Pascal Siakam scores 29 points and makes tiebreaking 3 to send Pacers past Celtics 135-132 in OT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Pascal Siakam scored the last of his 29 points on a 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left in overtime to give the Indiana Pacers a 135-132 victory over the previously unbeaten Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
Siakam tied his single-game career high with six 3s and grabbed 11 rebounds. Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 of his 30 points in the second half, and Tyrese Haliburton had 17 points and 12 assists.
The victory ended Indiana's three-game losing streak.
Boston charged back from a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime and led 132-130 after Derrick White's layup with 39.7 seconds to go. But Indiana scored the final five points to win.
Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 37 points. Jaylen Brown added 25 points and had a chance to tie the score but his 3 in the waning seconds was off the mark. White finished with 23 points in the first matchup between these teams since Boston swept Indiana in last season's Eastern Conference finals.
Celtics: Through the first four games, Boston looked like the defending NBA champs - winning three times by double figures. They weren't dominant Wednesday, but they didn't go down without a fight, either, the true mark of a champion.
Pacers: Indiana's high-scoring, fast-paced offense reappeared. The result looked familiar, too. The Pacers finished with a season-high point total - even though they nearly threw away the contest with a rash of late turnovers.
Siakam scored the final five points for Indiana, tying the score on a midrange jumper with 36 seconds left before giving the Pacers the lead for good. It wasn't sealed until Brown's 3 fluttered out of bounds.
Indiana produced season highs in rebounds (57) and 3-pointers made (15).
The Celtics will try to rebound Friday in Charlotte while the Pacers make their only trip this season to New Orleans on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Al Horford vs. Isaiah Jackson (Andrew Nembhard gains possession) | ||
| 11:55 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 11:38 |  | Jrue Holiday misses two point layup | ||
| 11:38 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Aaron Nesmith misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:53 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Derrick White turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 10:39 | | Jaylen Brown personal foul (Loose ball) (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals) | ||
| 10:20 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running dunk (Jrue Holiday assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:11 | | Isaiah Jackson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:09 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 10:02 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point running layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 2-4 |
| 9:41 | | Aaron Nesmith kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving dunk (Jayson Tatum assists) | 4-4 |
| 9:18 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point putback layup | 4-6 |
| 8:58 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 6-6 |
| 8:49 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 6-8 |
| 8:38 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 9-8 |
| 8:26 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point floating jump shot | 9-10 |
| 8:09 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point layup (Jrue Holiday assists) | 11-10 |
| 7:59 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 11-12 |
| 7:39 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 13-12 |
| 7:25 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:25 | | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-13 |
| 7:25 | | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-14 |
| 7:14 | | Jrue Holiday turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Nembhard steals) | ||
| 7:08 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point running dunk (Pascal Siakam assists) | 13-16 |
| 6:57 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:50 | | Tyrese Haliburton personal foul (Payton Pritchard draws the foul) | ||
| 6:44 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point layup | 13-18 |
| 6:11 | | Payton Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Obi Toppin steals) | ||
| 6:09 | | Obi Toppin turnover (bad pass) (Payton Pritchard steals) | ||
| 6:06 | | Isaiah Jackson blocks Jaylen Brown's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:04 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Payton Pritchard personal foul (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 6:04 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-19 |
| 6:02 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Obi Toppin offensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Obi Toppin misses two point putback layup | ||
| 5:57 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Luke Kornet misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:38 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 5:38 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-19 |
| 5:38 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-19 |
| 5:25 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 5:07 | | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:07 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:06 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Luke Kornet shooting foul (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | +1 | Obi Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-20 |
| 5:01 | | +1 | Obi Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-21 |
| 4:47 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point jump shot | 17-21 |
| 4:22 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 17-24 |
| 4:05 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Luke Kornet misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:03 | | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Payton Pritchard misses two point putback layup | ||
| 3:59 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 3:50 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point running dunk | 19-24 |
| 3:37 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Jrue Holiday turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Haliburton steals) | ||
| 3:22 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point running layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 19-26 |
| 3:15 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:12 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | Jarace Walker offensive foul (Charge) (Sam Hauser draws the foul) | ||
| 3:07 | | Jarace Walker turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:07 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:54 | | Jarace Walker shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 2:54 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-26 |
| 2:54 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-26 |
| 2:43 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving reverse layup (Payton Pritchard assists) | 23-26 |
| 2:22 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-28 |
| 2:05 | | Derrick White misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:04 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | T.J. McConnell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | Obi Toppin shooting foul (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 1:39 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-28 |
| 1:39 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-28 |
| 1:25 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 25-31 |
| 1:07 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:03 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point running finger roll layup | 25-33 |
| 0:42 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot (Luke Kornet assists) | 28-33 |
| 0:30 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 0:09 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:06 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point running layup (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 28-35 |
| 0:01 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point pullup jump shot (Sam Hauser assists) | 31-35 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Sam Hauser misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 31-37 |
| 11:12 | | Sam Hauser misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 11:10 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point running jump shot (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 31-40 |
| 10:53 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 34-40 |
| 10:36 | | Bennedict Mathurin offensive foul (Charge) (Payton Pritchard draws the foul) | ||
| 10:36 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:15 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 34-42 |
| 9:34 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 37-42 |
| 9:18 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point putback layup | 37-44 |
| 8:55 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Jaylen Brown blocks Bennedict Mathurin's two point running reverse layup | ||
| 8:46 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Sam Hauser makes two point cutting dunk (Jaylen Brown assists) | 39-44 |
| 8:25 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point running jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 42-44 |
| 8:17 | | Pacers 60 second timeout |