Jaylen Brown It was already a problem for Pacerseven before his exclusion from the ideal team All-NBAwhich gave him additional motivation to show how much he can do for Boston.
Brown called the best number of his career in the playoffs with 40 pointsincluding 10 that were part of a streak of 20 without response during the first half by the Celtics, who defeated on Thursday 126-110 to Indiana and took a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Final.
Brown continued the pattern from the first game, when his 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left in regulation forced overtime. This time, he helped Boston turn a five-point deficit in the first quarter into a 15-point lead in the second.
Jayson Tatum and Derrick White each scored 23 points, while Jrue Holiday added 15 points and 10 assists by the Celtics, first seeded in the East, who had lost the second game of their two previous postseason series.
Pascal Siakam scored 28 points for Indianawhich returns home to host the third and fourth games, on Saturday and Monday. In their arena, the Pacers have won 11 consecutive gamesincluding postseason sixsince March 18.
Tyrese Haliburton, who had 25 points and 10 assists In the first match of the series, this time he recorded 10 points and eight assists. He left the court in the third quarter due to pain in his left leg.
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