Boston Celtics @ Indiana Pacers
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN | Game ID: 22400119
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
IND 35 32 33 24 11 135BOS 31 26 29 38 8 132
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Pascal Siakam scores 29 points and makes tiebreaking 3 to send Pacers past Celtics 135-132 in OT
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Pascal Siakam scored the last of his 29 points on a 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left in overtime to give the Indiana Pacers a 135-132 victory over the previously unbeaten Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
Siakam tied his single-game career high with six 3s and grabbed 11 rebounds. Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 of his 30 points in the second half, and Tyrese Haliburton had 17 points and 12 assists.
The victory ended Indiana's three-game losing streak.
Boston charged back from a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime and led 132-130 after Derrick White 's layup with 39.7 seconds to go. But Indiana scored the final five points to win.
Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 37 points . Jaylen Brown added 25 points and had a chance to tie the score but his 3 in the waning seconds was off the mark. White finished with 23 points in the first matchup between these teams since Boston swept Indiana in last season's Eastern Conference finals.
Takeaways Celtics: Through the first four games, Boston looked like the defending NBA champs — winning three times by double figures. They weren't dominant Wednesday, but they didn't go down without a fight, either, the true mark of a champion.
Pacers: Indiana's high-scoring, fast-paced offense reappeared. The result looked familiar, too. The Pacers finished with a season-high point total — even though they nearly threw away the contest with a rash of late turnovers.
Key moment Siakam scored the final five points for Indiana, tying the score on a midrange jumper with 36 seconds left before giving the Pacers the lead for good. It wasn't sealed until Brown's 3 fluttered out of bounds.
Key stats Indiana produced season highs in rebounds (57) and 3-pointers made (15).
Up next The Celtics will try to rebound Friday in Charlotte while the Pacers make their only trip this season to New Orleans on Friday.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
INDAN A. Nembhard
AN A. Nesmith
BM B. Mathurin
BS B. Sheppard
IJ I. Jackson
JW J. Walker
OT O. Toppin
PS P. Siakam
TH T. Haliburton
TM T. McConnell
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
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
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