The Boston Celtics’ historic beatdown of the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night was not only exceptional in the lopsidedness of the game’s final score, there were a number of other aspects of the highly atypical contest worth a second look.
NBA statistical guru Dick Lipe took a magnifying glass to the extraordinary Eastern Conference contest after the dust had settled a little, and came up with a host of intriguing facts about the Boston win worth sharing. Shared with legendary Boston beat writer Steve Bulpett — currently with Heavy — the game was clearly one for the ages and then some.
Let’s take a look at what the so-called Sultan of Stat dug up about the blowout.
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