He Game 1 belonging Eastern Conference Finals The decision was made in extra time in favor of Boston Celtics 133-128 o Indiana Pacers in a contest where the visitors were more accurate, but the TD Garden players were effective at key moments and took a 1-0 lead in the best of seven series.
That’s three keys to success belonging Celtics in that Game 1.
1.- Triple and steal by Jaylen Brown. Celtics They were down three points in the fourth quarter when Brown took the ball and hit a 3-pointer from the left wing to send the game into overtime.
The guard later stole the ball away from the Pacers, who had begun their offense, on a feed from Jayson Tatum, who extended the lead that coach Joe Mazzulla’s team would not relinquish.
2.- Pacers lose the ball. Although Boston’s defense in the paint wasn’t very strong, it did apply pressure all over the court, resulting in Indiana committing 21 turnovers (to the Celtics’ 14).
To this must be added 11 interceptions of the ball Celtics through Tatum, Brown and Jrue Holiday, each with three; Derrick White provided the other two.
3.- Offensive rebounds and a few fouls in the paint. Boston dominated offensively, outscoring their opponents 13–10, while their defensive performance was clean. Indiana only went to the free throw line 5 times, scoring 9 points, while Boston stood at the free throw line and made 30 attempts, of which they made 24.
Although the Celtics’ 3-point shooting wasn’t efficient, going 15 of 45 (33.3%), having the ball in key moments and knowing how best to end overtime was enough to take the lead in the East finals.
Game two is Thursday at TD Garden at 6 p.m. CT.
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