The Indiana Pacers were in TD Garden to battle the Boston Celtics for Game 1 of the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday. Here's what went down.
BOSTON — The Indiana Pacers kicked off their 2024 Eastern Conference Finals series with the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. It was the first time that the Pacers were in this position since 2014, and theyBut they knew the Celtics would be tough. “These guys are almost impossible to match up with really because of their size and skill," Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said before Game 1. Indiana went 2-3 against Boston in the regular season, and the hosts won 60+ games for a reason.
Even as the Pacers reached 16 on the scoreboard, they were down by nine. They weren't able to slow down the Celtics and their offensive attack. Every screen and quick action messed up Indiana's scheme, and they took the ball out of the net often in the first eight minutes of play. Boston's advantage reached 10 after four minutes of second quarter play, and Carlisle took a timeout. His team needed to play better defense if they were going to keep the scoreboard close.
They were able to keep the score tied going into halftime. It was 64 all at the break, with Haliburton getting going in the final stretch. He hit a deep three just before the second quarter buzzer. Haliburton had 11 points at halftime, as did Toppin. Turner led Indiana with 18. Those mistakes, combined with an offensive drought, for the Pacers led to a 12-0 Boston run. The Celtics were up by double figures again and looked as potent as they did to start the game. Carlisle took a timeout to stop the bleeding.
To kick off the final period, the Pacers took the lead once again. Even when the Celtics were up double-digits, the blue and gold didn't quit. They kept giving themselves a chance, which was setting up an exciting finish. Leading by one with under one minute to go, Nembhard found the bottom of the net and buried another shot. The Celtics called a timeout on their next possession trailing by three with 39.1 seconds to go.They had a massive possession coming up.
Haliburton missed a three at the buzzer, and the game was off to overtime. The Pacers had a few chances to put the game away in the final seconds, but they weren't able to do so. Now, they had to be better than the Celtics for an additional five-minute period.
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