BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 30 factors and 10 rebounds and the Boston Celtics opened a 23-point first-half lead earlier than coasting to a 119-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night time.
Sam Hauser hit 5 3-pointers, scoring 17 factors for Boston, and Neemias Queta had 17 factors and 9 rebounds. The Celtics bounced again from Monday night time’s one-point loss at Jap Convention-leading Detroit.
Pascal Siakam had 32 factors and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who had received 4 of seven video games since dropping 13 in a row in December and January. Jarace Walker scored 19 factors off the bench for Indiana.
Hauser hit his first three makes an attempt from 3-point vary — two of them within the sport’s first 68 seconds. The Celtics led 57-34 with 3:22 left within the second quarter, however Indiana minimize the deficit to 9 within the third earlier than Anfernee Simons hit a 3-pointer.
The Pacers by no means obtained again inside single digits.
New Red Sox pitcher Ranger Suárez, who was on the town to announce his five-year, $130 million contract at Fenway Park on Wednesday, sat courtside with agent Scott Boras and obtained a pleasant reception after they have been proven on the scoreboard.
Up subsequent
Pacers: Go to Oklahoma Metropolis on Friday and Atlanta on Monday to complete up their five-game journey.
Celtics: Go to Brooklyn on Friday night time.
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