The Indiana Pacers got slaughtered by the Boston Celtics on Friday night. It was the second night of a back-to-back, and it showed. They lost the game 142-105. There was never a time when it was close.

Pacers forward Obi Toppin sprained his left ankle in the first quarter Thursday, left the game, returned then was ruled out prior to the second half.

The Pacers ruled Obi Toppin out for the rest of Thursday's game against the Thunder after he suffered a sprained left ankle in the first quarter.

Boston plays the Indiana Pacers after Jaylen Brown scored 44 points in the Boston Celtics' 142-105 victory over the Indiana Pacers.

Jaylen Brown scores 44 points as NBA champions the Boston Celtics bounce back from consecutive defeats with a 142-105 victory over the Indiana Pacers.

Jaylen Brown scored 44 points, Jayston Tatum scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Celtics clobbered the Pacers in Boston.

The Pacers' 142-105 loss to the Celtics speaks to their struggles to reconstruct their roster ecosystem on the fly due to injuries.

The Boston Celtics dropped their first pair of games back to back since April 2024 against the Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers early this week, so it was no surprise to see the Celtics come out locked on defense in their home tilt against the Indiana Pacers on Friday (Dec.

Boston hasn’t lost three in a row since March of 2023 — it didn’t happen all of last season — and will look to keep it that way with Indiana in town for a pair of games on Friday and Sunday. The Celtics have slowed offensively in December,