Jrue Holiday overcame an illness to convert the go-ahead three-point play with 38 seconds left, then made the game-saving steal to help the Boston Celtics rally from an 18-point deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 114- 111 on Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Boston can clinch its second trip to the NBA Finals in three seasons with a victory in Game 4 on Monday in Indianapolis.
Jayson Tatum tied his career playoff high with 36 points and had 10 rebounds and eight assists. Jaylen Brown added 24 points and Al Horford scored 23 points and seven 3-pointers as the Celtics won their sixth straight playoff game and remained undefeated on the road this postseason.
Holiday played despite being listed as questionable with an illness.
Andrew Nembhard led the Pacers with a career-high 30 points before Holiday stole the ball with 3.3 seconds left. TJ McConnell finished with 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists, while Myles Turner and Pascal Siakam each scored 22 points.
Indiana played without All-NBA guard Tyrese Haliburton, who was out with a left hamstring injury, and certainly missed him as Boston closed the game on a 13-2 run. It is the first loss in seven postseason home games for the Pacers.
2024-05-26 12:19:33
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