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Thursday, May 23, 2024Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 2 after the first quarter and won 126–110.

Final · CF · G2 · Box score
Pacers110
Celtics126
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +16
On this day · 2022–23May 23, 2023: 1 game. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Heat), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Pacers-Celtics

Jaylen Brown scores 40 as Boston beats Indiana

Derrick White goes for 23 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+6+13+16BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27242930110
Celtics25323633126
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 25, 32, 19, 28, 27, 11, 26, 40BOS40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 16, 18, 25, 33, 33, 25, 36, 23BOS23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 14, 26, 14, 22, 25, 20, 24, 28IND28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Andrew NembhardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 15, 5, 9, 11, 15, 20, 12, 16IND16 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 110Celtics 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers27242930110
Celtics25323633126
The story
Jayson Tatum had 23 points as Boston beat Indiana 126-110

Andrew Nembhard led Indiana with 16 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 9-20 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Celtics took the second 32-24.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2+6+13+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 16 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.1 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 2 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.6Reg. season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 14.6 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 40

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 25, 32, 19, 28, 27, 11, 26, 40Celtics-Pacers · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Redd MIL, Apr 29, 2006: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 19, 19, 14, 26, 14, 22, 25, 20, 24, 28Pacers-Celtics · L
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 16, 18, 25, 33, 33, 25, 36, 23Celtics-Pacers · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 16, 38, 25, 25, 10, 12, 5, 18, 15, 23Celtics-Pacers · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Andrew NembhardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 15, 5, 9, 11, 15, 20, 12, 16Pacers-Celtics · L
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 3, 11, 10, 14, 4, 18, 16, 13, 28, 15Celtics-Pacers · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Celtics11