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Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics

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Indiana Pacers
6-20, 1-11 Away

vs

Boston Celtics
15-11, 8-5 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/22

Matchup Prediction

Celtics: 77.6%
Pacers: 22.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L2 Streak L2
118.3 Points Against 110.8
4-6 Last Ten Games 7-3
110.2 Points Per Game 116.2
43 Field Goal % 47
33 Three Point % 36
43.9 Rebounds Per Game 43.4
23.4 Assists Per Game 24.1
5.6 Blocks Per Game 5.3
7.1 Steals Per Game 8.3
0.7 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.7
13.8 Total Turnovers Per Game 11.9
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sam Hauser, F Day-To-Day Dec 15
Ron Harper Jr., G Day-To-Day Dec 12
Jayson Tatum, F Out Oct 9
Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ben Sheppard, G Out Dec 8
Aaron Nesmith, G Out Nov 15
Obi Toppin, F Out Oct 31
Tyrese Haliburton, G Out Jul 7

Pacers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs DEN L 135-120
@ CHI W 120-105
vs SAC W 116-105
@ PHI L 115-105
vs WSH L 108-89

Celtics Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ WSH W 146-101
vs LAL W 126-105
@ TOR W 121-113
@ MIL L 116-101
vs DET L 112-105

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 21 5 .808 - W4
Cleveland 15 12 .556 6.5 L1
Milwaukee 11 16 .407 10.5 L1
Chicago 10 15 .400 10.5 L1
Indiana 6 20 .231 15 L2

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 18 7 .720 - W5
Toronto 16 11 .593 3 W1
Boston 15 11 .577 3.5 L2
Philadelphia 14 11 .560 4 L1
Brooklyn 7 18 .280 11 W1
Full Standings

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