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Celtics rally late again to close out Pacers for 4-0 sweep in Eastern Conference finals
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Derrick White stood stoically at midcourt as his teammates celebrated Monday night.
He saw Jayson Tatum toss the ball high into the air, Al Horford run toward the coaching staff and looking for his son long before Jaylen Brown hoisted the Eastern Conference finals MVP trophy. Even coach Joe Mazzulla shared the moment with his wife.
White, meanwhile, seemed ready to get back to work after making the tie-breaking 3-pointer with 43 seconds left, giving the Boston Celtics a 105-102 victory and their second trip in three years to the NBA Finals with a 4-0 sweep over the Indiana Pacers.
“Great shot. We work on that all the time, two-on-one reads,” Brown said after scoring 29 points, grabbing six rebounds and blocking a key shot with 65 seconds left to preserve the lead. “Before that, I told D White just to stay ready and that was a big shot, a big shot to send us to the finals.”
White scored just 16 points and made just 1 of 8 3s before making the decisive shot from the corner. Until then, he seemed to have taken a back seat to Brown, Tatum, who had 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, Jrue Holiday and even the 37-year-old Horford.
But when the Celtics needed a basket to chase the 18th NBA title in franchise history, the poised White delivered with a shot that will be remembered forever in Boston. The Celtics will now face either Dallas or Minnesota, which meet Tuesday in Game 4.
The Mavericks have a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals.
“We feel confident, we feel comfortable in any type of game, and we feel we’ve got answers for anything at us,” White said. “We’ve just got to find the right ones.”
Boston’s victory came exactly one year after White’s tip-in rallied from the Celtics from a 3-0 deficit to tie the conference finals against Miami - only to lose Game 7 at home. This year, they've won seven straight playoff games, are 6-0 on the road and are 3-0 in elimination games.
It certainly wasn’t easy against the Pacers, who were a perfect 6-0 on their home court before ending the season with two straight losses at a sold out Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana lost three times in the series despite holding leads or being tied in the final minute. It happened again Monday as Boston pitched a shutout for the final 3 1/2 minutes.
Coach Rick Carlisle promised his team would fight hard to extend its season - and, as usual, this young roster didn’t disappoint.
Tempers flared briefly in the third when Pacers center Myles Turner knocked guard White to the ground, Brown, who was named the MVP of the series, grabbed Turner’s shoulder and Turner shoved Brown away. Turner was called for an offensive foul as he and Brown each drew technical fouls.
There was another scary moment when Brown's hand hit T.J. McConnell in the face, sending him crashing to the ground. The refs ruled it was a common foul following a replay review. But the two frays didn’t change the back-and-forth tenor of this game - or this series - and the Pacers never backed down.
“Our guys embraced it,” Carlisle said of his team’s effort without Haliburton and throughout the playoffs. “Give them (the Celtics) credit for the stuff they pulled off at the end of the last two games. They simply made more plays.”
Andrew Nembhard had 24 points, 10 assists and six rebounds but missed a potentially tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds and the Pacers never got the ball again. Pascal Siakam added 19 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana while T.J. McConnell had 15 points and Aaron Nesmith had 14.
But the Celtics dominated late again.
They pulled within 102-100 on Tatum’s dunk with 3:12 to go, tied the score with 2:40 left on Brown’s mid-range jumper and then took the lead on White’s 3.
In between, Boston forced two turnovers and Brown blocked Nembhard’s short at the rim with 1:05 left. Indiana had one more chance when Tatum missed a 3 with 8 seconds left, but Jrue Holiday chased down the rebound and ran out the clock before Indiana could foul.
"They fought us hard to the wire, they have pride as a team. They didn’t want to give up,” a relieved Tatum said. “We missed bunnies all night. I knew we were due for one. That was a big time shot.”
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Al Horford vs. Myles Turner (Jayson Tatum gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 0-2 |
| 11:06 | | Andrew Nembhard personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 10:55 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point stepback jump shot | 3-2 |
| 10:39 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point pullup jump shot (Myles Turner assists) | 3-4 |
| 10:21 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving finger roll layup | 5-4 |
| 10:15 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:08 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:03 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Myles Turner misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:40 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:55 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point stepback jump shot | 8-4 |
| 8:33 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 8-6 |
| 8:16 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 11-6 |
| 8:08 | | Jayson Tatum personal foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 8:02 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point running pullup jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 14-6 |
| 7:45 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point pullup jump shot | 14-8 |
| 7:31 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:11 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Derrick White blocks Ben Sheppard's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:54 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 14-10 |
| 6:47 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jrue Holiday assists) | 16-10 |
| 6:35 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 16-13 |
| 6:12 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup (Al Horford assists) | 18-13 |
| 5:58 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 18-15 |
| 5:48 | | T.J. McConnell personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 5:44 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 20-15 |
| 5:30 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:27 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Sam Hauser misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Aaron Nesmith misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:10 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point running layup | 20-17 |
| 4:26 | | Isaiah Jackson blocks Xavier Tillman's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Xavier Tillman offensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Celtics turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:05 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 23-17 |
| 3:34 | | Obi Toppin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:33 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | Isaiah Jackson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:32 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Isaiah Jackson misses two point putback dunk | ||
| 3:29 | | T.J. McConnell offensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | T.J. McConnell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Obi Toppin offensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Obi Toppin turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:12 | | Doug McDermott blocks Sam Hauser's two point cutting layup | ||
| 3:11 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | +3 | Doug McDermott makes three point running pullup jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 23-20 |
| 3:02 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:45 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point alley-oop layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 25-20 |
| 2:21 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Doug McDermott assists) | 25-23 |
| 1:55 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving finger roll layup | 27-23 |
| 1:39 | | Obi Toppin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:36 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:16 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 27-25 |
| 0:43 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:27 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Payton Pritchard draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | +1 | Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-25 |
| 0:04 | | +1 | Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-25 |
| 0:02 | | Al Horford personal foul (Take) (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving finger roll layup (Doug McDermott assists) | 29-27 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point stepback jump shot | 29-29 |
| 11:19 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 32-29 |
| 10:57 | | Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 10:57 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-30 |
| 10:57 | | Pascal Siakam misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:55 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:45 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:45 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Myles Turner turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 10:31 | | Doug McDermott shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:31 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:30 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | +3 | Andrew Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 32-33 |
| 10:09 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point pullup jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 35-33 |
| 9:56 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals) | ||
| 9:52 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | +3 | Andrew Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Doug McDermott assists) | 35-36 |
| 9:38 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point pullup jump shot | 37-36 |
| 9:04 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving floating jump shot | 37-38 |
| 8:46 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point running finger roll layup | 37-40 |
| 8:42 | | Al Horford shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | Pascal Siakam misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:39 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving finger roll layup | 39-40 |
| 8:13 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 39-42 |
| 7:53 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Andrew Nembhard blocks Xavier Tillman's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Xavier Tillman offensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Doug McDermott personal foul (Loose ball) (Payton Pritchard draws the foul) | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving floating jump shot | 41-42 |
| 7:25 | | Ben Sheppard shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 7:25 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-42 |
| 7:11 | | Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 7:11 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-43 |
| 7:11 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-44 |
| 6:53 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 44-44 |
| 6:44 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 6:44 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | Xavier Tillman turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Nesmith steals) | ||
| 6:22 | | Myles Turner misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running finger roll layup | 46-44 |
| 6:12 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:55 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point driving floating jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 46-46 |
| 5:46 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:31 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (bad pass) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 5:28 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running dunk (Jayson Tatum assists) | 48-46 |
| 5:17 | | Derrick White personal foul (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | Isaiah Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 4:50 | | Jaylen Brown offensive foul (Charge) (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:36 | | +3 | Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 48-49 |
| 4:14 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Loose ball) (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving finger roll layup (Al Horford assists) | 50-49 |
| 3:17 | | Jrue Holiday personal foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 3:17 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-50 |
| 3:17 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-51 |
| 3:04 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving dunk (Derrick White assists) | 52-51 |
| 2:50 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:47 | | Andrew Nembhard offensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Derrick White blocks Andrew Nembhard's two point tip layup | ||
| 2:47 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot | 55-51 |
| 2:37 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:20 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 2:18 | | Ben Sheppard shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:18 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-51 |
| 2:03 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (lost ball) (Ben Sheppard steals) | ||
| 1:30 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving layup | 56-53 |
| 1:14 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Derrick White offensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Obi Toppin misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Ben Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Jrue Holiday shooting foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 0:27 | | +1 | Aaron Nesmith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-54 |
| 0:27 | | +1 | Aaron Nesmith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-55 |
| 0:06 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point driving finger roll layup | 58-55 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving floating jump shot | 58-57 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 58-60 |
| 11:24 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:59 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point running jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 58-63 |
| 10:30 | | Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:14 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 60-63 |
| 10:00 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 62-63 |
| 9:33 | | +3 | Andrew Nembhard makes three point pullup jump shot | 62-66 |
| 9:13 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point pullup jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 62-68 |
| 8:57 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:38 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 65-68 |
| 8:10 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Ben Sheppard offensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Jrue Holiday shooting foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | +1 | Aaron Nesmith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-69 |
| 8:06 | | Aaron Nesmith misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:03 | | Andrew Nembhard offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Myles Turner turnover (lost ball) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point running dunk | 67-69 |
| 7:42 | | Myles Turner offensive foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 7:42 | | Myles Turner turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:42 | | Myles Turner technical foul (Double) | ||
| 7:42 | | Jaylen Brown technical foul (Double) | ||
| 7:30 | | Ben Sheppard personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 7:27 | | Jrue Holiday turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:22 | | Myles Turner offensive foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 7:22 | | Myles Turner turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:08 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | Obi Toppin shooting foul (Al Horford draws the foul) | ||
| 6:50 | | +1 | Al Horford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-69 |
| 6:50 | | +1 | Al Horford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 69-69 |
| 6:36 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point dunk (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 69-71 |
| 6:23 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 71-71 |
| 6:12 | | Aaron Nesmith misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Isaiah Jackson blocks Jayson Tatum's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:52 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Derrick White blocks T.J. McConnell's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 5:46 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:30 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 5:30 | | +1 | Aaron Nesmith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-72 |
| 5:30 | | +1 | Aaron Nesmith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-73 |
| 5:10 | | Derrick White misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Jayson Tatum offensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | Jayson Tatum offensive foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 5:05 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (Obi Toppin steals) | ||
| 4:35 | | Obi Toppin turnover (lost ball) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 4:31 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Doug McDermott defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | Sam Hauser personal foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:22 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point pullup jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 71-76 |
| 4:07 | | Isaiah Jackson personal foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Isaiah Jackson personal foul (Loose ball) (Xavier Tillman draws the foul) | ||
| 3:48 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Sam Hauser draws the foul) | ||
| 3:33 | | +1 | Sam Hauser makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 72-76 |
| 3:33 | | +1 | Sam Hauser makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-76 |
| 3:16 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point running layup (Sam Hauser assists) | 75-76 |
| 3:10 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:53 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Sam Hauser turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Nembhard steals) | ||
| 2:32 | | Sam Hauser blocks T.J. McConnell's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Sam Hauser misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | Al Horford blocks Pascal Siakam's two point layup | ||
| 2:08 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Jrue Holiday kicked ball violation | ||
| 1:56 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point driving dunk | 75-78 |
| 1:26 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Ben Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point dunk (T.J. McConnell assists) | 75-80 |
| 0:50 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 77-80 |
| 0:41 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point driving finger roll layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 77-82 |
| 0:41 | | Al Horford defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 0:34 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point pullup jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 80-82 |
| 0:27 | | Payton Pritchard shooting foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:27 | | T.J. McConnell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:27 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | +1 | T.J. McConnell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 80-83 |
| 0:06 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | | Celtics turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:19 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point pullup jump shot | 80-85 |
| 11:01 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point cutting dunk (Derrick White assists) | 82-85 |
| 10:38 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 82-87 |
| 10:25 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 82-89 |
| 10:13 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:07 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point stepback jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 85-89 |
| 9:37 | | Jayson Tatum personal foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 9:30 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point putback layup | 85-91 |
| 9:20 | | Andrew Nembhard personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 9:05 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point running layup | 85-93 |
| 8:57 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 8:57 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 85-94 |
| 8:46 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:35 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 88-94 |
| 8:04 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Jayson Tatum offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Jaylen Brown personal foul (Loose ball) (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 7:13 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 90-94 |
| 6:52 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:33 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point driving floating jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 90-96 |
| 6:11 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point stepback jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 90-98 |
| 5:36 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 91-98 |
| 5:36 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 92-98 |
| 5:16 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point stepback jump shot | 95-98 |
| 4:43 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (bad pass) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 4:30 | | Jayson Tatum offensive foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 4:30 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point stepback jump shot | 95-100 |
| 3:54 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point driving layup | 97-100 |
| 3:54 | | Obi Toppin shooting foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | +1 | Jrue Holiday makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 98-100 |
| 3:33 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point floating jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 98-102 |
| 3:32 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:10 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving dunk | 100-102 |
| 3:05 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot | 102-102 |
| 2:19 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 2:10 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 1:53 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Jayson Tatum offensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 1:14 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:12 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:05 | | Jaylen Brown blocks Andrew Nembhard's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:03 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 105-102 |
| 0:33 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Aaron Nesmith personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 0:08 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Jrue Holiday offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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| Ast. Per Game | ||
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Jrue Holiday offensive rebound | 0:04 |
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Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | 0:08 |
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Aaron Nesmith personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | 0:29 |
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Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | 0:30 |
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Andrew Nembhard misses three point stepback jump shot | 0:33 |
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+ 3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 0:45 |
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Al Horford defensive rebound | 1:03 |
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Jaylen Brown blocks Andrew Nembhard's two point driving finger roll layup | 1:05 |
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Pacers 60 second timeout | 1:09 |
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Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | 1:12 |
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Jaylen Brown misses two point driving finger roll layup | 1:14 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 105 | 102 |
| Field Goals | 40-89 (44.9%) | 40-87 (46.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 14-44 (31.8%) | 10-29 (34.5%) |
| Free Throws | 11-14 (78.6%) | 12-16 (75.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 53 | 50 |
| Offensive | 12 | 13 |
| Defensive | 32 | 34 |
| Team | 9 | 3 |
| Assists | 22 | 24 |
| Steals | 10 | 5 |
| Blocks | 6 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 14 |
| Fouls | 18 | 19 |
| Technicals | 1 | 1 |
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J. Tatum
PF 0
26 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST
A. Nembhard
PG 2
24 PTS, 6 REB, 10 AST
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J. Brown SF | 25.0 PPG | 6.1 RPG | 2.6 APG | 54.1 FG% |
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A. Nembhard PG | 14.9 PPG | 3.3 RPG | 5.5 APG | 56.0 FG% |
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J. Brown SF | 29 PTS | 6 REB | 2 AST | |
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A. Nembhard PG | 24 PTS | 6 REB | 10 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Brown | 29 | 6 | 2 | 11/22 | 4/8 | 3/6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 40 |
| J. Tatum | 26 | 13 | 8 | 11/26 | 3/11 | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | +6 | 51 |
| J. Holiday | 17 | 9 | 2 | 7/13 | 2/6 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | +2 | 29 |
| D. White | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7/14 | 2/9 | 0/0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 36 |
| A. Horford | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 27 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Brown | 29 | 6 | 2 | 11/22 | 4/8 | 3/6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 40 |
| J. Tatum | 26 | 13 | 8 | 11/26 | 3/11 | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | +6 | 51 |
| J. Holiday | 17 | 9 | 2 | 7/13 | 2/6 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | +2 | 29 |
| D. White | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7/14 | 2/9 | 0/0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 36 |
| A. Horford | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 27 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| S. Hauser | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
| P. Pritchard | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -9 | 6 |
| X. Tillman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| L. Kornet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Porzingis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Mykhailiuk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Walsh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Peterson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Queta | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Brissett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Springer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 105 | 44 | 22 | 40/89 | 14/44 | 11/14 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 32 | +15 | 198 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Nembhard | 24 | 6 | 10 | 10/18 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 49 |
| P. Siakam | 19 | 10 | 3 | 8/18 | 0/3 | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 32 |
| A. Nesmith | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4/11 | 1/6 | 5/6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 23 |
| M. Turner | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -11 | 10 |
| B. Sheppard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Nembhard | 24 | 6 | 10 | 10/18 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 49 |
| P. Siakam | 19 | 10 | 3 | 8/18 | 0/3 | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 32 |
| A. Nesmith | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4/11 | 1/6 | 5/6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 23 |
| M. Turner | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -11 | 10 |
| B. Sheppard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. McConnell | 15 | 5 | 4 | 7/16 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 28 |
| O. Toppin | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5/9 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | +5 | 22 |
| I. Jackson | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +5 | 10 |
| D. McDermott | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 11 |
| J. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Walker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Haliburton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Wong | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Tshiebwe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Q. Jackson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Mathurin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 102 | 47 | 24 | 40/87 | 10/29 | 12/16 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 34 | -15 | 192 |