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Domantas Sabonis came close to a triple-double again, but his Indiana Pacers (3-1) suffered the first failure of the season.
Man of the match
Nate Bjorkgren’s students at home 111: 116 (26:31, 31:27, 37:25, 17:33) landed for the Boston Celtics (2-2).
Sabonis scored 14 points (4/10 doubles, 1/2 trit., 3/4 penalty) in 37 minutes, bounced 11 and took 2 balls, made 8 assists, blocked the shot and made 2 errors.
Towards the end of the game, the Pacers had a decisive momentum. Oladipo noticed the penalties, Sabonis added a double point, Malcolm Brogdon scored from the basket and the Pacers cut the deficit to 2 points per minute – 109: 111.
With 23.8 seconds to go, Jaylen Brown responded with his own points, but Malcolm Brogdon responded quickly to the attack (111: 113). Shortly afterward, Jayson Tatum scored both penalties and the Celtics’ lead rose to 4 points: 115: 111.
Bjorkgren asked for a minute of rest, but it was all wasted. Oladipo played picenrole with Sabonis, but the latter slipped the ball out of his hands and the Pacers no longer staged their own attack.
Marcus Smart joined the penalty line and scored just one penalty, but that was enough for the Celtics to secure a victory.
“We are not where we want to be,” the Celtics boss said after the victory. coach Brad Stevens. – Still, sometimes you need to find some way to win. We still have a long way to go to be as good as we want ”.
The Pacers held a 17-point lead in the third quarter (88:71), but the accelerated Celtics not only eliminated the deficit, they gained a 9-point lead in the fourth quarter (109: 100).
Tatumas, who played best in the ranks, scored 27 points in 40 minutes (8/14 double, 1/3 trit., 8/10 penalty), bounced 11 and took 3 balls, made 4 assists and made 4 errors.
“We knew we had to step up the game and defend ourselves,” Tatumas said. “We picked up the pace and started playing with the wave we caught.”
Pacers: Victor Oladipo 24 (8/12), Malcolm Brogdon 19 (4/6, 3/9 Trit), TJ Warren 17 (7/11), Myles Turner 16 (3/6) trit.), Domantas Sabonis 14 ( 4/10 dvit., 11 rec. Cam., 8 res.), Justinas Holiday 12.
Celtics: Jayson Tatumas 27 (8/14 d. 2, d. 11), Jaylen Brown 20 (d. 6/11), Marcus Smart 17 (3/6 trit.), Tristan Thompson 14 (d. 10) cam. ), Payton Pritchard 10 (4/6 dvit.).
Sabonis performance:
Match summary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSzRIbRTD9Y
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