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Monday, May 27, 2024Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 3 after three quarters and won 105–102.

Final · CF · G4 · Box score
Celtics105
Pacers102
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS -3; Q4 BOS +3
On this day · 2022–23May 27, 2023: 1 game. Top scorer: Jayson Tatum (Celtics-Heat), 31 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · Celtics-Pacers

Boston closes out Indiana in four

Jayson Tatum goes for 26 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+1-3+3BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics29292225105
Pacers27302619102
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 19, 28, 27, 11, 26, 40, 24, 29BOS29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 25, 33, 33, 25, 36, 23, 36, 26BOS26 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Andrew NembhardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 9, 11, 15, 20, 12, 16, 32, 24IND24 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 14, 22, 25, 20, 24, 28, 22, 19IND19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 105Pacers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics29292225105
Pacers27302619102
The story
Derrick White had 16 points as Boston beat Indiana 105-102

Andrew Nembhard led Indiana with 24 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 16 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 7-14 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 25-19.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2+1−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 24 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 5 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: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 29

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 19, 28, 27, 11, 26, 40, 24, 29Celtics-Pacers · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 25, 33, 33, 25, 36, 23, 36, 26Celtics-Pacers · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Andrew NembhardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 9, 11, 15, 20, 12, 16, 32, 24Pacers-Celtics · L
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 14, 22, 25, 20, 24, 28, 22, 19Pacers-Celtics · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 4, 18, 16, 13, 28, 15, 14, 17Celtics-Pacers · W
12.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 10, 12, 5, 18, 15, 23, 13, 16Celtics-Pacers · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Pacers15