The Boston Celtics survived another early onslaught by the Indiana Pacers to win the second half of a home-and-away series 140-122, a historic scoring quarter in the game’s second frame setting up the Celtics for the win courtesy of a Payton Pritchard (29 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal) outburst.
Among the starters, Jaylen Brown (30 points, 3 boards, 4 assists, as many steals) continued his streak of 30-point plus games, and Derrick White (21 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block) had another solid outing for Boston after a slow start to the season. Off the bench, Sam Hauser (23 points, 4 boards) also continued rounding into form after an early-season slump, and Luka Garza (15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists).
With the road victory, the Celtics improve to 19-11 on the season and remain in the Eastern Conference’s third place spot at the start of their current West Coast road trip.
Boston next plays the Portland Trail Blazers at Oregon’s Moda Center on Dec. 28 at 6 pm ET.
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