The Pacers went inside as a substitute of establishing for jumpers and outscored Boston 66-48 within the paint to make up for the lack of injured ahead Obi Toppin.
BOSTON — Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 factors and Indiana Pacers bounced again from a 37-point loss to Boston two nights earlier by beating the Celtics 123-114 Sunday night time within the rematch.
Andrew Nembhard, who returned after lacking Friday’s sport with tendonitis in his left knee, added 17 factors, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Pacers. Pascal Siakam scored 17 factors and Bennedict Mathurin 14.
Jaylen Brown led Boston with 31 factors and 6 assists. Jayson Tatum had 22 factors, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Payton Pritchard added 21 factors and Derrick White scored 17.
The Celtics have already misplaced their sixth house sport this season. Final season, they went 37-4 at TD Backyard within the common season and 9-2 within the playoffs en path to the NBA championship.
Takeaways
Pacers: After a blowout loss, coach Rick Carlisle wished to see his group reply with a bodily begin. The Pacers went inside as a substitute of establishing for jumpers and outscored Boston 66-48 within the paint to make up for the lack of injured ahead Obi Toppin (sprained left ankle).
Celtics: After touring to lopsided victory Friday once they made 23 3-pointers, they adopted up by making simply 16 of 54 from past the arc whereas lacking starters Jrue Vacation (shoulder damage) and Kristaps Porzingis (sprained ankle LEFT).
Key second
The Celtics had minimize an 11-point deficit to 105-103 on Tatum’s three-point play with 7:38 left earlier than the Pacers scored the following 13 factors in practically two minutes to take management.
Key statistic
Indiana made 22 free throws in comparison with simply 16 for Boston.
To be continued
The Pacers host the Bucks on Tuesday afternoon and the Celtics host the Raptors at house the identical day.
Indiana 123, Boston 114
INDIANA (123) — Mathurin 6-8 1-1 14, Siakam 6-11 4-4 17, Turner 5-8 3-4 13, Haliburton 11-19 8-9 31, Nembhard 6-12 4-5 17, Walker 4-8 1 -2 12, Bryant 4-6 0-0 8, Furphy 0-0 0-0 0, McConnell 1-6 1-2 3, Q.Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Sheppard 3-8 0-0 8. Totals: 46-87 22-27 123.
BOSTON (114) — Hauser 3-6 0-0 9, Tatum 8-17 4-5 22, Horford 2-12 0-0 5, Brown 13-21 3-5 31, White 7-15 0-0 17, Peterson 1-1 0 -0 2, Walsh 0-2 0-2 0, Tillman 0-1 0-0 0, Kornet 0-1 1-2 1, Queta 2-2 2-3 6, Pritchard 7-13 2-2 21, Springer 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 43-93 12-19 114.
Indiana 27 38 33 25 — 123
Boston 29 29 33 23 — 114
3-point objectives—Indiana 9-23 (Walker 3-5, Sheppard 2-5, Mathurin 1-1, Nembhard 1-1, Siakam 1-2, Haliburton 1-6, Bryant 0-1, McConnell 0-1, Turner 0-1) , Boston 16-54 (Pritchard 5-8, Hauser 3-6, White 3-11, Brown 2-6, Tatum 2-10, Horford 1-10, Springer 0-1, Tillman 0-1, Walsh 0-1). Soiled—None. Rebounds—Indiana 50 (Nembhard, Siakam 8), Boston 41 (Kornet, Tatum 9). Aids—Indiana 27 (Nembhard 8), Boston 26 (Brown, Tatum 6). Whole fouls—Indiana 17, Boston 22. A-19,156 (18,624)
