Looking to improve to 3-0 on the season, the Pacers headed to halftime on Sunday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse trailing the Boston Celtics, 55-49.
The Pacers missed seven of their first eight shots, while Boston started the night hot, converting six of its first seven attempts. That all added up to an early 15-4 lead for the Celtics.
Malcolm Brogdon and T.J. Warren combined for all of Indiana's points during a subsequent 10-2 run to climb back into the game, but Boston still took a 23-19 advantage into the second quarter.
It took the Blue & Gold less than two minutes in the second quarter to take their first lead of the night.