Boston's 84-74 victory over the Pacers in Game One was a lesson in defense from both teams. The Celtics ended up 28 points under their season-average of 112, while the Pacers were 34 points under their 108-point average. Bojan Bogdanovic was held to only 12 points on 4-of-11 shooting, well under his 18-point season average.
Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward, Jayson Tatum combined to defend Bojan Bogdanovic on 58 possessions, allowing 2 points on 1-of-7 shooting. The breakdown (per NBA tracking):
Brown: 31 poss, 2 pts, 1-4 FG
Hayward: 17 poss, 0 pts, 0-2 FG
Tatum: 10 poss, 0 pts, 0-1 FGBoston's trio of Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward and Jayson Tatum did a great job keeping Bojan in check.