As the name implies, the Pacers can outrun the Celtics and play at a faster pace to take advantage of matchups in transition. They have the 10th-highest pace in the playoffs, with the Celtics being 16th.
One advantage the Celtics have over the Pacers is rebounding. They are the third-best rebounding team in the playoffs with 44.9, while the Pacers are 10th with 41.6.
They are also healthier than the Heat and Cavs so that may matter in the end for this next matchup. Health is an important metric for the playoffs as it lets you go deeper in the rotation to figure out better matchups.
However, the Mavs have two really good self-creators in Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving with lots of defense and shooting and lob threats for those two to make the Timberwolf's defense stretch thin.
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