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Indiana and Boston came into Sunday's matchup on opposite
trajectories, with the Celtics having lost just one game since
Jan. 29 and the Pacers on a skid dropping eight of the previous
nine.
But behind its balanced scoring effort and dominant second and
fourth quarters, Indiana cruised to its most lopsided win since
beating Chicago by 32 points on Nov. 22.
Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Malcolm Brogdon all made
multiple 3-pointers en route to 22, 21 and 20 points,
respectively. Haliburton shot 4-of-6 from beyond the arc,
including a deep shot before the shot clock expired that gave
the Pacers a 66-55 lead going into halftime.
Brissett led Indiana to a 17-of-33 shooting afternoon from
3-point range, hitting a career-high six 3-pointers on a
career-most nine attempts.
Jalen Smith, who also made two 3-pointers, recorded a
double-double for the Pacers with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Seven Pacers in total scored in double figures with Chris Duarte
and Isaiah Jackson each adding 11 points.
While Indiana was hot from outside, Boston struggled. The
Celtics went just 12-of-43, including 2-of-12 from Jayson Tatum.
Tatum scored a team-high 24 points despite his poor 3-point
shooting, and spending an extended period of the first quarter
on the bench due to foul trouble. He finished with a plus-minus
rating of -24.
Jaylen Brown scored 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the
floor and dished eight assists. Robert Williams III posted a
double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
The Celtics cut the deficit to seven points in the fourth
quarter, but the Pacers closed the game on a 29-15 run spanning
almost eight minutes.
--Field Level Media
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