The Indiana Pacers are a legitimately good team, they came into Wednesday night 2-1 with a +9 net rating behind Tyrese Haliburton averaging 20 points and 12.3 assists a game. Except Haliburton was out on Wednesday night and that proved to be to be an ominous omen.
The Boston Celtics took Indiana to the woodshed — 155-104. A 51-point win where the Celtics were up by 10 in the first three minutes, 21 at the half, and the entire fourth quarter felt like garbage time. Here are just a few wild stats from this game.
• That 155 is the second most points in a game in Celtics history. It comes one game after the Celtics beat the Wizards by 19.
• The Celtics got 30 points and 12 rebounds from Jayson Tatum and he never set foot on the court in the fourth quarter.
Scal really just said "that's borderline unfair" 🥶
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) November 2, 2023
JT is in his bag #DifferentHere pic.twitter.com/0AcO8wxKp3
• Eight Celtics scored in double figures.
• Sam Houser had 17 for Boston and hit 5-of-6 from 3.
SAM HAUSER FOR 3 💦 pic.twitter.com/ADMS8rvOAo
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) November 2, 2023
• Derrick White had 18 points, Payton Pritchard had 15 off the bench.
• As friend of this site Keith Smith pointed out pregame, these Celtics had a habit last season of playing down to opponents, especially if that team was missing its star, as the Pacers were tonight. These Celtics are more disciplined and focused. It’s a good sign for Celtics fans and bad news for the rest of the league.
