NBA

Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics

· National Basketball Association
1-9, 0-5 Away

vs

5-6, 2-3 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/22

Matchup Prediction

Celtics: 71.3%
Pacers: 28.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/ind.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originIND https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS
L4 Streak W1
118.7 Points Against 110.4
1-9 Last Ten Games 5-5
107.6 Points Per Game 112.8
39.6 Field Goal % 44.9
29.8 Three Point % 32.7
49.3 Rebounds Per Game 42.4
23.1 Assists Per Game 23.3
4.8 Blocks Per Game 5.0
6.6 Steals Per Game 9.5
0.8 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.5
14.5 Total Turnovers Per Game 11.5
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sam Hauser, F Day-To-Day Nov 10
Jayson Tatum, F Out Oct 9
Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Taelon Peter, G Day-To-Day Nov 10
T.J. McConnell, G Out Nov 10
Kam Jones, G Out Nov 10
Bennedict Mathurin, G Out Nov 8
Johnny Furphy, G Out Nov 5

Pacers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs GS W 114-109
vs MIL L 117-115
vs BKN L 112-103
@ DEN L 117-100
@ GS L 114-83

Celtics Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs HOU L 128-101
vs UTAH L 105-103
vs WSH W 136-107
@ ORL L 123-110
@ ORL W 111-107

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 9 2 .818 - W7
Cleveland 7 4 .636 2 L1
Milwaukee 7 4 .636 2 W1
Chicago 6 4 .600 2.5 L3
Indiana 1 9 .100 7.5 L4

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 3 W4 0.6666667 6
Philadelphia 0.5 4 L1 0.6 6
Toronto 1.5 5 L1 0.5 5
Boston 2 6 W1 0.45454547 5
Brooklyn 5.5 9 L2 0.1 1
Full Standings

NBA News

'Fire Nico' chants ring out amid Mavs' loss, overshadow Flagg's best game

'Fire Nico' chants ring out amid Mavs' loss, overshadow Flagg's best game

"Fire Nico!" chants -- a reference to embattled Mavericks GM Nico Harrison -- rang out in the fourth quarter in Dallas on Monday night, overshadowing No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg's season-high 26-point performance.

Dallas hosts Phoenix following Allen's 42-point performance

Dallas hosts Phoenix following Allen's 42-point performance

Phoenix Suns (6-5, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (3-8, 14th in the Western Conference)

Utah takes on Indiana, looks to halt 3-game slide

Utah takes on Indiana, looks to halt 3-game slide

Indiana Pacers (1-9, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (3-7, 12th in the Western Conference)

New Orleans and Portland meet in conference matchup

New Orleans and Portland meet in conference matchup

Portland Trail Blazers (5-5, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (2-8, 15th in the Western Conference)

Chicago visits Detroit following Cunningham's 46-point game

Chicago visits Detroit following Cunningham's 46-point game

Chicago Bulls (6-4, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (9-2, first in the Eastern Conference)