There were far fewer late game thrills tonight between the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics, but it did have the same conclusion as the Pacers drop both games in their home and home series against Boston. Indiana was run off the floor in the second half, getting outscored 33-22 in the third after having worked themselves back into the game with a strong close to the second quarter.
That second quarter run, a 10-2 stretch to close out the half, was fueled by defensive activity, forcing Boston into numerous mistakes, including three turnovers. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to bring that into the start of the third as the Celtics scored the first eight of the half to more or less put the game away.