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Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 30 Oct 2024
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 135-132 (OT)
35-31 32-26 33-29 24-38 11-8
Position#5
Record1-3
FormLWLLL
Points / game110.5
Allowed / game117.2
vs
Position#3
Record4-0
FormWWWWW
Points / game124.2
Allowed / game109.2
USANBA· Gainbridge Fieldhouse
NBA2024-25
Meetings · Indiana Pacers v Boston Celtics
30 Mar 2027
IND v BOS
upcoming
02 Mar 2027
IND v BOS
upcoming
12 Jan 2026
IND98
BOS96
26 Dec 2025
IND122
BOS140
30 Oct 2024
IND135
BOS132
27 May 2024
IND102
BOS105
25 May 2024
IND111
BOS114
08 Jan 2024
IND133
BOS131
06 Jan 2024
IND101
BOS118
23 Feb 2023
IND138
BOS142
27 Feb 2022
IND128
BOS107
12 Jan 2022
IND100
BOS119
29 Dec 2020
IND111
BOS116
27 Dec 2020
IND108
BOS107
10 Mar 2020
IND111
BOS114
11 Dec 2019
IND122
BOS117
21 Apr 2019
IND106
BOS110
19 Apr 2019
IND96
BOS104
05 Apr 2019
IND97
BOS117
03 Nov 2018
IND102
BOS101
18 Dec 2017
IND111
BOS112
25 Nov 2017
IND98
BOS108
22 Dec 2016
IND102
BOS109
12 Nov 2016
IND99
BOS105
15 Mar 2016
IND103
BOS98
04 Nov 2015
IND100
BOS98
14 Mar 2015
IND89
BOS93
09 Jan 2015
IND107
BOS103
11 Mar 2014
IND94
BOS83
22 Dec 2013
IND106
BOS79
06 Mar 2013
IND81
BOS83
07 Apr 2012
IND72
BOS86
14 Jan 2012
IND97
BOS83
28 Mar 2011
IND107
BOS100
28 Dec 2010
IND83
BOS95
14 Nov 2009
IND113
BOS104
07 Dec 2008
IND117
BOS122
01 Nov 2008
IND95
BOS79
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Indiana Pacers winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Boston Celtics winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Indiana PacersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormPacers
Date
Competition
New York Knicks
#5
W
116-103
116
103
+13
118avg 115
H18/05
NBA
New York Knicks
#5
W
130-109
130
109
+21
134avg 115
A19/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
L
128-133 OT
128
133
-5
128avg 115
A22/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
L
110-126
110
126
-16
101avg 115
A24/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
L
111-114
111
114
-3
110avg 115
H26/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
L
102-105
102
105
-3
96avg 115
H28/05
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#14
W
115-109
115
109
+6
114avg 115
A23/10
NBA
New York Knicks
#6
L
98-123
98
123
-25
90avg 115
A25/10
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#26
L
114-118 OT
114
118
-4
104avg 115
H27/10
NBA
Orlando Magic
#15
L
115-119
115
119
-4
105avg 115
A28/10
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
29-30
32-21
27-24
28-28
39-27
31-28
31-29
29-25
31-34
33-30
29-30
24-23
27-25
24-32
29-36
30-33
31-32
38-25
21-24
21-33
27-29
30-29
26-22
19-25
25-31
24-27
33-32
33-19
24-25
21-36
19-34
34-28
23-28
35-24
20-27
27-26
36-35
23-36
39-22
17-26
229.8Avg total
113.9Scored
115.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)110.5117.2227.8-6.825%
Season at home (1)114.0118.0232.0-4.00%
Season away (3)109.3117.0226.3-7.733%
Last 10 (10)113.9115.9229.8-2.030%
Last 5 (5)108.8114.8223.6-6.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)115.4118.0233.4-2.620%
vs Similar (19)113.6111.8225.5+1.858%
vs Weaker (6)125.7117.8243.5+7.850%
This opponent (Boston Celtics) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Boston CelticsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormCeltics
Date
Competition
Indiana Pacers
#17
W
105-102
105
102
+3
95avg 113
A28/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
W
107-89
107
89
+18
102avg 113
H07/06
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
W
105-98
105
98
+7
102avg 113
H10/06
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
W
106-99
106
99
+7
100avg 113
A13/06
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
L
84-122
84
122
-38
67avg 113
A15/06
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
W
106-88
106
88
+18
101avg 113
H18/06
NBA
New York Knicks
#6
W
132-109
132
109
+23
127avg 113
H22/10
NBA
Washington Wizards
#29
W
122-102
122
102
+20
113avg 113
A24/10
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#14
W
124-118
124
118
+6
106avg 113
A26/10
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#13
W
119-108
119
108
+11
110avg 113
H28/10
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
29-27
29-30
22-26
25-19
37-20
26-22
23-24
21-23
25-28
29-23
29-23
22-24
30-31
20-20
35-19
21-29
21-34
14-27
25-31
24-30
28-18
39-28
19-21
20-21
43-24
31-31
39-32
19-22
33-32
31-22
34-19
24-29
42-31
31-31
21-31
30-25
28-29
25-27
37-26
29-26
214.5Avg total
111.0Scored
103.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)124.2109.2233.5+15.0100%
Season at home (2)125.5108.5234.0+17.0100%
Season away (2)123.0110.0233.0+13.0100%
Last 10 (10)111.0103.5214.5+7.590%
Last 5 (5)120.6105.0225.6+15.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (1)135.0100.0235.0+35.0100%
vs Weaker ◀ (29)112.1103.4215.6+8.783%
This opponent (Indiana Pacers) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-5-3+0+3+5Q1Q1: -0.4-0.4Q1: +4.2+4.2Q2Q2: +0.3+0.3Q2: +1.4+1.4Q3Q3: -0.6-0.6Q3: +3.2+3.2Q4Q4: -0.4-0.4Q4: -1.3-1.3
-5-3+0+3+5Q1Q1: -0.4-0.4Q1: +4.2+4.2Q2Q2: +0.3+0.3Q2: +1.4+1.4Q3Q3: -0.6-0.6Q3: +3.2+3.2Q4Q4: -0.4-0.4Q4: -1.3-1.3
Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Indiana PacersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
New York Knicks
#5
W
61-51
61
51
+10
H18/05
NBA
New York Knicks
#5
W
70-55
70
55
+15
A19/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
D
64-64
64
64
+0
A22/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
L
51-57
51
57
-6
A24/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
W
69-57
69
57
+12
H26/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#1
L
57-58
57
58
-1
H28/05
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#14
L
49-58
49
58
-9
A23/10
NBA
New York Knicks
#6
L
45-61
45
61
-16
A25/10
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#26
W
58-52
58
52
+6
H27/10
NBA
Orlando Magic
#15
L
59-71
59
71
-12
A28/10
NBA
116.7Avg total
58.3Scored
58.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)60.558.0118.5+2.663%-
Last 30 at home (14)65.554.0119.5+11.593%-
Last 30 away (16)56.261.4117.6-5.238%-
Last 10 (10)58.358.4116.7-0.140%-
Last 5 (5)53.660.0113.6-6.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (5)62.059.0121.0+3.040%-
vs Similar (19)58.857.1115.8+1.763%-
vs Weaker (6)64.860.0124.8+4.883%-
This opponent (Boston Celtics) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Boston CelticsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Indiana Pacers
#17
W
58-57
58
57
+1
A28/05
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
W
63-42
63
42
+21
H07/06
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
W
54-51
54
51
+3
H10/06
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
L
50-51
50
51
-1
A13/06
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
L
35-61
35
61
-26
A15/06
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#6
W
67-46
67
46
+21
H18/06
NBA
New York Knicks
#6
W
74-55
74
55
+19
H22/10
NBA
Washington Wizards
#29
W
64-54
64
54
+10
A24/10
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#14
W
73-62
73
62
+11
A26/10
NBA
Milwaukee Bucks
#13
L
53-56
53
56
-3
H28/10
NBA
112.6Avg total
59.1Scored
53.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)59.053.0112.0+6.073%-
Last 30 at home (19)60.852.3113.1+8.679%-
Last 30 away (11)55.954.3110.2+1.664%-
Last 10 (10)59.153.5112.6+5.670%-
Last 5 (5)66.254.6120.8+11.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (1)61.047.0108.0+14.0100%-
vs Weaker ◀ (29)59.053.2112.2+5.872%-
This opponent (Indiana Pacers) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Show:Over:
Indiana Pacerstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Indiana Pacers: 113.9 points a game scored
🏀🏀61%
🏀🏀🏀26%
🏀13%
🏀🏀 2-pointers69.8 pts a game · 61% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers29.7 pts a game · 26% of the points
🏀 Free throws14.4 pts a game · 13% of the points
League average for comparison: 113.4 points a game
49%
36%
15%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers58.234.9
60.0%
54.3%69.8
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers28.79.9
34.5%
35.9%29.7
🏀 Free throws19.414.4
74.2%
77.8%14.4
They take 86.9 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 28.7 of them are 3-pointers, so 33% of their shots are threes (league average: 42%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Boston Celticstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Boston Celtics: 111.0 points a game scored
🏀🏀40%
🏀🏀🏀46%
🏀14%
🏀🏀 2-pointers44.6 pts a game · 40% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers51.0 pts a game · 46% of the points
🏀 Free throws15.4 pts a game · 14% of the points
League average for comparison: 113.4 points a game
49%
36%
15%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers41.622.3
53.6%
54.3%44.6
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers45.217.0
37.6%
35.9%51.0
🏀 Free throws18.415.4
83.7%
77.8%15.4
They take 86.8 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 45.2 of them are 3-pointers, so 52% of their shots are threes (league average: 42%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 10/10 games with a box score before 30 Oct 2024 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Indiana Pacers
LLLWLLLLWW
Boston Celtics
WWWWWLWWWW
#5
League position
#3
-2.0
Net rating
+7.8
114.8
Offensive rating
115.6
116.8
Defensive rating
107.8
57.2%
Effective FG%
55.1%
53.9%
Opp. effective FG%
52.4%
14.4%
Turnover %
10.6%
26.5%
Off. rebound %
22.6%
0.22
Free-throw rate
0.21
34.5%
3-point %
37.6%
66.5%
Assist %
61.1%
30%
Form (last 10/10)
90%

Profile

Offence114.8 · 115.6Defence116.8 · 107.8Shooting57.2% · 55.1%3-point %34.5% · 37.6%Ball care14.4% · 10.6%Off. rebounds26.5% · 22.6%Free throws0.22 · 0.21Form (last 10/10)30% · 90%
■ Indiana Pacers   ■ Boston Celtics
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
Indiana Pacers wins
9
Boston Celtics wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/10/24AOrlando Magic115-119
27/10/24HPhiladelphia 76ers114-118 OT
25/10/24ANew York Knicks98-123
23/10/24ADetroit Pistons115-109
28/05/24HBoston Celtics102-105
26/05/24HBoston Celtics111-114
24/05/24ABoston Celtics110-126
22/05/24ABoston Celtics128-133 OT
19/05/24ANew York Knicks130-109
18/05/24HNew York Knicks116-103
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/10/24HMilwaukee Bucks119-108
26/10/24ADetroit Pistons124-118
24/10/24AWashington Wizards122-102
22/10/24HNew York Knicks132-109
18/06/24HDallas Mavericks106-88
15/06/24ADallas Mavericks84-122
13/06/24ADallas Mavericks106-99
10/06/24HDallas Mavericks105-98
07/06/24HDallas Mavericks107-89
28/05/24AIndiana Pacers105-102

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Indiana Pacers
NBA 2024-25
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLL25%
HomeL0%
AwayWLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games413
Win %25%0%33%
Points / game110.5114.0109.3
Allowed / game117.2118.0117.0
Point differential-6.8-4.0-7.7
Avg total227.8232.0226.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)0% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %25%100%0%
Boston Celtics
NBA 2024-25
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWW100%
HomeWW100%
AwayWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games422
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game124.2125.5123.0
Allowed / game109.2108.5110.0
Point differential+15.0+17.0+13.0
Avg total233.5234.0233.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+75%100%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Oklahoma City Thunder330100%114.795.3+19.3
2 Cleveland Cavaliers440100%123.5106.8+16.8
3 Boston Celtics440100%124.2109.2+15.0
4 Golden State Warriors43175%123.8102.0+21.8
5 Orlando Magic43175%115.5109.2+6.2
6 Los Angeles Lakers43175%117.2113.8+3.5
7 Dallas Mavericks43175%113.0109.8+3.2
8 Phoenix Suns43175%113.8110.8+3.0
9 Los Angeles Clippers32167%111.3108.0+3.3
10 Miami Heat32167%105.7106.7-1.0
11 Sacramento Kings42250%116.5110.5+6.0
12 Houston Rockets42250%111.2107.0+4.2
13 Minnesota Timberwolves42250%111.5111.5+0.0
14 Memphis Grizzlies42250%120.2122.2-2.0
15 Denver Nuggets42250%115.5118.8-3.2
16 Atlanta Hawks42250%117.0121.2-4.2
17 Chicago Bulls42250%116.2120.5-4.2
18 New Orleans Pelicans42250%109.2115.8-6.5
19 New York Knicks31233%112.0113.3-1.3
20 Charlotte Hornets31233%112.0114.7-2.7
21 San Antonio Spurs31233%106.3110.7-4.3
22 Philadelphia 76ers31233%111.3117.7-6.3
23 Washington Wizards31233%113.0125.3-12.3
24 Brooklyn Nets41325%117.8120.5-2.8
25 Milwaukee Bucks41325%114.0119.0-5.0
26 Indiana Pacers41325%110.5117.2-6.8
27 Portland Trail Blazers41325%107.5114.8-7.2
28 Toronto Raptors41325%111.8120.5-8.8
29 Detroit Pistons4040%106.5114.5-8.0
30 Utah Jazz4040%102.0119.0-17.0
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 30 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
Indiana Pacers3532332411135
Boston Celtics312629388132
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