Al Horford has sunk 59.0% of his shots from the field over the last 5 games, 10.6% more than he's made over the course of the year.The 9th-most up-tempo tempo offense in the NBA over the last 5 games has been the Celtics.The Indiana Pacers have played at the speediest pace-of-play in the league over the last 25 games, which ought to lead to more opportunities for the Boston Celtics.Offensive rebounds retain possession and create further opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Celtics rank 2ndbest in in the league with 13.4 offensive boards per game over the last 10 games.This year, the other team's starting PFs have attempted 5.8 foul shots per game (30th-most in the league) vs. the Indiana Pacers, easily managing to get to the free-throw line.
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