00:00And welcome to TD Garden.
00:07Yes, the Celtics are playing the Pacers again.
00:11Fourth meeting in a month span.
00:13Celtics trying to win the season series tonight.
00:15Can't wait to watch it with you.
00:16Alongside Brian Scalabrini and Abby Chin.
00:18The injury is part of the reason they're just 10-34.
00:22Time for the fewest wins in the NBA.
00:23And usually they play extremely hard.
00:26They had a sticker the other night against Detroit.
00:28But these guys get after it.
00:31They're right in the middle of a five-game road trip.
00:33They lost to Philly on Monday.
00:35Got blasted in Detroit by 43 in the first game of the road trip.
00:39Zach Zorba, Natalie Sago, Bidia Maru are officials tonight.
00:42Hauser with a great start.
00:44He loves playing the Pacers.
00:46Offensive rating on pace to be second best in NBA history.
00:50Hauser again.
00:52Start for the Howards.
00:53And you see the Pacers, that scoring margin, is the worst on the road since the Bobcats in 2012-13.
01:02One season after they had the worst record in NBA history.
01:05Furphy for three.
01:07On the season, though, the Pacers, not a very good three-point shooting team.
01:11There is Neesmith driving on white.
01:14Tate had nearly had the block.
01:16And the former Celtic gets his first two tonight.
01:18Yeah, Neesmith.
01:19Hauser's perfect body position on that defense.
01:23Underrated defender Sam Hauser.
01:25Brown attacks.
01:26Furphy takes him to the basket.
01:28And he gets going to his right hand.
01:31Siakam will start the break.
01:34Puts his head down.
01:35Drives it.
01:35Pritchard over the top.
01:36Missed it, but cleans it up for two.
01:38What a follow by Siakam.
01:40Leads the league in overall blocks.
01:43The pass to Jarris Walker, who sprays it out to Shepard.
01:47Siakam trails and hits a three.
01:49That's pretty good offense.
01:51To the basket.
01:52His number's shooting in the paint outside the restricted area.
01:55His game has reached a new level.
01:57Brown is fouled in the basket.
01:59He's been just spectacular this season.
02:04Almost 30 points a game.
02:06Siakam to see his part.
02:09And he throws it down.
02:10First, he's got to work him in breaks a little bit.
02:12He's been shooting it almost 50% from downtown this season.
02:20Neymar turns the corner and scoops it in.
02:23I like a lot of stuff that Indiana does.
02:25I always feel like in the first half, they're rocking and rolling,
02:28and then things kind of slow down for them.
02:29Well, that's what Rick Carlisle said before the game.
02:32It's about putting 48 minutes together.
02:34Bars!
02:35That's nasty!
02:36Watch this.
02:36Watch me stop on a dime.
02:39In the pump fake.
02:41Siakam with a long two.
02:47Richard creates some space.
02:49Jackson in the air.
02:50It's an 8-1 for Peyton Richard.
02:52And the Celtics are such a little bit.
02:58Walker using his heights.
03:00Garrison Walker.
03:04Inside of three minutes to play in the opening quarter,
03:07Celtics not shooting it well from inside the arc,
03:09but Simons can help fix that.
03:11This could be a big one-on-one game for the Cs.
03:15Richard blows past his old teammate Neesmith.
03:18Sireman, I don't know if he has a kiss for the Pacers' best.
03:24Would they be trying to pick up guys?
03:26I don't know.
03:28They traded back for it from New Orleans during the finals.
03:31Yeah, before the Halliburton injury.
03:33It's that matchup we love.
03:35Walsh defending McConnell.
03:36Two fiery guys who got into it in Indy.
03:39A steal by Sireman.
03:40Good hands from Simons.
03:42Runs the floor.
03:43Pitcher spot up.
03:44Tax.
03:45Hey!
03:46It's out of my shot.
03:47Walker isolates on Simons.
03:51Bradley with the cleanup.
03:56Hauser keeps it moving.
03:58Walsh, no hesitation.
04:00It's good for three.
04:02George Walsh having a game.
04:04Two.
04:04Oh, wow.
04:05I think that's pretty interesting.
04:06I know.
04:06I'm going to put you guys on the spot.
04:08What would you present?
04:09Well, we know what Drew would talk about.
04:11Sam Hauser.
04:11His little corgi.
04:13That's what he would talk about.
04:14Oh, yeah.
04:15Corgis and crossword puzzles.
04:17Sal, what would you do?
04:19My youth basketball experience with my son.
04:23Oh.
04:23Yeah, I know you were just trying to get everyone to send their kids to white boxes.
04:27Yeah, yeah.
04:28No.
04:28This isn't a sales pitch, dude.
04:30One thing in mind.
04:30No, the real, there's some teams that had terrible chemistry that still won.
04:36I do think it's different now because the ball moves so much more.
04:39You know, like, and I'm just, I know I've told you in the past that chemistry doesn't matter.
04:45I really believe it does matter nowadays.
04:47That's fair.
04:48I believe you.
04:49That's a beautiful possession for the Pacers, and Jackson ends it with a three.
05:00It's a beautiful possession.
05:03Really composed.
05:04Gonzalez has the offensive rebound.
05:09Brown rewards you go.
05:11Come on!
05:12There you go!
05:13Brown's going to Jackson.
05:18Moves him off his spot.
05:19He's here.
05:22Celtics rebounding has been much improved since the beginning of the season.
05:28Brown gets right to the block and scores again.
05:31It feels like in a game like this, Jalen Brown can do that every possession.
05:36All those Houston guys play defense, man.
05:39You don't have a choice.
05:40I'm over there.
05:41Brown again in the restricted area.
05:44Cade, that's a pass from Jalen Brown as far as we're concerned.
05:47I just love.
05:48Three timeouts for the rest of the game.
05:51There's your boy, Jaros Walker, came up short.
05:54Siakam offensive rebound.
05:55Put it up and in.
05:57JB with 15 in this first half.
05:59See the Celtics still perfect at the line.
06:02Pacers have been scoreless for about three and a half minutes here.
06:08My bad.
06:08Well, anybody that's going to have been in a million big games is Pascalsiaco.
06:17Cadea rocks the rim.
06:20The quarter of the Celtics lead it by 20.
06:24Jaros Walker, high archer for three.
06:27All right.
06:27Walker for three.
06:2925 in the second quarter.
06:32I've got to come up with an hour of content.
06:34All right.
06:34The sky's still falling.
06:35White Cicada on the alley.
06:37The Celtics starters on the floor.
06:41Pritcher down low.
06:43White over Nembhard.
06:45Oh!
06:46White.
06:47Water fighting his level.
06:50That was not an easy shot.
06:53White goes down.
06:54Block is Nicole.
06:55No way.
06:55Nembhard playing at his pace.
07:01One minute left in the second quarter.
07:04Oh!
07:05Walker.
07:07Going to get it down to the low 30s.
07:09Brown makes his move.
07:10Blocked by Potter.
07:11Got it back and scored.
07:14Jalen Brown.
07:16Luca, the bench came in and changed this game in the first quarter.
07:19And you guys ran away with it after that.
07:21How were you able to impact this game?
07:23I think we just made the small plays.
07:24Some energy plays.
07:25I think we got the ball moving on offense.
07:27Got into some good actions.
07:29And, you know, it led to a few buckets.
07:31Defensively held them under 50 points.
07:32What do you need to maintain in the second half?
07:34I think we've got to continue to win the 50-50 battle.
07:36I feel like every loose ball is coming our way.
07:38And that's important in a game like this.
07:40He's really getting it going.
07:41It feels like that's like the one key component that you can't really make up for.
07:46And he made three threes early.
07:51Brown operating against Furphy.
07:54Up top for two.
07:55Jalen Brown so smooth.
07:57A punch dribble.
07:59Yeah, well, you're dribbling your footwork.
08:01Time up exactly at the same time.
08:03And it makes the guy that's guarding you bounce off you to create some space.
08:07Two minutes into the third, Brown scans and finds Hauser.
08:10Oh, yeah!
08:11He flips it over to Keita by that driving dish from Sam Hauser.
08:14Hey, look at the pitch.
08:15They're liking it.
08:16There's Siakam on the catch from Neymar.
08:23First, like right around there, it's my first basketball memory.
08:27Yeah.
08:27I don't remember anything from like 81, 82.
08:29None of that, right?
08:32Here's Hauser.
08:34Splash.
08:34And Hauser.
08:38Blueberry!
08:39It's house money tonight here at the guard, and he is four for five from outside.
08:44It just looks so good out there.
08:48Siakam gathers and scores 35 of 35.
08:52That's the Celtics record most makes without a miss.
08:54The fight going all the way back to the 90s.
08:56Jalen Brown through contact.
09:0121 for Jalen Brown.
09:06Furphy.
09:07Yeah, we've talked about his leaping ability.
09:15Siakam buries a three.
09:17He's amazing.
09:17All of a sudden, he had a possession where they just move that ball back and forth.
09:23Oh, Jalen Brown right back at you.
09:26But they can't guard him.
09:27And Walsh, like a shark out there.
09:35Siakam is fouled by Simons, and the basket's good.
09:39Five to shoot for Simons.
09:42Switched on to Shepard.
09:44And Freddie Simons to the cup for two.
09:46Got to be careful with the Pacers, especially when McConnell's on the floor.
09:51He threw it right to White, and then got it back.
09:53That is TJ McConnell in a nutshell.
09:56Neesmith floats and scores.
09:59Celtics dominant in that second quarter.
10:02White over the top for two.
10:04Go.
10:06And then Carlisle swiftly.
10:10Gata staying with McConnell over to Shepard.
10:14This is a nine-point game.
10:15Yeah, there's no reason to double-team McConnell right there.
10:17He's always scanning.
10:23You see for the Celtics, just six points in the last five minutes and change.
10:28Jalen Brown can help fix that.
10:30Alza Simons.
10:32Bullseye.
10:32Now they get a steal.
10:33Miss a three.
10:34They'll immediately get an offensive foul call.
10:36Now he drives.
10:38Hangs over.
10:39Tata high off glass.
10:40But we don't want to be.
10:41He's going to play hard.
10:43Right now he's got the Pacers only down by 10.
10:46It was a 20-point Celtics lead at half.
10:48Pacers have cut that in half.
10:50Look for the Celts to go two for one here.
10:53Brown with a team high 23.
10:56Inside.
10:57Tata rises up.
10:59He's fouled.
11:00And the basket simons the rebound.
11:02Shoveling out to Pritchard.
11:04Hauser over to Brown.
11:05It's good on a triple.
11:07I love that play.
11:09That elite company.
11:11It's a top five team to the NBA.
11:15Potter good post position.
11:17And he finishes.
11:18Pritchard drives on him.
11:23Finds cars.
11:24A great pass from Pritchard.
11:27Nice recovery from T.J. McConnell.
11:29I don't know how he does it.
11:31Hauser puts it up.
11:33Puts it.
11:34Oh, downtown.
11:3615 for Sam Hauser for the fourth game in a row.
11:41Nembhard keeps it moving.
11:42Shepard the open man.
11:44And he rattles into three.
11:45And he had a great job of sprinting the floor.
11:48Got a good pass from Kata.
11:50Celtics 12th turnover of the game.
11:52Siakam spots up.
11:54And hits from the corner.
11:55That's six quick wins for the Pacers.
11:57Back to an 11-point lead.
12:01Here goes Pritchard.
12:04So tough.
12:06I think Pritchard rather go into bigger defense.
12:10Using the screen from Nimi, Pritchard hits the gas.
12:13Ducks inside.
12:14Kata the baby hook for two.
12:18Kata.
12:19Oh, wow.
12:19What's this?
12:20Light the long pass to Hauser.
12:22The spin.
12:23The mini.
12:24It's good.
12:26Who is this guy?
12:30Oh, yeah.
12:31Oh, yeah.
12:31Brown jumps the passing lane.
12:33It's a pick six for J.B.
12:35And they could have called a foul on Nembhard, too.
12:38Now, as we're trying to get around the screen, Siakam go high off the ass.
12:46Nembhard, 0 for 5 from downtown tonight.
12:52Look at Brown.
12:53Will not be denied.
12:55It rolls home.
12:56And he's getting held.
12:58Bump.
13:00White comes to help him out.
13:015 to shoot.
13:04White drives.
13:06Finger roll falls.
13:07That's a great gather.
13:10We saw for the Pacers.
13:12There was Pascal and the Pips tonight.
13:1432.
13:15And then Walker was second with 11.
13:17Furphy left alone under the basket.
13:20Furphy.
13:20Yeah, I like the way Pascal Siakam.
13:24He's a star player.
13:25But he can score 25 different ways.
13:30He was good tonight, but not enough.
13:33Oh, Richard Post.
13:35I've never been.
13:37So happy for you.
13:39Thanks, Drew.
13:40It's all so sincere.
13:42It's all coming up, Scal.
13:43Ladies and gentlemen.
13:45It's Cam Jones, the rookie from Marquette.
13:47Still wearing the blue and gold in the pros.
13:51And Jarris Walker rips the cords.
13:54Celtics will move to 27-16 on the season.
13:58And 13-7 in this building.
14:01Harper with a nice move.
14:02Harper, senior.
14:05Yeah, when it comes to that Nets team, Jordy Fernandez,
14:08they lose games, but he doesn't think of them as like a losing team.
14:13So they're going to be ready, especially after their performance tonight.
14:17But it's a good stretch to continue to make up space and stack wins
14:22and to head towards the All-Star break.
14:24They will win the season series against the Pacers.
14:28These teams had split the last ten regular season meetings, 5-5.
14:32Walker can heat up.
14:35Fans show their appreciation here at the Garden.
14:38And how can you not?
14:39What a half season the Celtics have put together as we approach All-Star break.
14:45This team has turned a lot of heads.
14:48And they have played their tails off.
14:5015-point win tonight over Indiana.
14:53Joe Mazzula's team win.
14:55One game at home in a while.
14:57And T.J. McConnell coming over to talk to a couple of Celtics.
15:00He had words with Joe.
15:02Find him.
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