In one half, the Celtics crush the Pacers

After a narrow loss to the Pistons on Monday in a clash at the top of the Eastern Conference, Celtics jump right in, getting on their nerves on the poor Pacers (119-104).

I Pascal Sakak (32 points, 10 rebounds) ended up the best scorer of the match, logically he has to admit defeat to the Celtic armada, led by the irresistible Jailen Brown (30 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals).

While the soldiers from Bostonlike Nehemiah Kueta (17 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks) i Sam Hauser (17 points on 5/7 on 3-pointers), also responded. Quite the opposite of those ofIndianadefeated for the fourth time in the last five outings.

In this one-sided matchup, the suspense will disappear from the moment the Celtics decide to accelerate. It was at the very end of the first quarter, this “surge” that increased the score from 18-18 to 30-20, when the substitutes were in action around Peyton Pritchard.

At the maximum, the deficit then increased to +23, with a Jaylen Brown – Nehemiah Catt double that imposed constant pressure on the interior defense of the Pacers, whose tactic was mainly to limit outside attempts.

Pascal Siakam himself tried to limit the damage, but he couldn’t do anything and in the second half, apart from a short-lived closing at -9, which of course was initiated by “Spicy P”, nothing changed on the scoreboard. A controlled game from C, then.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

Boston hits from the start and then manages to take the lead. There was just no game at TD Garden last night, and the Celtics led for most of the game, not giving up the lead until midway through the first quarter. Already in the first half with a lead of about twenty points, without excessive use of threes and focusing on attacking the circle, since the Pacers gave them access, Joe Mazzula’s men could therefore enjoy a quieter second half. To restore confidence to the whole group and offer playing time to as many players as possible.

Pascal Siakam, alone against all. His duel with Jaylen Brown fulfilled all the promises, but Pascal Siakam could not count on a “supporting cast” that was as efficient and quality as his opponent. For a long time, he was the one who delayed the deadline and allowed the Pacers to stay within 10-15 points in the result, but eventually he gave up. A symbol of this season in which “Spicy P”, as exemplary as possible, has often made up his numbers in a vacuum, within a formation that is certainly very brave, but ultimately too limited collectively, to hope to compete with a bunch of teams.

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How to read statistics? Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive jump; T = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = point difference when the player is on the court; Points = Points; Rating: player rating calculated based on positive actions – negative actions.