The Indiana Pacers opted to keep forward James Johnson instead of chasing financial savings as a key contract deadline passed this week.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points and the Indiana Pacers rebounded from a 37-point loss to Boston two nights earlier by beating the Celtics 123-114 on Sunday night in the rematch.

The Celtics are headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to the Pacers for the full four quarters, racking up a 142-105 victory. With Boston ahead 67-45 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

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Indiana Pacers once again at TD Garden this Sunday (Dec. 29) evening as part of a home-and-home series with their 2024 Eastern Conference Finals opponent. In their last tilt, the Celtics quickly opened up a lead that ended in a 142-105 blowout of the Pacers.

Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 44 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics snapped a two-game skid with a 142-105 rout over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.

The Pacers got off to a bad start, but they are 10-3 since Dec. 13. And Haliburton has regained his All-Star form.

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The Indiana Pacers defeated the Boston Celtics 123-114 in the second game of a two-game series. Tyrese Haliburton and Jaylen Brown each led their teams with 31 points.

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The Indiana Pacers (15-17) face the Boston Celtics (23-8) on Sunday. Tipoff from TD Garden is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Pacers vs. Celtics odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

After falling to the west’s top-seeded Thunder, Indiana traveled to Boston for the second night of a grueling back-to-back. The Pacers were defeated by the Celtics (23-8) on Friday, 142-105 ...