Jaylen Brown nailed a 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds remaining to force overtime as the Celtics rallied for a 133-128 win over the Pacers on Tuesday night.
had 25 points and 10 assists for the Pacers, who knocked down 13 3-pointers and scored 56 points in the paint against a Celtics team still playing without injured 7-footer
But Boston dialed up its defense, finishing with 11 steals -- three each by Brown, Tatum and Holiday. The Celtics become the first team in NBA playoff history to have three players record 25 points and three steals in a game.finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds for the sixth-seeded Pacers, who twice turned it over with a 3-point lead in the final 30 seconds of regulation.
Brown made Indiana pay for the second one, hitting a 3 from the corner with Siakam right in his face to tie it at 117 and force overtime.Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said the loss was"totally on me" for not calling a timeout to advance the ball before their turnover that set up Brown's shot."I think it's more on us," he said."I just felt like more of them were probably on us than them forcing turnovers.
Indiana went back ahead 123-121 when Haliburton hit all three free throws after being fouled with 1:46 remaining in OT. Tatum then muscled in a layup and was fouled byHaliburton turned it over on the next possession, and the ball eventually found its way to Tatum at the top of key. Tatum pumped, sidestepped a defender and sunk a 3 to make it 127-123 with 43 seconds left.and Siakam then traded layups.
"It's unfortunate we did so many good things in this game that it came down to a couple of mistakes at the end, but it's the NBA playoffs," Carlisle said."We've got to learn from it and we've got to bounce back"
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