After a hell of a satisfying comeback win in Washington D.C., the Boston Celtics came back to the Garden, with the Indiana Pacers waiting for them. Sadly, the hyper-efficient dominance of Pacers star Victor Oladipo, a piss-poor first half by the Celtics and some wobbling down the stretch despite a valiant comeback effort made this one a loss.
THE GAME FLOW
It quickly became popular among the NBA intelligentsia to say the Pacers won their trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder, dealing Paul George for Oladipo and Donatas Sabonis. I initially had doubts, but at this point in the 2017-18 season, said popular opinion is 100 percent true.