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Boston Celtics
8-2 overall · 3-2 on the road
Tue 3/30
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3-7 overall · 0-5 at home
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The Celtics rank 5th in the NBA in offensive rating (115.9), and the Pacers rank 18th in defensive rating (111.7). A good spot for the offense against a middle-of-the-pack defense.

League average is 110.9, so the Celtics are 5.0 above it. Jayson Tatum leads them with 27.1 points a game on 57.3% true shooting.

Celtics8-2
Pacers3-7
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Team vs team

Season before this game (BOS 10 games, IND 10). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

BOSIND
Scoring
115.014th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.3
110.322nd · Below avg
104.34th · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
114.218th · Average
+10.72nd · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
-3.919th · Average
Efficiency
115.95th · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
108.222nd · Below avg
106.26th · Above avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 111.0
111.718th · Average
+9.83rd · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
-3.520th · Average
98.728th
Pace
NBA avg 102.1
102.117th
Shooting
54.3%13th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
53.4%16th · Average
58.1%9th · Above avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
56.8%17th · Average
15.62nd · Top 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
12.420th · Average
37.6%6th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
32.6%25th · Below avg
0.2915th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2720th · Average
Defense
51.0%5th · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
52.9%15th · Average
8.515th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
7.225th · Below avg
4.520th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.818th · Average
Possessions
14.4%14th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.1%11th · Average
31.8%3rd · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
21.0%30th · Bottom 5
45.011th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
42.124th · Below avg
27.27th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.08th · Above avg

Recent form

Boston Celtics
WLWWW

Last 5: average margin +12.2 (season +10.7). Streak W3.

Indiana Pacers
LLLWL

Last 5: average margin -8.0 (season -3.9). Streak L1.

Key players

Boston Celtics
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jayson TatumF 27.16.07.857.3
Paul GeorgeF 20.45.24.160.0
Derrick WhiteG 12.93.35.356.1
Payton PritchardG 12.83.33.856.3
Indiana Pacers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Tyrese HaliburtonG 21.84.59.563.4
Pascal SiakamF 21.46.63.958.0
Andrew NembhardG-F 17.82.07.060.1
Obi ToppinF 13.95.41.363.1

Injury report

Boston Celtics

Nobody listed.

Indiana Pacers
Ben Sheppard G · Left Meniscus Surgery · back ~1/2 Out
Johnny Furphy G · Right ACL Repair / Surgery · back ~1/2 Out
Tyrese Haliburton G · Left Hamstring Strain · back ~11/13 Out
T.J. McConnell G · Right Hamstring Strain · back ~11/9 Questionable

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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