 | 110 | FINAL | 126 |  |
| TD Garden, Boston, MA | May 23, 2024 |
Key Moment
It was only a matter of time until the Boston Celtics pulled away from the Indiana Pacers with the way they were playing Thursday night.
Well, the time finally arrived late in the third quarter when the C’s strung together a 12-3 run to pull ahead 84-71. That was their largest lead of the game to that point, and they maintained a lead of at least 11 points the rest of the way.
Derrick White opened the spurt up with a 3-pointer that was soon followed up by a step back jumper by Jayson Tatum. Myles Turner then scored the only points of the stretch for Indiana with a 3-pointer before Jaylen Brown generated a 7-0 run for Boston.
Brown, who put forth arguably the top performance of his playoff career, answered Turner’s 3-pointer with one of his own 20 seconds later. He then dished an assist to Oshae Brissett for a dunk before closing out the run with a running layup.
Add it all up and Boston had built a 13-point lead that at one point ballooned to as many as 20.
Key Stats
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| Jaylen Brown | Al Horford | Jrue Holiday | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics | Jrue Holiday | Jaylen Brown | Jayson Tatum | Derrick White |
| 40 Points | 10 Rebounds | 10 Assists | 9 Steals | 10 Turnovers | 53.41 Field Goal Percentage | 15 Points | 8 Free Throws Made | 23 Points | 23 Points |
