With three defeats in the league start, the Boston Celtics provoked some relief from their rivals in the East: with Jayson Tatum In the dry dock and many changes in the preseason, the greens seemed out of the game to fight for the conference title. Two months after that, that relief has turned into fear and almost terror when realizing that Boston is, in its own right, as much a candidate in the East as the Knicks oh go Pistons.
The team of Mazzula won his fourth consecutive game, he did it in a back-to-back against the Pacers and again with an extraordinary comeback. He had to wipe away 20 stitches at the Garden three days before and another 15 in Indiana this Saturday to continue their winning streak while showing that they are one of the fittest teams in the current championship.
There is a maxim in the NBA: If the Celtics hit three-pointers, you’re dead.. Ante Indiana They nailed 20 of 39 and, of course, won, 122-140, leaving the Pacers sunk in the classification. The team that almost won the title last year also lost its star, Tyrese Haliburtonand had changes, such as Celticsbut in his case all this caused the destruction of the project.
Jaylen Brown He was the best again. The player who appeared in transfer rumors every year and who has been underestimated even by his own team, is a leader with capital letters who approaches averages of 30 points per nightlimit in which a select few move (Doncic, Shai, Maxey y Mitchell). Brown is in 29,4 and before the Pacers He reached 30 points with 13 of 20 field goals. It is the eighth game in a row in which he has reached thirty. something that only Larry Bird had achieved before in the Celtics.
Payton Pritchard helped with 29 points, three triples and 9 rebounds, and Sam Hauser He made 7 of 8 triples off the bench for 23 points in total.
Less prominence than other days the Spanish had Hugo Gonzalezwhich was barely 12 minutes on the court to contribute an assist and a rebound in the game and make only one shot that failed.
