Celtics (105) vs Pacers (102) · May 27, 2024

FINAL

May 27, 2024

Game Recap

The Celtics advance to the NBA Finals for the 23rd time in their franchise history as they defeat the Pacers, 105-102, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Jaylen Brown (29 points, six rebounds) and Jayson Tatum (26 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists) combined for 55 points for the Celtics, while Derrick White added 16 points, four rebounds, four assists, and a career-high five steals in the victory, along with the go-ahead three-pointer to give the Celtics the lead with 45 seconds remaining in regulation. Andrew Nembhard tallied 24 points, six rebounds, and 10 assists for the Pacers in the losing effort. The Celtics win the best-of-seven series, 4-0, and will face the winner of the DAL-MIN series in the NBA Finals on 6/6 (ABC).

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	29	29	22	25	105
IND	27	30	26	19	102

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Jaylen BrownSF	44	11-22	4-8	3-6	6	2	3	1	3	3	29	+6
0Jayson TatumPF	43	11-26	3-11	1-1	13	8	1	0	5	5	26	+6
42Al HorfordC	39	2-4	1-3	2-2	8	5	1	1	0	2	7	+3
9Derrick WhiteSG	42	7-14	2-9	0-0	4	4	5	3	0	3	16	+5
4Jrue HolidayPG	38	7-13	2-6	1-1	9	2	0	0	1	3	17	+2
26Xavier Tillman	8	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	-2
30Sam Hauser	14	1-6	1-5	2-2	1	1	0	1	1	1	5	+4
11Payton Pritchard	9	1-2	1-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	-9
12Oshae Brissett	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Luke Kornet	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Svi Mykhailiuk	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Neemias Queta	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Jaden Springer	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Jordan Walsh	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8944.9%	14-4431.8%	11-1478.6%	44	22	10	6	11	18	105	-

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
23Aaron NesmithSF	35	4-11	1-6	5-6	6	1	1	0	0	1	14	-8
43Pascal SiakamPF	39	8-18	0-3	3-5	10	3	0	0	3	0	19	-9
33Myles TurnerC	27	2-6	2-5	2-2	4	1	0	0	4	5	8	-11
26Ben SheppardSG	20	1-4	1-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	3	3	-2
2Andrew NembhardPG	38	10-18	3-6	1-1	6	10	1	1	3	2	24	-1
1Obi Toppin	29	5-9	2-4	0-0	7	2	1	0	2	2	12	+5
9T.J. McConnell	25	7-16	0-1	1-2	5	4	1	0	1	1	15	+1
22Isaiah Jackson	11	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	2	1	3	4	+5
20Doug McDermott	12	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	3	0	1	0	2	3	+5
10Kendall Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —
16James Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Jarace Walker	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	40-8746%	10-2934.5%	12-1675%	47	24	5	4	14	19	102	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterbosind

(11:58) Jump Ball Turner vs. Horford: Tip to Tatum
(11:39) MISS Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:36) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:17) Siakam 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
02
(11:06) Nembhard P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Capers)
+3 (10:55) Tatum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
32
+2 (10:39) Nembhard 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Turner 1 AST)
34
+2 (10:21) Brown 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
54
(10:15) MISS Nembhard 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:11) Siakam REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:10) MISS Siakam 3' Putback Layup
(10:08) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:04) MISS Tatum 3' Running Layup
(10:03) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:42) MISS Turner 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(9:40) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:21) MISS Tatum 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:17) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:07) MISS Nesmith 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:04) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:57) MISS Brown 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(8:55) Celtics Rebound
+3 (8:51) Holiday 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
84
+2 (8:33) Siakam 11' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
86
+3 (8:16) White 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Horford 1 AST)
116
(8:08) Tatum P.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
(8:02) MISS Siakam 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:59) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:56) Holiday 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Horford 2 AST)
146
+2 (7:45) Nembhard 14' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
148
(7:31) MISS White 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:30) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:23) MISS Turner 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:19) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:12) MISS Brown 1' Driving Layup
(7:11) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:03) MISS Sheppard 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(7:03) White BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:02) PACERS Rebound
(7:02) PACERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:54) McConnell 8' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Nembhard 1 AST)
1410
+2 (6:47) White 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
1610
+3 (6:35) Nesmith 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nembhard 2 AST)
1613
+2 (6:12) Tatum 5' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Horford 3 AST)
1813
+2 (5:58) McConnell 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1815
(5:48) McConnell P.FOUL (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
+2 (5:44) Holiday 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (8 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
2015
(5:30) MISS McConnell 6' Driving Layup
(5:27) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:24) MISS Hauser 3PT Running Jump Shot
(5:21) Toppin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:14) MISS Nesmith 3' Driving Layup
(5:10) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:00) MISS Tatum 3PT Jump Shot
(4:57) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:52) McConnell 2' Running Layup (6 PTS)
2017
(4:26) MISS Tillman 5' Driving Hook Shot
(4:26) Jackson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:25) Tillman REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:25) Celtics Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
(4:05) MISS Nesmith 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:02) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (3:54) Hauser 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
2317
(3:34) MISS Toppin 7' Driving Layup
(3:33) Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:33) MISS Jackson Tip Layup Shot
(3:32) Jackson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(3:31) MISS Jackson 1' Putback Dunk
(3:29) McConnell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:25) MISS McConnell 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:21) Toppin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:21) Toppin Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(3:12) MISS Hauser 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:12) McDermott BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:11) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:04) McDermott 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
2320
(3:02) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:45) Horford 2' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
2520
+3 (2:21) Toppin 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McDermott 1 AST)
2523
+2 (1:55) Tatum 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
2723
(1:39) MISS Toppin 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:36) Celtics Rebound
(1:20) MISS Tatum 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
(1:16) Toppin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:08) MISS Nembhard 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(1:05) Jackson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (0:57) Toppin 4' Layup (5 PTS) (Nembhard 3 AST)
2725
(0:43) MISS Horford 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:40) Toppin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:29) MISS Nembhard 3' Driving Layup
(0:27) Celtics Rebound
(0:04) Jackson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (P.Fraher)
+1 (0:04) Pritchard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2825
+1 (0:04) Pritchard Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2925
(0:02) Horford Personal Take Foul (P1.T2) (J.Capers)
+2 (0:00) McConnell 8' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS) (McDermott 2 AST)
2927

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

IND

105Points102

40-89(44.9%)Field Goal(%)40-87(46.0%)

14-44(31.8%)3-Point(%)10-29(34.5%)

11-14(78.6%)Free Throw(%)12-16(75.0%)

44(12)Rebounds(Offensive)47(13)

22Assists24

10Steals5

6Blocks4

11Turnovers14

18Fouls19

48Pts In The Paint46

14Fast Break Pts15

9Pts Off Turnovers11

10Bench Pts34

8Largest Lead9

Game Details

Monday, May 27, 2024 · 8:00 PM

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 17,274 (96.4%)

tv: ESPN/ESPN2