A closer look at Boston’s 155-104 blowout of Indiana reveals unparalleled dominance

NBA statistical guru Dick Lipe took a magnifying glass to the extraordinary Eastern Conference contest after the dust had settled.

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.