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It’s a quarterfinal matchup of the in-season NBA Tournament as a pair of Eastern Conference foes lock up on the hardwood in the Hoosier State. The Boston Celtics are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Indiana Pacers Monday night with the winner advancing to the semifinals in Las Vegas. Boston comes in off a 125-119 home win over Philadelphia in their previous contest Friday night, though they failed to cover the line as an 11.5-point favorite. Indiana knocked off Miami 144-129 at home Saturday night in their previous game, winning outright as a 4.5-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Celtics own a 107-83 advantage and have won the last three meetings. That includes a 155-104 home triumph in the first matchup this season on November 1.
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Boston won their third straight game as they took down a Philadelphia team that was minus Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey at home Friday night. The Celtics improved to 15-4 on the season and held a three-game lead over the 76ers for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Against Philadelphia, Boston trailed by eight after the opening quarter, led by three at the half and was in a tight game the entire second half. Trailing by one with 2:28 to play, the Celtics closed the game on a 10-3 run to earn the win despite Jayson Tatum being ejected late in the third quarter. Boston shot 50.6% from the field, including 16 of 33 from three-point range, and cashed in 31 of 36 free throw attempts to offset turning the ball over 20 times. Tatum (seven rebounds) and Derrick White (six rebounds, five assists) each had 21 points in the win to lead the way.
For the season, the Celtics are 8th in the league i n scoring offense with an average of 116.7 points per game. Boston is 3rd in the league in rebounding with 47.1 boards per contest while they stand 26th in assists by handing out 24.8 assists per game. The Celtics are 4th in the league in scoring defense as they allow 107.4 points per contest. Jaylen Brown is second on the team with an average of 21.8 points plus 4.9 rebounds per contest. Jayson Tatum contributes 27.4 points plus 8.7 rebounds per contest and Kristaps Porzingis chips in 18.9 points plus 6.7 rebounds a night. Derrick White (14.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists) and Jrue Holiday (12.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists) each score in double figures. Sam Hauser, Dalano Banton, Al Horford, Payton Pritchard, Luke Kornet and Oshae Brissett are other key rotation pieces for Joe Mazzulla. Boston is 13th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 47.3% from the floor this season. The Celtics are 2nd in the leag ue in threes per game as they hit 15.6 triples per contest while they are 14th in three-point field goal percentage by shooting 36.5% from beyond the arc.
Porzingis (calf) has missed the last three games and has been ruled out for this contest.
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