Celtics complete rare sweep by beating Pacers 110-106
Gordon Hayward scored 20 points and Marcus Morris started a decisive 3-point flurry late in the fourth quarter Sunday to give the Boston Celtics a series-clinching 110-106 victory at Indiana.

























Gordon Hayward scored 20 points and Marcus Morris started a decisive 3-point flurry late in the fourth quarter Sunday to give the Boston Celtics a series-clinching 110-106 victory at Indiana.
In a league that's trending small, the Pacers have two talented young centers. Can they afford to pay them both and still close the gap between them and the East's best?
Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and Kyrie Irving added 19 to help the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 104-96 on Friday night for a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.
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Injuries prevented Kyrie Irving from making his Celtics playoff debut last year, and Game 1 against the Pacers was forgettable. But Irving was spectacular in Game 2.
Kyrie Irving scored 37 points and the Boston Celtics rallied late in the fourth quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 99-91 on Wednesday night and take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven, first-round series
Celtics forward Al Horford, who missed shootaround with an illness, will "try to give it a go" for Wednesday night's game against the Pacers in Boston, Brad Stevens said.
Boston survived an ugly battle with Indiana in a game that reestablished much of what has ailed the Celtics all season.
Kyrie Irving and Marcus Morris each had 20 points, and the Boston Celtics rallied in the second half to beat the Indiana Pacers 84-74 on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
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The Indiana Pacers will stay in Indianapolis for 25 more years in a deal approved Friday that includes $295 million in public subsidies for a renovation and expansion of Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the NBA team's downtown arena.
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(23) | Aaron Holiday | PG | UCLA |
| 2(20) | Alize Johnson | PF | Missouri State |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 48 | 34 | .585 |
| 2017-18 | 48 | 34 | .585 |
| 2016-17 | 42 | 40 | .512 |
| 2015-16 | 45 | 37 | .549 |
| 2014-15 | 38 | 44 | .463 |