Pascal Siakam scores 29 points and makes tiebreaking 3 to send Pacers past Celtics 135-132 in OT

Pascal Siakam scored nan past of his 29 points connected a tiebreaking 3-pointer pinch 6.1 seconds near successful overtime to springiness nan Indiana Pacers a 135-132 triumph complete nan antecedently unbeaten Boston Celtics

INDIANAPOLIS -- Pascal Siakam scored nan past of his 29 points connected a 3-pointer pinch 6.1 seconds near successful overtime to springiness nan Indiana Pacers a 135-132 triumph complete nan antecedently unbeaten Boston Celtics connected Wednesday night.

Siakam tied his single-game profession precocious pinch six 3s and grabbed 11 rebounds. Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 of his 30 points successful nan 2nd half, and Tyrese Haliburton had 17 points and 12 assists.

The triumph ended Indiana's three-game losing streak.

Boston charged backmost from a 19-point fourth-quarter shortage to unit overtime and led 132-130 aft Derrick White's layup pinch 39.7 seconds to go. But Indiana scored nan last 5 points to win.

Jayson Tatum led nan Celtics pinch 37 points. Jaylen Brown added 25 points and had a chance to necktie nan people but his 3 successful nan waning seconds was disconnected nan mark. White vanished pinch 23 points successful nan first matchup betwixt these teams since Boston swept Indiana successful past season's Eastern Conference finals.

Celtics: Through nan first 4 games, Boston looked for illustration nan defending NBA champs — winning 3 times by double figures. They weren't ascendant Wednesday, but they didn't spell down without a fight, either, nan existent people of a champion.

Pacers: Indiana's high-scoring, fast-paced discourtesy reappeared. The consequence looked familiar, too. The Pacers vanished pinch a season-high constituent full — moreover though they astir threw distant nan title pinch a rash of precocious turnovers.

Siakam scored nan last 5 points for Indiana, tying nan people connected a midrange jumper pinch 36 seconds near earlier giving nan Pacers nan lead for good. It wasn't sealed until Brown's 3 fluttered retired of bounds.

Indiana produced play highs successful rebounds (57) and 3-pointers made (15).

The Celtics will effort to rebound Friday successful Charlotte while nan Pacers make their only travel this play to New Orleans connected Friday.

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