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Jordan Walsh and TJ McConnell were called for double technical fouls late in the third quarter of the Celtics' blowout win over the Pacers.
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Boston Celtics (18-11) at Indiana Pacers (6-24) game #30 12/26/25
The Celtics are 111-87 overall, all time against the Pacers and 41-58 in games played in Indiana. The Celtics last played on Monday when they beat these same Pacers. The Pacers played back to back games and last played on Tuesday, when they lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 111-94. Both teams should be well rested with 3 and 2 days off respectively.
If you turned off the TV in the first quarter of Friday night’s Celtics-Pacer’s game, nobody would blame you. Actually, scratch that we absolutely would blame you, because you missed one of the most bizarre,
Andrew Nembhard had a team-high 18 points for the Pacers in the setback as Indiana dropped their seventh straight game. The Celtics continue their five-game road trip on Sunday with a matinee matchup against the Blazers. Here are four takeaways from the Celtics’ win on Friday night.
Boston shot 56.6 percent from the field and nailed 20 3-pointers in outscoring the Pacers by 29 in the final three quarters.