Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers : Game 1 84.0 - 74.0

The 2019 East 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers head-to-head, and both teams battled 4 times. Out of the 4 game series of the 1st Round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs, Boston Celtics outdueled Indiana Pacers , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Indiana Pacers ’s 0 playoff games victories.

As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Boston Celtics had an offensive rating of 88.4, defensive rating of 77.1, 22.0 free-throw attempts, and 28.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.357 percent clip as a team. Indiana Pacers had an offensive rating of 77.1, defensive rating of 88.4, 21.0 free-throw attempts, 27.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.222 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Boston Celtics finished the game with a record of 95 , and Indiana Pacers recorded Boston Celtics possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers’s based on the advanced stats, Boston Celtics had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.429 percent, Indiana Pacers had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 13.5 vs 21.1 .

The most impactful players on each team in the Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers matchup of the 2019 East 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Al Horford and Bojan Bogdanovic based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Al Horford for the Boston Celtics in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 10.0 and made 4.0 , 0.0 offensive rebounds 11.0 defensive rebounds, 5.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.185. While Bojan Bogdanovic put up 11.0 and made 4.0, 0.0 offensive rebounds, 2.0 defensive rebounds, 1.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.08.