Newer meeting, Jan 21: IND 104, BOS 119

Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics: player stats

Regular seasonFinal

TD Garden · Boston, MA

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IND

Game leaders

BOS

Points
Indiana Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton31 PTS11-19 FG, 1-6 3P, 8-9 FT
Boston Celtics: Jaylen Brown31 PTS13-21 FG, 2-6 3P, 3-5 FT
Rebounds
Indiana Pacers: Andrew Nembhard8 REB1 OREB, 7 DREB
Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum9 REB2 OREB, 7 DREB
Assists
Indiana Pacers: Andrew Nembhard8 AST17 PTS, 2 TOV
Boston Celtics: Jaylen Brown6 AST31 PTS, 2 TOV

The Indiana Pacers won 123-114 against the Boston Celtics on December 29, 2024 at TD Garden. Jaylen Brown scored 31 for the Boston Celtics, while Tyrese Haliburton had 31 for the Indiana Pacers.

Indiana Pacers box score
Indiana Pacers
Tyrese HaliburtonG	36:00	31	6	7	11-19	1-6	8-9	1	0	0	0	+13
Myles TurnerC-F	33:00	13	6	3	5-8	0-1	3-4	0	0	0	0	+12
Andrew NembhardG-F	33:00	17	8	8	6-12	1-1	4-5	0	1	2	3	+23
Pascal SiakamF	31:00	17	8	6	6-11	1-2	4-4	3	1	2	3	+10
Bennedict MathurinG-F	29:00	14	5	1	6-8	1-1	1-1	0	0	2	2	+9
Jarace WalkerF	25:00	12	5	0	4-8	3-5	1-2	0	0	1	1	+3
Ben SheppardG	21:00	8	4	1	3-8	2-5	0-0	0	0	0	5	-4
Thomas BryantC	15:00	8	3	0	4-6	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	2	-3
T.J. McConnellG	14:00	3	5	1	1-6	0-1	1-2	1	0	2	1	-10
Quenton JacksonG	1:00	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	-4
Johnny FurphyG	1:00	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	-4
Team	239	123	50	27	46-87	9-23	22-27	6	2	9	17

DNP: Enrique Freeman, James Wiseman, Isaiah Jackson, Aaron Nesmith, Obi Toppin, Tristen Newton, James Johnson

Boston Celtics box score
Boston Celtics
Jayson TatumF	41:00	22	9	6	8-17	2-10	4-5	3	1	3	3	-21
Derrick WhiteG	39:00	17	3	3	7-15	3-11	0-0	0	1	1	4	-20
Jaylen BrownG	36:00	31	4	6	13-21	2-6	3-5	1	0	2	3	-10
Al HorfordC-F	31:00	5	5	3	2-12	1-10	0-0	0	0	0	5	-14
Payton PritchardG	28:00	21	4	3	7-13	5-8	2-2	0	0	2	2	-2
Sam HauserF	20:00	9	0	3	3-6	3-6	0-0	1	0	0	1	0
Jordan WalshG	19:00	0	3	0	0-2	0-1	0-2	1	1	0	2	+4
Luke KornetF-C	14:00	1	9	0	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	3	0	0	-3
Neemias QuetaC	5:00	6	3	1	2-2	0-0	2-3	0	0	0	2	+3
Drew PetersonF	2:00	2	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	+6
Xavier TillmanF	2:00	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	+6
Jaden SpringerG	2:00	0	1	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	+6
Team	239	114	41	26	43-93	16-54	12-19	6	6	8	22

DNP: JD Davison, Kristaps Porzingis, Baylor Scheierman, Jrue Holiday, Anton Watson

Team stats

Team stats: Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics
IND	Stat	BOS
52.9%(better)46-87	Field-goal percentage	46.2%43-93
39.1%(better)9-23	Three-point percentage	29.6%16-54
81.5%(better)22-27	Free-throw percentage	63.2%12-19
50(better)	Rebounds	41
11(better)	Offensive rebounds	8
39(better)	Defensive rebounds	33
27(better)	Assists	26
6	Steals	6
2	Blocks	6(better)
9	Turnovers	8(better)
17(better)	Personal fouls	22

Team advanced
IND	Stat	BOS
99.5	Pace	99.5
124.1(better)	Off. rating	115.0
115.0(better)	Def. rating	124.1
9.1(better)	Net rating	-9.1
62.2(better)	TS%	56.2
58.0(better)	eFG%	54.8
8.3	TOV%	7.3(better)
25.0(better)	OREB%	17.0
0.310(better)	FT rate	0.204
26.4	3PA rate	58.1(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

IND 21%BOS 79%

Expected margin: BOS by 10.3
Result: IND by 9: The projection missed.

The projected margin was 19.3 pts from the result. Its largest input: Net rating so far this season, 4.8 pts toward BOS. 3 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

IND 2, BOS 1

Oct 30Boston Celtics 132, Indiana Pacers 135
Dec 27Indiana Pacers 105, Boston Celtics 142
Dec 29 · this gameIndiana Pacers 123, Boston Celtics 114

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