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Jayson Tatum scores 30, comes up with late blocks as Celtics hold off Pacers 129-124
BOSTON (AP) The Celtics have won plenty of games this season by overpowering teams with their offense.
They reminded the Pacers they are just as elite on the defensive end.
Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and had two blocks in the final 30 seconds to help Boston hold off Indiana 129-124 on Tuesday night.
“You have to be able to win games with your defense," coach Joe Mazzulla said.
He said wins like this will teach his team not to lean too heavy on its offense.
“It's a tough balance for us because we always talk about how the game's connected. You can't have one without the other," Mazzulla said. “But there's moments when they both have to be elite. We had really good defense down the stretch and made some winning plays.”
Jaylen Brown added 25 points and Derrick White finished with 24 as Boston claimed the season series with Indiana, 3-2. The Pacers eliminated the Celtics in the quarterfinal round of the In-Season Tournament in December.
Aaron Nesmith led the Pacers with 26 points and 12 rebounds. Pascal Siakam finished with 23 points and Myles Turner added 17. All-Star Tyrese Haliburton had 13 points on 5-of-16 shooting and 10 rebounds after sitting out the previous five games with a strained left hamstring.
The Celtics led by 20 points late in the first half, but Indiana rallied and trailed 127-124 when White blocked a tying 3-point attempt by Nesmith. Tatum then denied an attempt by Turner at the rim with 29.3 seconds left, leading to a shot-clock violation.
Jrue Holiday extended Boston's lead with two free throws. Nesmith pushed the ball up the floor and Tatum was called for a foul with 11.2 seconds on the clock as he appeared to cleanly block the shot. Boston challenged the call, and the foul was overturned after review.
Holiday said the Celtics got a reminder that they'll have to find different ways to close out opponents.
“We've got to be able to fight through everything,” he said. “Fight through expectations. Fight through being up 20 and somebody having a great third quarter and finishing games. If it was easy the whole time, what's the fun in that?”
After stumbling at the start of the teams' two previous outings, the Celtics came out energized.
Kristaps Porzingis returned to the lineup after missing two games with a sprained left ankle. His presence inside kept Indiana honest defensively and helped Boston’s shooters spread the Pacers out. It produced open looks for the Celtics, who knocked down 17 3s on the night. Porzingis finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Holiday also had 17 points. It was the third time this season the starting five of Tatum, Brown, White, Holiday and Porzingis all scored 17 or more.
The Pacers went on a 25-10 run in the third quarter to regain the lead at 94-93. Boston responded over the final 4:11 of the period, ending it with Neemias Queta's dunk off a pass from Tatum to give the Celtics a 106-103 edge entering the fourth.
The Celtics surged to begin the final period, using a 16-9 run to build a 122-112 cushion with just over five minutes to play.
UP NEXT
Pacers: At New York on Thursday.
Celtics: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Myles Turner vs. Kristaps Porzingis (Jaylen Brown gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | Derrick White misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:40 |  | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 11:22 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point cutting dunk (Jayson Tatum assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:00 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 3-2 |
| 10:50 | | Myles Turner kicked ball violation | ||
| 10:43 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving dunk (Derrick White assists) | 3-4 |
| 10:28 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point driving floating jump shot (Myles Turner assists) | 5-4 |
| 10:16 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 5-7 |
| 10:01 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 8-7 |
| 9:49 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 8-9 |
| 9:49 | | Pascal Siakam shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-10 |
| 9:38 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 10-10 |
| 9:29 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 10-13 |
| 9:09 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Kristaps Porzingis personal foul (Loose ball) (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 8:50 | | Aaron Nesmith misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 10-16 |
| 8:15 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Myles Turner misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:03 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point tip layup | 12-16 |
| 7:54 | | Myles Turner blocks Jaylen Brown's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:51 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Jrue Holiday blocks Myles Turner's two point running layup | ||
| 7:40 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup | 12-18 |
| 7:10 | | Myles Turner misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:09 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running layup | 12-20 |
| 7:04 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:46 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 15-20 |
| 6:32 | | Tyrese Haliburton personal foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 6:21 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup (Jrue Holiday assists) | 15-22 |
| 6:07 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:05 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Sam Hauser shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 5:42 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:42 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:41 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Ben Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving floating jump shot (Sam Hauser assists) | 15-24 |
| 4:54 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 4:39 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point running layup (Buddy Hield assists) | 17-24 |
| 4:23 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Ben Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point driving layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 19-24 |
| 3:52 | | Derrick White misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Oshae Brissett personal foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 3:35 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point cutting layup (Derrick White assists) | 19-26 |
| 3:07 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Oshae Brissett defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 19-28 |
| 2:51 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:38 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:12 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | Obi Toppin turnover (bad pass) (Sam Hauser steals) | ||
| 1:57 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point running dunk (Obi Toppin assists) | 21-28 |
| 1:35 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 21-31 |
| 1:20 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Obi Toppin offensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point putback layup | 23-31 |
| 0:49 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point pullup jump shot | 23-34 |
| 0:36 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Tyrese Haliburton's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:33 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | Payton Pritchard misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:20 | | Obi Toppin offensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Payton Pritchard personal foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:13 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point driving layup | 25-34 |
| 0:13 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:13 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-34 |
| 0:02 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving floating jump shot | 26-36 |
| 0:02 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Neemias Queta blocks Obi Toppin's two point layup | ||
| 11:46 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point running jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 26-39 |
| 11:15 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point cutting dunk (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 28-39 |
| 10:56 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point pullup jump shot | 28-41 |
| 10:46 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 31-41 |
| 10:33 | | Jayson Tatum offensive foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 10:33 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:23 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Sam Hauser turnover (lost ball) (Buddy Hield steals) | ||
| 10:08 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 33-41 |
| 9:54 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot | 33-44 |
| 9:38 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Tyrese Haliburton offensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:34 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point running jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 33-47 |
| 9:28 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:09 | | Jrue Holiday blocks Obi Toppin's three point jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point running pullup jump shot | 33-50 |
| 8:42 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jalen Smith assists) | 35-50 |
| 8:16 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving finger roll layup | 35-52 |
| 8:05 | | Neemias Queta shooting foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 8:05 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-52 |
| 8:05 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-52 |
| 7:48 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot (Neemias Queta assists) | 37-55 |
| 7:39 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 40-55 |
| 7:14 | | Buddy Hield shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-56 |
| 7:14 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-57 |
| 6:56 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | +3 | Andrew Nembhard makes three point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists) | 43-57 |
| 6:48 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:28 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:24 | | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | Celtics turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 6:03 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point driving layup (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 45-57 |
| 5:41 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point stepback jump shot | 45-59 |
| 5:24 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point pullup jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 47-59 |
| 5:07 | | Andrew Nembhard shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 5:07 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-60 |
| 5:07 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-61 |
| 4:53 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup | 49-61 |
| 4:34 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup | 49-63 |
| 4:17 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point turnaround hook shot | 51-63 |
| 4:00 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 51-65 |
| 3:49 | | Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 3:49 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-65 |
| 3:49 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-65 |
| 3:32 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 3:28 | | Buddy Hield shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 3:28 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-66 |
| 3:28 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-67 |
| 3:17 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup (Buddy Hield assists) | 55-67 |
| 3:02 | | Pascal Siakam personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 3:02 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-68 |
| 3:02 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-69 |
| 2:50 | | Myles Turner turnover (bad pass) (Jrue Holiday steals) | ||
| 2:44 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point cutting dunk (Jrue Holiday assists) | 55-71 |
| 2:34 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point stepback jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 55-74 |
| 2:10 | | Myles Turner misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 2:09 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 2:09 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-74 |
| 2:09 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-74 |
| 1:51 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup | 57-76 |
| 1:37 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point layup (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 59-76 |
| 1:22 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot | 59-79 |
| 1:07 | | Myles Turner turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 1:01 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Jump ball. Pascal Siakam vs. Jayson Tatum (Obi Toppin gains possession) | ||
| 0:44 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:43 | | Obi Toppin offensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point tip dunk | 61-79 |
| 0:32 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:13 | | Tyrese Haliburton offensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:12 | | Tyrese Haliburton offensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point tip layup | 63-79 |
| 0:04 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point bank jump shot | 63-81 |
| 0:04 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:03 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point pullup jump shot | 66-81 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:54 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:49 | | Buddy Hield offensive rebound | ||
| 11:47 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 69-81 |
| 11:22 | | Derrick White misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | Myles Turner misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:09 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point pullup jump shot | 69-83 |
| 10:59 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:59 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 72-83 |
| 10:33 | | Kristaps Porzingis turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Haliburton steals) | ||
| 10:28 | | Buddy Hield misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point driving layup | 74-83 |
| 10:09 | | Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 10:09 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 75-83 |
| 9:53 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point cutting dunk (Jayson Tatum assists) | 75-85 |
| 9:40 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 77-85 |
| 9:29 | | Pascal Siakam personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:20 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:59 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point putback layup | 79-85 |
| 8:40 | | Derrick White misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Aaron Nesmith kicked ball violation | ||
| 8:13 | | Aaron Nesmith blocks Kristaps Porzingis's two point layup | ||
| 8:12 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point running pullup jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 82-85 |
| 8:07 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point stepback jump shot | 82-87 |
| 7:30 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point tip layup | 84-87 |
| 7:02 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:57 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:56 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point putback layup | 84-89 |
| 6:43 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 86-89 |
| 6:23 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point layup (Jaylen Brown assists) | 86-91 |
| 6:09 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Aaron Nesmith offensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Aaron Nesmith misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:04 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point pullup jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 88-91 |
| 5:32 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:30 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 91-91 |
| 5:05 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving finger roll layup | 91-93 |
| 4:48 | | Jrue Holiday blocks Pascal Siakam's two point layup | ||
| 4:46 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Kristaps Porzingis turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:31 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point pullup jump shot | 93-93 |
| 4:18 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:18 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 4:11 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 94-93 |
| 4:11 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:09 | | Neemias Queta defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 94-96 |
| 3:48 | | Myles Turner offensive foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 3:48 | | Myles Turner turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:36 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Neemias Queta blocks Jalen Smith's two point jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Ben Sheppard shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 94-97 |
| 3:10 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:10 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 94-98 |
| 3:00 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point stepback jump shot | 96-98 |
| 2:38 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:27 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point running pullup jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 96-101 |
| 2:05 | | Sam Hauser shooting foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 2:05 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-101 |
| 2:05 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-101 |
| 1:41 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 98-104 |
| 1:20 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Buddy Hield offensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point jump shot | 100-104 |
| 1:02 | | Ben Sheppard personal foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | Neemias Queta misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 0:57 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 102-104 |
| 0:47 | | Payton Pritchard shooting foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 0:47 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:47 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 103-104 |
| 0:29 | | Sam Hauser turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:08 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Neemias Queta makes two point cutting dunk (Jayson Tatum assists) | 103-106 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | Neemias Queta turnover (jump ball violation) | ||
| 11:25 | | Buddy Hield misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point pullup jump shot | 103-108 |
| 11:01 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 106-108 |
| 10:39 | | Jump ball. Neemias Queta vs. Jalen Smith (Jaylen Brown gains possession) | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Neemias Queta makes two point cutting dunk (Jaylen Brown assists) | 106-110 |
| 10:39 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Neemias Queta draws the foul) | ||
| 10:39 | | Neemias Queta misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:37 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Obi Toppin misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:20 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point running pullup jump shot | 106-113 |
| 9:58 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | Jrue Holiday turnover (lost ball) (Buddy Hield steals) | ||
| 9:46 | | Buddy Hield turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 9:30 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Jalen Smith personal foul (Loose ball) (Neemias Queta draws the foul) | ||
| 9:15 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 106-115 |
| 9:14 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 108-115 |
| 8:45 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot | 108-118 |
| 8:30 | | Sam Hauser personal foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 8:23 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Aaron Nesmith kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 108-120 |
| 7:15 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point alley-oop layup (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 110-120 |
| 6:52 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Obi Toppin misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:43 | | Andrew Nembhard offensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point driving floating jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 112-120 |
| 6:28 | | Andrew Nembhard personal foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 6:14 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Obi Toppin personal foul (Loose ball) (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | Kristaps Porzingis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:50 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 112-121 |
| 5:32 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 112-122 |
| 5:12 | | Obi Toppin turnover (bad pass) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 5:05 | | Derrick White misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:03 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Buddy Hield misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:47 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point putback layup | 114-122 |
| 4:25 | | Pascal Siakam personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 114-123 |
| 4:25 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:23 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 116-123 |
| 3:58 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 116-124 |
| 3:58 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 116-125 |
| 3:36 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 118-125 |
| 3:16 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:44 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 118-127 |
| 2:29 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point running reverse layup (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 120-127 |
| 1:40 | | Celtics turnover (8-second violation) | ||
| 1:32 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 122-127 |
| 1:14 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 124-127 |
| 0:51 | | Kristaps Porzingis turnover (lost ball) (Buddy Hield steals) | ||
| 0:49 | | Derrick White personal foul (Buddy Hield draws the foul) | ||
| 0:31 | | Derrick White blocks Aaron Nesmith's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Jayson Tatum blocks Myles Turner's two point layup | ||
| 0:28 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Pacers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:16 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 0:16 | | +1 | Jrue Holiday makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 124-128 |
| 0:16 | | +1 | Jrue Holiday makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 124-129 |
| 0:11 | | Jayson Tatum blocks Aaron Nesmith's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:11 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | Jump ball. Obi Toppin vs. Jayson Tatum (Pascal Siakam gains possession) | ||
| 0:05 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
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| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Celtics 60 second timeout | 0:03 |
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Celtics defensive rebound | 0:03 |
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Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | 0:05 |
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Pacers offensive rebound | 0:11 |
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Jayson Tatum blocks Aaron Nesmith's two point driving layup | 0:11 |
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+ 1 | Jrue Holiday makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:16 |
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+ 1 | Jrue Holiday makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:16 |
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Myles Turner personal foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | 0:16 |
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Pacers turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:28 |
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Pacers offensive rebound | 0:28 |
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Jayson Tatum blocks Myles Turner's two point layup | 0:29 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 124 | 129 |
| Field Goals | 50-108 (46.3%) | 47-87 (54.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 12-39 (30.8%) | 17-36 (47.2%) |
| Free Throws | 12-15 (80.0%) | 18-22 (81.8%) |
| Total Rebounds | 59 | 46 |
| Offensive | 19 | 7 |
| Defensive | 31 | 33 |
| Team | 9 | 6 |
| Assists | 33 | 25 |
| Steals | 4 | 6 |
| Blocks | 2 | 9 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 10 |
| Fouls | 21 | 16 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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A. Nesmith
SF 23
26 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST
J. Tatum
PF 0
30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST
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A. Nesmith SF | 12.2 PPG | 3.8 RPG | 1.5 APG | 49.6 FG% |
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J. Tatum PF | 26.9 PPG | 8.1 RPG | 4.9 APG | 47.1 FG% |
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A. Nesmith SF | 26 PTS | 12 REB | 7 AST | |
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J. Tatum PF | 30 PTS | 7 REB | 7 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Nesmith | 26 | 12 | 7 | 11/17 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 53 |
| P. Siakam | 23 | 6 | 2 | 9/16 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +9 | 33 |
| M. Turner | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7/18 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +7 | 22 |
| T. Haliburton | 13 | 3 | 10 | 5/16 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -4 | 36 |
| B. Hield | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5/9 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +7 | 28 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Nesmith | 26 | 12 | 7 | 11/17 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 53 |
| P. Siakam | 23 | 6 | 2 | 9/16 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +9 | 33 |
| M. Turner | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7/18 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +7 | 22 |
| T. Haliburton | 13 | 3 | 10 | 5/16 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -4 | 36 |
| B. Hield | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5/9 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +7 | 28 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Nembhard | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6/13 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 29 |
| O. Toppin | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5/11 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 21 |
| J. Smith | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2/6 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -17 | 15 |
| B. Sheppard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 2 |
| J. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. McConnell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Walker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Wong | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Tshiebwe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Jackson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Mathurin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 124 | 50 | 33 | 50/108 | 12/39 | 12/15 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 31 | -25 | 239 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Tatum | 30 | 7 | 7 | 12/19 | 4/9 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -4 | 52 |
| J. Brown | 25 | 6 | 2 | 9/15 | 0/3 | 7/8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 37 |
| D. White | 24 | 2 | 5 | 8/16 | 4/7 | 4/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 38 |
| J. Holiday | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6/8 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +2 | 33 |
| K. Porzingis | 17 | 12 | 2 | 6/17 | 2/6 | 3/4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 30 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Tatum | 30 | 7 | 7 | 12/19 | 4/9 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -4 | 52 |
| J. Brown | 25 | 6 | 2 | 9/15 | 0/3 | 7/8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 37 |
| D. White | 24 | 2 | 5 | 8/16 | 4/7 | 4/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 38 |
| J. Holiday | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6/8 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +2 | 33 |
| K. Porzingis | 17 | 12 | 2 | 6/17 | 2/6 | 3/4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 30 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| S. Hauser | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +14 | 12 |
| N. Queta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +15 | 8 |
| P. Pritchard | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +12 | 13 |
| O. Brissett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 |
| A. Horford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Kornet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Mykhailiuk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Stevens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Gabriel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Walsh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Peterson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Banton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 129 | 40 | 25 | 47/87 | 17/36 | 18/22 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 33 | +25 | 224 |
