Boston Celtics 131, Indiana Pacers 133 — Recap

January 8, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 131, Indiana Pacers 133. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 34-33 IND; Q2 BOS 34-26 IND; Q3 BOS 33-44 IND; Q4 BOS 30-30 IND.

Top performers (box score): Jaylen Brown (BOS) 40 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 17-of-26 shooting; Bennedict Mathurin (IND) 26 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Jrue Holiday (BOS) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Kristaps Porzingis (BOS) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Aaron Nesmith (IND) 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jaylen Brown

40 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 17-26 FG

Scoring · IND

Bennedict Mathurin

26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 8-15 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jrue Holiday

21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 3PM · 9-16 FG

Season highs

Jaylen Brown · Season-high 40 pointsBennedict Mathurin · Season-high 5 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BOS	34	34	33	30		131
IND	33	26	44	30		133

🧮 How They Scored

BOSIND

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

62.8%Effective FG%63.2%

12.7%Turnover %11.4%

26.8%Offensive rebound %26.5%

0.267Free-throw rate0.242

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaylen Brown G	38	40	5	2	—	—	5	17-26	3-4	3-5	-1
Jrue Holiday G	38	21	6	6	1	—	3	9-16	3-6	—	—
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	38	19	5	7	—	3	1	6-13	1-4	6-7	+1
Derrick White G	36	13	4	6	—	2	1	4-16	2-8	3-3	-2
Al Horford C-F	32	11	6	—	—	1	1	4-5	3-4	—	-9
Payton Pritchard G	23	14	7	3	—	—	1	5-6	4-5	—	-2
Luke Kornet F-C	10	5	2	2	—	2	1	1-4	—	3-4	-3
Svi Mykhailiuk G	5	2	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	2-4	-1

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Myles Turner C-F	35	16	8	1	—	—	2	7-13	1-3	1-2	-1
Bennedict Mathurin G-F	29	26	4	3	2	—	2	8-15	5-9	5-7	-2
Jalen Smith F-C	27	11	9	1	—	3	2	3-8	1-4	4-4	+5
Aaron Nesmith G-F	26	17	4	2	—	1	—	6-10	3-5	2-3	+1
Buddy Hield G	25	15	4	3	1	1	1	6-11	3-7	—	+7
T.J. McConnell G	25	12	4	7	2	—	2	6-12	0-2	—	+10
Bruce Brown G	21	7	2	2	1	—	—	1-6	1-1	4-4	+1
Obi Toppin F	20	13	—	1	—	—	—	4-5	3-4	2-2	+3
Tyrese Haliburton G	13	7	2	6	—	—	2	3-5	1-3	—	-4
Andrew Nembhard G-F	12	9	—	3	—	—	2	4-6	1-2	—	-8
Isaiah Jackson F	7	—	2	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaylen Brown	Bench	38	40	70.9	35.2	+0.4	13.9
Jrue Holiday	Bench	38	21	65.6	21.1	0.0	10.3
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	38	19	59.1	18.7	+1.2	10.1
Payton Pritchard	Bench	23	14	116.7	11.3	-1.5	18.8
Derrick White	Bench	36	13	37.5	20.2	-2.6	4.7
Al Horford	Bench	32	11	110.0	7.7	-15.2	9.3
Luke Kornet	Bench	10	5	43.4	23.3	-19.3	6.5
Svi Mykhailiuk	Bench	5	2	56.8	23.1	-10.0	-4.8
Neemias Queta	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Bennedict Mathurin	Bench	29	26	71.9	28.6	-3.2	15.7
Aaron Nesmith	Bench	26	17	75.1	16.9	+4.3	10.6
Myles Turner	Bench	35	16	57.6	17.4	-1.3	7.3
Buddy Hield	Bench	25	15	68.2	20.0	+13.2	11.6
Obi Toppin	Bench	20	13	110.5	12.5	+9.5	12.8
T.J. McConnell	Bench	25	12	50.0	21.5	+15.9	11.2
Jalen Smith	Bench	27	11	56.4	17.9	+8.5	10.6
Andrew Nembhard	Bench	12	9	75.0	30.8	-22.4	7.6
Bruce Brown	Bench	21	7	45.1	15.7	+2.3	5.4
Tyrese Haliburton	Bench	13	7	70.0	21.9	-13.3	16.1
Isaiah Jackson	Bench	7	—	0.0	0.0	-3.3	3.4
Jarace Walker	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ben Sheppard	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0