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NBA Playoffs: Jaylen Brown drops 40 as Celtics take 2-0 lead, Tyrese Haliburton exits with leg soreness

It wasn't as dramatic as Game 1, but the Boston Celtics will take it.

The Celtics defeated the Indiana Pacers 126-110 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead as the series heads to Indianapolis. Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET.

After requiring a final-minute meltdown from Indiana on Tuesday, Boston was all business, Jaylen Brown in particular. The hero of Game 1 went off for 40 points on 14-of-27 shooting, scoring at all levels on the court and bothering the Pacers on defense all night.