Indiana Pacers vs. Boston Celtics : Game 3 99.0 - 76.0

The 2005 East 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Indiana Pacers vs. Boston Celtics head-to-head, and both teams battled 7 times. Out of the 7 game series of the 1st Round of the 2005 NBA Playoffs, Indiana Pacers outdueled Boston Celtics , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Boston Celtics ’s 3 playoff games victories.

As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Indiana Pacers had an offensive rating of 115.1, defensive rating of 89.4, 38.0 free-throw attempts, and 16.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.375 percent clip as a team. Boston Celtics had an offensive rating of 89.4, defensive rating of 115.1, 17.0 free-throw attempts, 12.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.25 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Indiana Pacers finished the game with a record of 86 , and Boston Celtics recorded Indiana Pacers possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics’s based on the advanced stats, Indiana Pacers had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.515 percent, Indiana Pacers had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 16.3 vs 16.5.

The most impactful players on each team in the Indiana Pacers vs. Boston Celtics matchup of the 2005 East 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Reggie Miller and Gary Payton based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Reggie Miller for the Indiana Pacers in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 16.0 and made 10.0 , 1.0 offensive rebounds 6.0 defensive rebounds, 2.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.335. While Gary Payton put up 14.0 and made 7.0, 4.0 offensive rebounds, 4.0 defensive rebounds, 6.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.222.