Jaylen Brown scores season-high 44 points, Celtics cruise past Pacers 142-105
BOSTON (AP) Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 44 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics snapped a two-game skid with a 142-105 rout over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
Jayson Tatum added 22 points and 13 rebounds for Boston, which connected on 23 3s and never trailed. Brown also had four steals to join Larry Bird (five times) and Antoine Walker as the only Celtics with at least 44 points and four steals in a game.
Payton Pritchard finished with 18 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.
The Pacers have lost two straight since posting a season-best five-game win streak.
Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points and nine assists, Bennedict Mathurin finished with 18 points and Pascal Siakam added 14 points and nine rebounds.
Pacers: It wasn’t surprising that Indiana struggled to find its footing with Obi Toppin sitting with a sprained left ankle and Andrew Nembhard also out managing tendinitis in his left knee.
Celtics: Avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season with a dominant effort on both ends of the floor. Boston had nine steals and limited Indiana to 28% from beyond the arc. The Celtics did it without starters Kristaps Porzingis (sprained left ankle) and Jrue Holiday, who missed his second straight game with a shoulder injury.
Al Horford connected on back-to-back 3-pointers to punctuate a 13-0 run by the Celtics late in the second quarter that gave them a 67-35 lead. Boston increased its cushion to as many as 38 in the fourth quarter.
This was Brown’s 11th career game with 40 or more points.
Boston and Indiana meet again on Sunday in their final matchup of the season.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Myles Turner vs. Al Horford (Tyrese Haliburton gains possession) | ||
| 11:48 |  | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 11:43 | | Sam Hauser misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Myles Turner misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Al Horford misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:11 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 0-2 |
| 10:45 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 10:45 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0-3 |
| 10:23 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 2-3 |
| 9:44 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Sam Hauser assists) | 2-6 |
| 9:30 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point tip layup | 4-6 |
| 9:07 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point putback layup | 4-8 |
| 8:40 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point stepback jump shot | 7-8 |
| 8:26 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:02 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point stepback jump shot | 7-11 |
| 6:54 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point pullup jump shot | 9-11 |
| 6:37 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:34 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Jayson Tatum personal foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 6:29 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:23 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point cutting layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 11-11 |
| 5:59 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup | 11-13 |
| 5:49 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point stepback jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 11-16 |
| 5:19 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 13-16 |
| 5:06 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point cutting dunk (Derrick White assists) | 13-18 |
| 4:51 | | Myles Turner turnover (bad pass) (Payton Pritchard steals) | ||
| 4:44 | | Al Horford turnover (bad pass) (Johnny Furphy steals) | ||
| 4:39 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 13-21 |
| 4:14 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:53 | | Jarace Walker misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 13-24 |
| 3:31 | | Thomas Bryant turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point stepback jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 13-26 |
| 3:06 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point jump shot (Johnny Furphy assists) | 15-26 |
| 2:49 | | +3 | Jordan Walsh makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 15-29 |
| 2:35 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving layup | 17-29 |
| 2:21 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point turnaround jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 17-32 |
| 2:13 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 2:09 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running dunk | 17-34 |
| 2:09 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:52 | | Thomas Bryant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 20-34 |
| 1:28 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Jordan Walsh offensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Jordan Walsh draws the foul) | ||
| 1:24 | | +1 | Jordan Walsh makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-35 |
| 1:24 | | +1 | Jordan Walsh makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-36 |
| 1:05 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:04 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point cutting dunk (Luke Kornet assists) | 20-38 |
| 0:36 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (Jarace Walker steals) | ||
| 0:27 | | +2 | Jarace Walker makes two point running layup | 22-38 |
| 0:05 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Jarace Walker shooting foul (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | Luke Kornet misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:02 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-39 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |