Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers

Dec 26, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	28	47	36	29	140
IND	39	22	30	31	122

Game Recap

Boston wins their fourth straight and 9 of their last 11 as they defeat the Pacers 140-122. Cs move to 19-11 as the Pacers fall to 6-25.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
27Jordan WalshSF	18	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	4	-5	3
7Jaylen BrownPF	32	13-20	2-3	2-2	3	4	4	0	4	4	+19	30
88Neemias QuetaC	20	2-4	0-0	4-6	7	3	1	2	0	1	-3	8
9Derrick WhiteSG	33	6-15	3-7	6-7	5	6	2	1	2	2	+16	21
11Payton PritchardPG	37	10-17	3-8	6-8	9	5	1	0	3	3	+8	29
28Hugo Gonzalez	12	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-13	0
4Anfernee Simons	21	2-7	2-6	2-3	3	1	0	0	2	3	+7	8
52Luka Garza	26	5-5	1-1	4-6	4	2	0	0	0	4	+26	15
30Sam Hauser	17	7-8	7-8	2-2	4	0	0	0	1	0	+17	23
55Baylor Scheierman	20	1-4	1-4	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	1	+18	3
99Chris Boucher	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Xavier Tillman	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-8356.6%	20-3951.3%	26-3476.5%	43	26	8	3	12	22	-	140

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
00Bennedict MathurinSF	29	5-13	1-5	2-2	4	4	1	0	1	3	-13	13
43Pascal SiakamPF	28	4-13	0-3	3-6	6	1	2	0	2	3	-10	11
32Jay HuffC	21	3-8	1-6	2-2	4	2	0	2	1	3	-2	9
29Quenton JacksonSG	15	2-5	0-1	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	4	+3	6
2Andrew NembhardPG	29	7-13	4-7	0-0	4	8	2	0	5	2	-17	18
55Ethan Thompson	26	4-9	3-7	0-0	4	6	0	0	2	4	-8	11
13Tony Bradley	6	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	-6	4
5Jarace Walker	18	4-9	4-7	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	-19	12
9T.J. McConnell	14	5-6	1-1	2-2	1	3	1	0	1	2	-18	13
33Micah Potter	17	2-2	1-1	4-4	1	0	0	1	0	0	-7	9
12Johnny Furphy	18	3-5	2-4	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	3	-5	9
4Taelon Peter	6	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+6	3
7Kam Jones	6	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	+6	4
TOTAL	-	44-8949.4%	18-4440.9%	16-2080.0%	35	29	6	3	14	28	-	122

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSIND

(11:57) Jump Ball Huff vs. Queta: Tip to Siakam
+3 (11:46) Nembhard 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mathurin 1 AST)
03
(11:24) MISS Brown 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:21) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:17) Walsh S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Adair)
(11:17) MISS Siakam Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:17) PACERS Rebound
(11:17) MISS Siakam Free Throw 2 of 2
(11:15) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:08) Huff S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Adair)
(11:08) MISS Queta Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:08) Celtics Rebound
(11:08) MISS Queta Free Throw 2 of 2
(11:07) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:54) Pritchard P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Dagher)
(10:45) MISS Nembhard 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:45) Queta BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:44) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:34) Queta Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)
23
(10:23) MISS Jackson 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
(10:23) Queta BLOCK (2 BLK)
(10:22) PACERS Rebound
+2 (10:14) Siakam 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Nembhard 1 AST)
25
(10:04) MISS White 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:01) Queta REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (10:00) Walsh 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Queta 1 AST)
55
+3 (9:52) Huff 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nembhard 2 AST)
58
(9:36) MISS Brown 3' Driving Layup
(9:34) Huff REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:30) Mathurin 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Siakam 1 AST)
511
(9:17) MISS White 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:14) Huff REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:10) Mathurin Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:10) White STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:04) Brown 3' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Walsh 1 AST)
711
(8:55) Walsh P.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Dagher)
+3 (8:51) Nembhard 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Huff 1 AST)
714
(8:36) MISS Pritchard 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:34) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:19) MISS Jackson 3' Layup
(8:15) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:06) Queta 1' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
914
+3 (7:56) Nembhard 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
917
(7:47) Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:47) Nembhard STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:44) Jackson 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Nembhard 3 AST)
919
(7:44) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (7:30) Brown 15' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Queta 2 AST)
1119
+2 (7:13) Huff 3' Hook Shot (5 PTS) (Nembhard 4 AST)
1121
(7:03) Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:03) Siakam STEAL (1 STL)
(6:59) MISS Mathurin 4' Running Layup
(6:56) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:55) Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:55) Pritchard STEAL (1 STL)
(6:51) MISS Pritchard 4' Running Finger Roll Layup
(6:51) Huff BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:49) Siakam REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:46) Thompson 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nembhard 5 AST)
1124
(6:23) MISS Pritchard 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:20) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:17) Nembhard Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:17) Queta STEAL (1 STL)
(6:07) Huff S.FOUL (P2.T2) (B.Adair)
+1 (6:07) Queta Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1224
+1 (6:07) Queta Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1324
+2 (5:54) Mathurin 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1326
(5:43) MISS Simons 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:40) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:39) MISS Queta 9' Floating Jump Shot
(5:37) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:34) Simons P.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Adair)
(5:26) Nembhard Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(5:26) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(5:22) MISS Brown 2' Running Finger Roll Layup
(5:20) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:16) MISS Mathurin 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(5:13) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (5:13) Thompson 3' Putback Layup (5 PTS)
1328
+3 (4:52) Hauser 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Simons 1 AST)
1628
(4:41) MISS Nembhard 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:38) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:27) Hauser 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Garza 1 AST)
1928
(4:25) PACERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (4:17) McConnell 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1930
(4:05) McConnell P.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Adair)
(3:59) Hauser Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:45) MISS Thompson 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:41) Bradley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:41) Bradley Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
1932
+3 (3:26) Pritchard 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2232
(3:08) Bradley OFF.Foul (P1) (M.Dagher)
(3:08) Bradley Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:56) Pritchard OFF.Foul (P2) (M.Dagher)
(2:56) Pritchard Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:37) MISS Siakam 16' Turnaround Jump Shot
(2:34) Simons REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:27) Simons Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:27) McConnell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:22) McConnell 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
2234
(2:10) MISS White 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:06) Garza REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:06) Garza Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2434
(1:55) MISS Siakam 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:51) Bradley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+3 (1:47) McConnell 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
2437
(1:34) MISS Simons 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:30) Hauser REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:20) Garza Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (White 2 AST)
2637
(1:02) MISS Thompson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:01) Celtics Rebound
(0:52) Thompson P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Dagher)
(0:46) Thompson S.FOUL (P2.PN) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (0:46) White Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2737
+1 (0:46) White Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2837
+2 (0:30) Siakam 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
2839
(0:17) MISS White 4' Driving Layup
(0:17) Potter BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:15) Siakam REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:03) MISS Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:03) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:00) CELTICS Heave
(0:00) Celtics Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

IND

140Points122

47-83(56.6%)Field Goal(%)44-89(49.4%)

20-39(51.3%)3-Point(%)18-44(40.9%)

26-34(76.5%)Free Throw(%)16-20(80.0%)

43(12)Rebounds(Offensive)35(11)

26Assists29

8Steals6

3Blocks3

12Turnovers14

22Fouls28

38Pts In The Paint42

14Fast Break Pts14

22Pts Off Turnovers14

49Bench Pts65

28Largest Lead15

Game Details

Friday, December 26, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 17,004 (94.9%)