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Tuesday, May 21, 2024Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · CF · G1 · Box score
Pacers128
Celtics133
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 Celtics 0; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +5
On this day · 2022–23May 21, 2023: 1 game. Top scorer: Gabe Vincent (Heat-Celtics), 29 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Pacers-Celtics

Jayson Tatum scores 36, Boston wins in overtime

Tyrese Haliburton goes for 25 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+30+10+5BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Pacers3133292411128
Celtics3430302316133
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 20, 16, 18, 25, 33, 33, 25, 36BOS36 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 11, 10, 14, 4, 18, 16, 13, 28BOS28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 6, 34, 35, 20, 13, 15, 26, 25IND25 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 19, 14, 26, 14, 22, 25, 20, 24IND24 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 128Celtics 133
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers3133292411128
Celtics3430302316133
The story
Jrue Holiday had 28 points and 8 assists as Boston beat Indiana 133-128 in OT

Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 24 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL · 10-16 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the overtime 16-11.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +30+10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 28 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.1 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 26.8 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jayson Tatum leads the day with 36

Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 20, 16, 18, 25, 33, 33, 25, 36Celtics-Pacers · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 11, 10, 14, 4, 18, 16, 13, 28Celtics-Pacers · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +17.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 17, 25, 32, 19, 28, 27, 11, 26Celtics-Pacers · W
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 6, 34, 35, 20, 13, 15, 26, 25Pacers-Celtics · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 19, 14, 26, 14, 22, 25, 20, 24Pacers-Celtics · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Myles TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 23, 6, 21, 13, 16, 17, 17, 23Pacers-Celtics · L
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Celtics10