Jaylen Brown posted a game-high 29 points along with six rebounds, three steals and four 3-pointers to lead the Celtics.
Game 1 of the NBA Finals will be played in Boston on June 6 against either the Dallas Mavericks or Minnesota Timberwolves.
Celtics execute down the stretchThe longstanding question about the Celtics has been: How they will execute at the end of close games?
The Pacers elevated their game in every way after losing Haliburton, forcing Boston to hone its end game execution and defensive effort.
Down 3-0 in the series without Haliburton, the game could have easily turned into a blowout and the Celtics could have cruised to the NBA Finals.
Persons:
Jay King, Jared Weiss, Eric Nehm, James Boyd, Hunter Patterson, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Boston’s, Andrew Nembhard, Tyrese Haliburton, T.J, McConnell, Indiana didn’t, Brown, Derrick White, Luka Dončić, Kyrie Irving, — Jay King, White, — Jared Weiss, Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, — Eric Nehm, Myles Turner, White’s, Tatum, — James Boyd, Dylan Buell
Organizations:
Hunter Patterson INDIANAPOLIS, Boston Celtics, NBA, Indiana Pacers, Celtics, Pacers, Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Eastern Conference, Indiana, Mavericks, Boston, Haliburton, Eastern, Getty
Locations:
Boston, Indiana, Haliburton