Game ID: 42300303
Boston Celtics @ Indiana Pacers
Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
IND 31 38 21 21 111BOS 32 25 24 33 114
BOS @ IND ScoutingBOS @ IND Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
IND availability going into 5/17 · 2 days' restBACK Smith back 5/12 after 6, 7 min since (46% of 16)
IND availability going into 5/19 · 1 day's restBACK Smith back 5/12 after 6, 6 min since (38% of 16)
IND availability going into 5/21 · 1 day's restBACK Smith back 5/12 after 6, 6 min since (38% of 16)
NEW Sheppard 16 to 21 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 5/23 · 1 day's restBACK Smith back 5/12 after 6, 5 min since (30% of 16)
NEW Sheppard 16 to 21 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 5/25 · 1 day's restNEW Nembhard 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Sheppard 16 to 22 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 5/27 · 1 day's restNEW Turner 28 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Nembhard 26 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Sheppard 16 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 5/13 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 4 since 5/01, out tonight
BACK Tillman back 5/01 after 4, 8 min since (69% of 12)
BACK Queta back 5/07 after 5, 4 min since (36% of 11)
BOS availability going into 5/15 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 5 since 5/01, out tonight
OUT Tillman missed 2 since 5/11, out tonight
OUT Queta missed 2 since 5/11, out tonight
BOS availability going into 5/21 · 5 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 6 since 5/01, out tonight
OUT Tillman missed 3 since 5/11, out tonight
OUT Queta missed 3 since 5/11, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 5/13, out tonight
BOS availability going into 5/23 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 7 since 5/01, out tonight
OUT Tillman missed 4 since 5/11, returns tonight: 3 min (26% of 12)
OUT Queta missed 4 since 5/11, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 3 since 5/13, returns tonight: 12 min (116% of 10)
NEW Tatum 37 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 34 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Horford 28 to 34 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 5/25 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 8 since 5/01, out tonight
OUT Queta missed 5 since 5/11, out tonight
BACK Tillman back 5/23 after 4, 3 min since (26% of 12)
BACK Brissett back 5/23 after 3, 12 min since (116% of 10)
NEW Tatum 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Brown 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 34 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Horford 28 to 33 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 5/27 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 9 since 5/01, out tonight
OUT Queta missed 6 since 5/11, out tonight
BACK Tillman back 5/23 after 4, 8 min since (66% of 12)
BACK Brissett back 5/23 after 3, 10 min since (100% of 10)
NEW Tatum 37 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 34 to 41 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 6/06 · 9 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 10 since 5/01, returns tonight: 21 min (71% of 29)
OUT Kornet missed 2 since 5/25, returns tonight: 3 min (22% of 15)
OUT Queta missed 7 since 5/11, out tonight
BACK Tillman back 5/23 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 12)
BACK Brissett back 5/23 after 3, 10 min since (100% of 10)
NEW Tatum 37 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Brown 34 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 34 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW White 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Horford 28 to 35 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 6/09 · 2 days' restOUT Queta missed 8 since 5/11, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 6/06 after 10, 21 min since (71% of 29)
BACK Kornet back 6/06 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
BACK Tillman back 5/23 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 12)
BACK Brissett back 5/23 after 3, 8 min since (75% of 10)
NEW Tatum 37 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW Brown 34 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW White 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Horford 28 to 34 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 6/12 · 2 days' restOUT Tillman missed 2 since 6/06, returns tonight: 11 min (91% of 12)
OUT Queta missed 9 since 5/11, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 6/06 after 10, 22 min since (76% of 29)
BACK Kornet back 6/06 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
BACK Brissett back 5/23 after 3, 8 min since (75% of 10)
NEW Tatum 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Brown 34 to 40 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 54 percent and 41 from three, 15 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Haliburton at 18 a game. One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Porziņģis (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Indiana minus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 106 a night to Indiana's 118. Call it Boston 117, Indiana 114, Indiana keeping it close.
5/17 vs NYK 116-103 — IND notes
IND won 116-103. IND shot 54% (49 of 91) to NYK's 44%, 9 of 26 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NYK's 26. The glass went 47-35 for them. Siakam led with 25 (11 of 21); Turner added 17, Nembhard 15. The hinge was Q2, 32-21: IND came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 23. Nesmith was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
5/19 @ NYK 130-109 — IND notes
IND won 130-109. IND shot 67% (53 of 79) to NYK's 42%, 13 of 24 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NYK's 27. Haliburton led with 26 (10 of 17, 6 of 12 from three); Siakam added 20, Nembhard 20. The hinge was Q1, 39-27: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Haliburton was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
5/21 @ BOS 128-133 — IND notes
IND lost 128-133 in 1 overtime. IND shot 54% (53 of 99) to BOS's 47%, 13 of 35 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 23 fouls committed. IND turned it over 21 times to BOS's 14, and BOS turned those into 11 steals. Haliburton led with 25 (8 of 18, 6 of 14 from three); Siakam added 24, Turner 23. Q2 was theirs, 33-30, the deficit cut from 3 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 103-95 against them.
5/23 @ BOS 110-126 — IND notes
IND lost 110-126. IND shot 52% (44 of 84) to BOS's 53%, 11 of 29 from three. IND turned it over 16 times to BOS's 10, and BOS turned those into 9 steals. Siakam led with 28 (13 of 17); Nembhard added 16, Toppin 11. Q1 was theirs, 27-25, but the other 3 periods went 101-83 against them. McConnell's -18 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/25 vs BOS 111-114 — IND notes
IND lost 111-114. IND took 8 more shots (91 to 83), but shot 51% to BOS's 47%, 5 of 22 from three, and got to the line 14 times to BOS's 26. Nembhard led with 32 (12 of 21, 4 of 7 from three); McConnell added 23, Turner 22. Q2 was theirs, 38-25, turning a 1-point deficit into a 12-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-73 against them. They led by as many as 18. Siakam's -13 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
5/27 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 55 percent and 38 from three, 14 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Haliburton at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 31 and Brown at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Porziņģis (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Boston takes 22 free throws a game to Indiana's 14 and the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to Indiana's 117. Call it Boston 117, Indiana 116, Indiana keeping it close.
5/13 @ CLE 109-102 — BOS notes
BOS won 109-102. BOS shot 49% (38 of 78) to CLE's 44%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 24 times to CLE's 7 — 21 points from the stripe to their 5. BOS turned it over 14 times to CLE's 7, and CLE turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 48-32 for them. Tatum led with 33 (11 of 25, 2 of 8 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Brown added 27, Holiday 16. The hinge was Q1, 37-30: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
5/15 vs CLE 113-98 — BOS notes
BOS won 113-98. BOS shot 52% (42 of 80) to CLE's 48%, 19 of 43 from three. The glass went 43-28 for them. Tatum led with 25 (9 of 16, 3 of 7 from three); Horford added 22, White 18. The hinge was Q4, 28-20: a lead of 7 became 15. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
5/21 vs IND 133-128 — BOS notes
BOS won 133-128 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 47% (47 of 99) to IND's 54%, 15 of 45 from three, and went to the line 30 times to IND's 10 — 24 points from the stripe to their 9. BOS turned it over 14 times to IND's 21. Tatum led with 36 (12 of 26, 2 of 8 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Holiday added 28, Brown 26. The hinge was OT1, 16-11: from level to 5 ahead. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
5/23 vs IND 126-110 — BOS notes
BOS won 126-110. BOS shot 53% (47 of 88) to IND's 52%, 15 of 37 from three. BOS turned it over 10 times to IND's 16. Brown led with 40 (14 of 27, 4 of 10 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Tatum added 23, White 23. The hinge was Q2, 32-24: BOS came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 6, and the lead reached 20. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
5/25 @ IND 114-111 — BOS notes
BOS won 114-111. BOS shot 47% (39 of 83) to IND's 51%, 16 of 46 from three, and went to the line 26 times to IND's 14 — 20 points from the stripe to their 14. Tatum led with 36 (12 of 23, 5 of 10 from three, 7 of 11 at the line); Brown added 24, Horford 23. The hinge was Q4, 33-21: BOS came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 3. BOS trailed 57-69 at the half and won the second half 57-42. Tillman was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
5/27 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 55 percent and 38 from three, 14 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Haliburton at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 31 and Brown at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Porziņģis (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Boston takes 22 free throws a game to Indiana's 14 and the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to Indiana's 117. Call it Boston 117, Indiana 116, Indiana keeping it close.
6/06 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (10 straight). 9 days' rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Irving at 27 a game. Without Hardaway Jr. (3 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 115, Dallas 111, Dallas keeping it close.
6/09 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 27 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Irving at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 115, Dallas 109.
6/12 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Irving at 23 a game. 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 13 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 111, Dallas 109, Dallas keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
OB O. Brissett
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
XT X. Tillman
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BS B. Sheppard
DM D. McDermott
IJ I. Jackson
MT M. Turner
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TM T. McConnell
BOS/IND the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur