Celtics POSTCAST- Pacers Take It to the Celtics in Boston
The Celtics never led at any point in the 2nd Half and ended up losing, 123-114, to the Indiana Pacers Sunday night at TD Garden. The Celtics won by 37 over the Pacers on Friday night and allowed Indiana to shoot 52.9 % from the field for the game. The Pacers scored 66 Points in the Paint. The Pacers took 2 of the 3 meetings between the 2 teams in the season series. The Celtics have lost 4 of 6 overall. ----- Scoring Totals: Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points in the win and also had 7 Assists and 6 Rebounds. Indiana had 6 players in double-figures including all 5 starters. Jaylen Brown scored 31 for the Celtics. Jayson Tatum scored 22 in the loss and was 2-for-10 on the 3-point line. Al Horford went 1-for-10 on 3's and 2-for-12 overall. Payton Pritchard scored just 2 points in the 2nd Half after putting up 19 in the 1st Half. ----- No KP...No Jrue: Kristaps Porzingis missed his 2nd straight game with a left ankle sprain. Porzingis played for Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle in Dallas. Jrue Holiday missed his 3rd in a row with a right shoulder impingement. Sam Hauser started his 2nd straight game and 4th game of the season. -----