Per the Boston Herald:
Aaron Nesmith took a transition go from Tyrese Haliburton and dunked over Al Horford. The previous Celtic galloped across the court docket and chest-pumped Myles Turner as the remainder of his Pacers teammates flooded the court docket to rejoice an imminent victory.
The Celtics proved they cared in regards to the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Match with how they dealt with their ultimate group stage recreation final week. They confirmed that mentality throughout stretches of Monday’s first ever quarterfinal recreation of the match. However finally, the second meant extra for the upstart Pacers.
In a playoff-like environment, the C’s couldn’t get the job carried out on Monday evening in Indiana. Jayson Tatum scored 32 factors and Jaylen Brown added 30, however their worst habits haunted them once more. They laid one other dud within the third quarter. Too many turnovers piled up. After which the Pacers – led by rising celebrity Tyrese Haliburton – raised their recreation to a different degree within the second half, as they handed the Celtics a 122-112 loss and despatched them dwelling from the In-Season Match.
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