtics’ chance to win from 80% to 86%. A basket would have put the Pacers ahead. They had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Aaron Nesmith missed a fadeaway 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Celtics 10-8. Nembhard scored 7 of the Pacers’ 10 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Jaylen Brown scored 24 points (16 in the paint), and Al Horford added 23 points and 3 blocks. The Celtics had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pacers, Nembhard had 32 points and 9 assists, and T.J. McConnell added 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists off the bench. Pascal Siakam had 22 points and 6 assists. Myles Turner had 22 points and 10 rebounds. The Pacers had 4 20-point scorers.
The Celtics shot 47.0% from the field and 34.8% from 3 to the Pacers’ 50.5% and 22.7%. The Pacers forced 8 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Celtics 68-40 in the paint. The Celtics scored the last 8 points of the game. The Pacers’ starters were outscored 47-37 in 16 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. The Celtics’ chance bottomed out at 4.3% (4th quarter, 3:06 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
94 points from the field on 82 shots: 4.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-18 | 77.8% | 66% |
| In the paint | 6-13 | 46.2% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-6 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-39 | 33.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Nesmith | 48 | 17 | 6-9 | −1 |
| Obi Toppin | 11 | 8 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Myles Turner | 8 | 8 | 2-4 | +5 |
| T.J. McConnell | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 7 | 3-8 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 42 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Nembhard | 22 | 7 | 3-5 | −1 |
| Pascal Siakam | 18 | 4 | 2-3 | −3 |
| Ben Sheppard | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Obi Toppin | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 11 | 4-9 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Turner | 27 | 9 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Pascal Siakam | 11 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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
Holiday 4' Driving Layup (11 PTS) (Tatum 8 AST)
Q4 0:39
20.1%
73→53
Horford 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Tatum 7 AST)
Q4 1:12
20.1%
93→73
Holiday Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
Q4 0:39
15.3%
53→37
Nembhard 3PT Jump Shot (30 PTS) (Siakam 6 AST)
Q4 3:56
14.4%
77→92
McConnell 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Nembhard 9 AST)
Q4 3:06
13.9%
82→96
