Game ID: 22400420
Indiana Pacers @ Boston Celtics
Friday, December 27, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 39 28 36 39 142IND 22 23 33 27 105
BOS vs IND ScoutingBOS vs IND Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 5 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 12/06 after 2, 28 min since (91% of 31)
BOS availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 6 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 12/06 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 31)
BOS availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Hauser missed 2 since 12/19, returns tonight: 16 min (78% of 21)
OUT Scheierman missed 7 since 12/04, out tonight
BOS availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 2 since 12/21, returns tonight: 8 min (59% of 13)
OUT Scheierman missed 8 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Hauser back 12/23 after 2, 16 min since (78% of 21)
BOS availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 9 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Hauser back 12/23 after 2, 15 min since (71% of 21)
BACK Queta back 12/25 after 2, 8 min since (59% of 13)
BOS availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 10 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Hauser back 12/23 after 2, 16 min since (79% of 21)
BACK Queta back 12/25 after 2, 9 min since (64% of 13)
BOS availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 3 since 12/25, returns tonight: 25 min (81% of 31)
OUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 11 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Hauser back 12/23 after 2, 17 min since (83% of 21)
BACK Queta back 12/25 after 2, 7 min since (56% of 13)
BOS availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 12 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 12/31 after 3, 25 min since (81% of 31)
BACK Hauser back 12/23 after 2, 17 min since (83% of 21)
BACK Queta back 12/25 after 2, 10 min since (77% of 13)
BOS availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backOUT Porziņģis missed 4 since 12/27, returns tonight: 28 min (101% of 27)
OUT Scheierman missed 13 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 12/31 after 3, 32 min since (104% of 31)
BACK Queta back 12/25 after 2, 12 min since (94% of 13)
IND availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Nesmith missed 21 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Sheppard missed 14 since 11/18, returns tonight: 16 min (91% of 18)
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 21 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Que. Jackson back 12/13 after 2, 2 min since (15% of 14)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW McConnell 18 to 23 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/22 · 2 days' restOUT Nesmith missed 22 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 22 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 2 since 12/15, out tonight
BACK Sheppard back 12/19 after 14, 16 min since (91% of 18)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 34 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Nesmith missed 23 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 23 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 3 since 12/15, out tonight
BACK Sheppard back 12/19 after 14, 17 min since (93% of 18)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 33 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Nesmith missed 24 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 24 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 4 since 12/15, out tonight
BACK Sheppard back 12/19 after 14, 15 min since (82% of 18)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 34 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/27 · back-to-backOUT Nesmith missed 25 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 25 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 5 since 12/15, returns tonight: 9 min (66% of 14)
BACK Sheppard back 12/19 after 14, 17 min since (92% of 18)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 34 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 26 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 26 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Sheppard back 12/19 after 14, 17 min since (95% of 18)
BACK Que. Jackson back 12/27 after 5, 9 min since (66% of 14)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 35 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 27 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Toppin missed 2 since 12/27, returns tonight: 12 min (64% of 20)
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 27 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Que. Jackson back 12/27 after 5, 5 min since (37% of 14)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 33 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 28 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 28 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Toppin back 12/31 after 2, 12 min since (64% of 20)
BACK Que. Jackson back 12/27 after 5, 5 min since (37% of 14)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 35 min over the last 5
IND availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Nesmith missed 29 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Isa. Jackson missed 29 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Que. Jackson missed 2 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Toppin back 12/31 after 2, 16 min since (84% of 20)
NEW Mathurin 27 to 33 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 34 and Brown at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Nembhard at 17 a game. Without Nesmith (25 straight), Isa. Jackson (25 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 39 percent from three to Boston's 33. Call it Boston 116, Indiana 110.
12/19 vs CHI 108-117 — BOS notes
BOS lost 108-117. BOS shot 39% (38 of 97) to CHI's 45%, 14 of 56 from three. BOS turned it over 4 times to CHI's 10. The glass went 45-56 against them. Tatum led with 31 (10 of 22, 4 of 11 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Porziņģis added 20, Brown 19. Q1 was theirs, 25-21, but the other 3 periods went 96-83 against them. Brown's -19 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 @ CHI 123-98 — BOS notes
BOS won 123-98. BOS shot 48% (48 of 100) to CHI's 38%, 15 of 45 from three. The glass went 59-43 for them. Tatum led with 43 (16 of 24, 9 of 15 from three); Porziņģis added 22, Brown 19. The hinge was Q3, 32-23: a lead of 7 became 16, and the lead reached 29. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
12/23 @ ORL 104-108 — BOS notes
BOS lost 104-108. BOS shot 44% (37 of 84) to ORL's 45%, 8 of 33 from three, and went to the line 27 times to ORL's 21 — 22 points from the stripe to their 21. Brown led with 35 (15 of 29, 1 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); White added 17, Porziņģis 17. Q1 was theirs, 32-21, but the other 3 periods went 87-72 against them. They led by as many as 15. Pritchard's -12 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/25 vs PHI 114-118 — BOS notes
BOS lost 114-118. BOS shot 45% (43 of 95) to PHI's 47%, 20 of 49 from three, and got to the line 13 times to PHI's 19. BOS turned it over 13 times to PHI's 6, and PHI turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 51-39 for them. Tatum led with 32 (11 of 20, 4 of 8 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Brown added 23, White 21. Q3 was theirs, 24-16, the deficit cut from 8 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 102-90 against them.
12/27 vs IND 142-105 — BOS notes
BOS won 142-105. BOS shot 51% (47 of 92) to IND's 42%, 23 of 56 from three. The glass went 52-39 for them. Brown led with 44 (16 of 24, 6 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Tatum added 22, Pritchard 18. The hinge was Q1, 39-22: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 38. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
12/29 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 32 and Brown at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Holiday (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Nembhard at 17 a game. Without Nesmith (26 straight), Isa. Jackson (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Indiana minus-0. Call it Boston 119, Indiana 110.
12/31 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Tatum at 30 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Holiday (3 straight), Porziņģis (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 129, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Barnes at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Quickley (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Toronto minus-9 and the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to Toronto's 129. Call it Boston 123, Toronto 110, Boston by 13.
1/02 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 15 free throws a game; Edwards at 20 and Randle at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 29 and Tatum at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Porziņģis (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Boston takes 21 free throws a game to Minnesota's 15 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 12. Call it Boston 113, Minnesota 109, Minnesota keeping it close.
1/03 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sengun at 21 and Green at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Eason (7 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 26 a game. Without Porziņģis (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to Houston's 34 and the turnovers, Houston giving it away 13 times a game to Boston's 9. Call it Houston 113, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
12/19 @ PHX 120-111 — IND notes
IND won 120-111. IND shot 44% (39 of 89) to PHX's 49%, 16 of 41 from three. IND turned it over 9 times to PHX's 16. Siakam led with 25 (9 of 22, 3 of 7 from three); Turner added 19, Nembhard 19. The hinge was Q3, 37-24: a lead of 1 became 14, and the lead reached 19.
12/22 @ SAC 122-95 — IND notes
IND won 122-95. IND shot 58% (50 of 86) to SAC's 36%, 17 of 39 from three, and got to the line 8 times to SAC's 17. Siakam led with 19 (7 of 14, 2 of 5 from three); Turner added 15, Haliburton 14. The hinge was Q4, 35-17: a lead of 9 became 27, and the lead reached 30. Mathurin was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
12/23 @ GSW 111-105 — IND notes
IND won 111-105. IND shot 49% (45 of 92) to GSW's 43%, 11 of 35 from three, and got to the line 11 times to GSW's 21. Turner led with 23 (9 of 14, 3 of 7 from three); Siakam added 20, Haliburton 16. The hinge was Q2, 29-22: a lead of 1 became 8. Haliburton was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
12/26 vs OKC 114-120 — IND notes
IND lost 114-120. IND shot 47% (42 of 89) to OKC's 46%, 14 of 36 from three. IND turned it over 11 times to OKC's 3. Nembhard led with 23 (9 of 17, 1 of 5 from three); Siakam added 22, Mathurin 18. Q1 was theirs, 29-19, but the other 3 periods went 101-85 against them. They led by as many as 15. Walker's -16 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/27 @ BOS 105-142 — IND notes
IND lost 105-142. IND shot 42% (38 of 91) to BOS's 51%, 11 of 39 from three. The glass went 39-52 against them. Haliburton led with 19 (6 of 13, 3 of 8 from three); Mathurin added 18, Walker 15. Q3 was theirs, 33-36, but the other 3 periods went 106-72 against them. Haliburton's -27 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/29 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 32 and Brown at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Holiday (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Nembhard at 17 a game. Without Nesmith (26 straight), Isa. Jackson (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Indiana minus-0. Call it Boston 119, Indiana 110.
12/31 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 18 and Haliburton at 17 a game. Without Nesmith (27 straight), Toppin (2 straight), Isa. Jackson (27 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 13 free throws a game; Middleton at 19 and Portis at 19 a game. Without Antetokounmpo (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Milwaukee giving it away 15 times a game to Indiana's 11 and the defense, Milwaukee allowing 109 a night to Indiana's 115. Call it Indiana 114, Milwaukee 112, Milwaukee keeping it close.
1/02 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Adebayo at 16 a game. Without Richardson (18 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 19 and Mathurin at 17 a game. Without Nesmith (28 straight), Isa. Jackson (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 102 a night to Indiana's 120 and the arc, Miami at 39 percent from three to Indiana's 34. Call it Miami 114, Indiana 109.
1/04 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Haliburton at 20 and Siakam at 18 a game. Without Nesmith (29 straight), Isa. Jackson (29 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Beal at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Allen (5 straight), Nurkić (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 108 a night to Indiana's 122 and the glass, where Indiana has been plus-0 a night and Phoenix minus-4. Call it Indiana 115, Phoenix 112, Phoenix keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
INDBM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
EF E. Freeman
JF J. Furphy
JJ J. Johnson
JW J. Walker
MT M. Turner
PS P. Siakam
QJ Q. Jackson
TB T. Bryant
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
BOSAH A. Horford
DP D. Peterson
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JS J. Springer
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
XT X. Tillman
IND/BOS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jaylen Brown scores season-high 44 points, Celtics cruise past Pacers 142-105
BOSTON -- — Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 44 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics snapped a two-game skid with a 142-105 rout over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
Jayson Tatum added 22 points and 13 rebounds for Boston, which connected on 23 3s and never trailed. Brown also had four steals to join Larry Bird (five times) and Antoine Walker as the only Celtics with at least 44 points and four steals in a game.
Payton Pritchard finished with 18 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.
The Pacers have lost two straight since posting a season-best five-game win streak.
Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points and nine assists, Bennedict Mathurin finished with 18 points and Pascal Siakam added 14 points and nine rebounds.
Takeaways Pacers: It wasn’t surprising that Indiana struggled to find its footing with Obi Toppin sitting with a sprained left ankle and Andrew Nembhard also out managing tendinitis in his left knee.
Celtics: Avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season with a dominant effort on both ends of the floor. Boston had nine steals and limited Indiana to 28% from beyond the arc. The Celtics did it without starters Kristaps Porzingis (sprained left ankle) and Jrue Holiday , who missed his second straight game with a shoulder injury.
Key moment Al Horford connected on back-to-back 3-pointers to punctuate a 13-0 run by the Celtics late in the second quarter that gave them a 67-35 lead. Boston increased its cushion to as many as 38 in the fourth quarter.
Key stat This was Brown’s 11th career game with 40 or more points.
Up next Boston and Indiana meet again on Sunday in their final matchup of the season.