Netease Sports reported on May 24:
The NBA playoffs continue, Boston Celtics The team won again at home to extend its lead. Brown Get a maximum of 40 points, Tatum and White With 23 points each, they led the team to use the climax of the second quarter to establish the advantage. The Celtics kept ahead after that. They defeated Indiana 126-110 in the second game of the Eastern finals Pacers 。 The Celtics lead 2-0, and the third game of the series between the two sides will be moved to Indiana.
Brown of Celtics got 40 points and 5 rebounds, White got 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and Tatum got 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Holiday He had 15 points and 10 assists, Prarichard had 12 points, and Horford had 6 points and 10 rebounds. Siakam of the Pacers got 28 points and 5 rebounds, Nemhad got 16 points and 5 assists, Tuoping got 11 points, and Halliburton got 10 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists. He left the court early because of his left foot injury.
After the start of the game, the two teams competed fiercely. There were several equal points on the court, and the lead also changed many times. After 13 equal points, Nemhad hit a three-point shot, and Prarichard's jump shot caught up. Tuoping and McConnell teamed up for 5 points. The Pacers led 23-17 with 4:30 seconds left in the first quarter. Prarichard closed the gap by three points, McConnell made a breakthrough, Hollady made a three point shot at the top of the arc, and the Celtics fell behind by 2 points by 25-27 at the end of the first quarter.
Brown launched his attack after the beginning of the second quarter, and led the team to a 17-0 climax with 10 points alone. The Celtics rebounded by 42-27 with 15 points. After the Pacers were suspended, Naismith temporarily stopped bleeding with two penalties, and White extended the lead with three penalties. Naismith and Halliburton each hit three points and led the team to chase 8 points. Hollady hit three points and the two teams scored several points respectively. Siakam suddenly made efforts to win 6 points. The Pacers chased 49-56 31.2 seconds before half time. Brown made one of two free throws, and West Asia Karm broke through the dunk. At the end of the half court, the Pacers were 6 points behind by 51-57.
Brown of Celtics got 24 points in the first half, Hollady got 10 points and 7 assists; The Pacers' Siakam had 16 points and 4 rebounds, and Naismith and Nemhad had 9 points each.
After the beginning of the third quarter, the two teams scored alternately. Siakam kept the offensive state and led the team to fight back 9-2 with 7 points, and the Pacers pursued to 66-68. White and Tatum took turns to dunk to stabilize the situation. The two teams each scored a few points. Brown scored another 5 points. Brissett scored under the basket. The Celtics led by 84-71 by 13 points with 3:15 left in this section. McConnell and Turner The team recovered 5 points, Prarichard responded with three points, Tatum hit a jumper, and the Celtics firmly held the lead. Tuoping recovered 3 points, Tatum hit a backward jumper, and the Celtics took a 93-80 lead after three quarters.
Tatum and Hollady each scored 3 points. Shortly after the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Celtics led by 99-82. The Pacers recovered 4 points. Brown broke through White's three points and the Celtics led by 104-86 with 18 points. The Pacers tried to catch up, but the Celtics immediately retaliated and kept ahead. The substitute Pacers team was very tenacious. Trooping recovered 5 points, and Brown, White and Tatum combined for 7 points. The Celtics team firmly kept ahead. At the last moment, the Pacers were unable to overturn the game, and they lost 110-126.
The Pacers' starting lineup: Halliburton, Nemhad, Naismith, Siakam, Turner
The first team of Celtics: Hollady, White, Brown, Tatum, Hoford
