Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers

Jan 8, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	34	34	33	30	131
IND	33	26	44	30	133

Game Recap

Bennedict Mathurin went 2/3 from the free throw line with .3 seconds remaining to lift the Pacers over the Celtics, 133-131. Mathurin recorded 26 points, four rebounds, and three assists for the Pacers, with Myles Turner adding 16 points and eight rebounds in the victory. Jaylen Brown tallied a season-high 40 points, along with five rebounds for the Celtics in the losing effort. The Pacers improve to 21-15 in the regular season, while the Celtics fall to 28-8.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Jaylen BrownSF	37	17-26	3-4	3-5	5	2	0	0	5	2	-1	40
42Al HorfordPF	32	4-5	3-4	0-0	6	0	0	1	1	1	-9	11
8Kristaps PorzingisC	37	6-13	1-4	6-7	5	7	0	3	1	2	+1	19
9Derrick WhiteSG	35	4-16	2-8	3-3	4	6	0	2	1	3	-2	13
4Jrue HolidayPG	37	9-16	3-6	0-0	6	6	1	0	3	2	0	21
11Payton Pritchard	23	5-6	4-5	0-0	7	3	0	0	1	2	-2	14
12Oshae Brissett	15	1-4	1-4	3-6	6	0	2	0	0	3	+5	6
45Dalano Banton	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3	+2	0
40Luke Kornet	10	1-4	0-0	3-4	2	2	0	2	1	2	-3	5
50Svi Mykhailiuk	4	0-0	0-0	2-4	1	0	0	0	1	0	-1	2
88Neemias Queta	— did not play —												— did not play —
77Lamar Stevens	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	47-9052.2%	17-3548.6%	20-2969.0%	42	26	3	8	15	20	-	131

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Aaron NesmithSF	26	6-10	3-5	2-3	4	2	0	1	0	2	+1	17
25Jalen SmithPF	26	3-8	1-4	4-4	9	1	0	3	2	1	+5	11
33Myles TurnerC	34	7-13	1-3	1-2	8	1	0	0	2	2	-1	16
11Bruce BrownSG	20	1-6	1-1	4-4	2	2	1	0	0	1	+1	7
0Tyrese HaliburtonPG	13	3-5	1-3	0-0	2	6	0	0	2	1	-4	7
00Bennedict Mathurin	29	8-15	5-9	5-7	4	3	2	0	2	4	-2	26
1Obi Toppin	19	4-5	3-4	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	+3	13
7Buddy Hield	24	6-11	3-7	0-0	4	3	1	1	1	3	+7	15
9T.J. McConnell	24	6-12	0-2	0-0	4	7	2	0	2	1	+10	12
22Isaiah Jackson	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	2	0	1	-2	0
2Andrew Nembhard	12	4-6	1-2	0-0	0	3	0	0	2	5	-8	9
16James Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Jordan Nwora	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Ben Sheppard	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Jarace Walker	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-9152.7%	19-4047.5%	18-2281.8%	39	29	6	7	13	23	-	133

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSIND

(11:58) Jump Ball Turner vs. Porzingis: Tip to Brown
+2 (11:37) Turner 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Nesmith 1 AST)
02
(11:21) MISS Porzingis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:18) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:59) MISS Nesmith 4' Driving Layup
(10:57) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:54) MISS Holiday 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(10:51) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:46) MISS Brown 5' Running Layup
(10:46) Horford BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:45) PACERS Rebound
(10:45) MISS Turner 21' Jump Shot
(10:40) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (10:36) Nesmith 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Haliburton 1 AST)
05
+2 (10:17) Porzingis 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)
25
(10:04) MISS Smith 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:01) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:50) Brown 4' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
45
+2 (9:43) Nesmith 5' Driving Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Haliburton 2 AST)
47
(9:30) MISS Holiday 4' Driving Layup
(9:30) Smith BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:28) PACERS Rebound
(9:28) Holiday L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
(9:12) MISS Brown 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:09) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:05) Nesmith P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+3 (8:48) Horford 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (White 2 AST)
77
+2 (8:36) Smith 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Haliburton 3 AST)
79
+3 (8:19) Holiday 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (White 3 AST)
109
(7:57) MISS Brown 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:53) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:45) MISS White 3PT Jump Shot
(7:42) Haliburton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:31) Haliburton 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1012
+2 (7:13) Brown 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Porzingis 1 AST)
1212
(7:12) PACERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:52) MISS Smith 3PT Jump Shot
(6:50) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:37) MISS White 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:34) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:25) Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
1215
(6:16) MISS White 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(6:16) Smith BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:13) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:09) Smith Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:54) MISS Brissett 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:51) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:49) MISS Brissett 3PT Jump Shot
(5:49) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:42) Banton P.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Richardson)
(5:36) MISS Haliburton 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:32) Brissett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:20) Brown 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
1415
(5:20) Smith S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Smith)
(5:20) MISS Brown Free Throw 1 of 1
(5:19) Haliburton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:07) Haliburton Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:07) Brissett STEAL (1 STL)
(5:02) Mathurin FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P1.T3) (D.Richardson)
+1 (5:02) Brissett Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1515
+1 (5:02) Brissett Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1615
(5:00) Banton OFF.Foul (P2) (M.Smith)
(5:00) Banton Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:38) MISS Turner 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:34) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:24) Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:24) Hield STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (4:21) Mathurin 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1618
(3:58) MISS Porzingis 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
(3:55) Brissett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:55) Toppin P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Smith)
+2 (3:47) Brown 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (8 PTS)
1818
+2 (3:33) Haliburton 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1820
+3 (3:26) Pritchard 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2120
+2 (3:11) Turner 4' Layup (4 PTS) (Haliburton 4 AST)
2122
(3:11) Banton S.FOUL (P3.T3) (M.Smith)
+1 (3:11) Turner Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2123
+3 (3:00) Brissett 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Pritchard 2 AST)
2423
+2 (2:52) Mathurin 2' Driving Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Haliburton 5 AST)
2425
(2:35) MISS Porzingis 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:32) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:22) MISS Haliburton 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:18) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:14) MISS Brown 3' Running Layup
(2:11) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:10) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:03) Brown 3' Driving Layup (10 PTS)
2625
+3 (1:46) Mathurin 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
2628
+2 (1:31) Porzingis 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
2828
(1:31) Hield S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Smith)
+1 (1:31) Porzingis Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2928
+2 (1:14) Mathurin 12' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Toppin 1 AST)
2930
(0:56) MISS Porzingis 3' Alley Oop Dunk
(0:53) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:46) MISS Hield 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:42) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (0:35) Brown 2' Driving Layup (12 PTS) (Pritchard 3 AST)
3130
+3 (0:21) Mathurin 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (13 PTS) (McConnell 2 AST)
3133
+3 (0:01) Pritchard 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Porzingis 2 AST)
3433

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

IND

131Points133

47-90(52.2%)Field Goal(%)48-91(52.7%)

17-35(48.6%)3-Point(%)19-40(47.5%)

20-29(69.0%)Free Throw(%)18-22(81.8%)

42(13)Rebounds(Offensive)39(9)

26Assists29

3Steals6

8Blocks7

15Turnovers13

20Fouls23

52Pts In The Paint44

8Fast Break Pts11

20Pts Off Turnovers20

27Bench Pts75

11Largest Lead7

Game Details

Monday, January 8, 2024 · 7:00 PM

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 16,009 (89.3%)