For the third time in four games, the Indiana Pacers held a late fourth quarter lead.
For the third time in four games, the Boston Celtics erased it. Boston rallied from an 89-82 fourth-quarter deficit Monday night to secure a 105-102 win over the Pacers for a second comeback in two games in Indianapolis.
The win secures a 4-0 series win for the Celtics and a spot in the NBA Finals. Boston will take on the winner between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves for the NBA championship. The Mavericks hold a 3-0 series lead in the Western Conference finals and have a chance to secure their own series sweep at home Tuesday night.
Boston trailed for most of the fourth quarter before tying the game at 102-102 on a Jaylen Brown floater. Then Derrick White secured the first lead of the quarter at 105-102 on a 3-pointer with 43.9 seconds remaining.
It proved to be the last bucket of the game and the series as the Celtics stunned the Pacers home crowd for a second straight game. Boston vanquished Indiana as the Pacers played a second consecutive game without All-NBA guard Tyrese Haliburton, who sat Games 3 and 4 with a hamstring strain.
The Pacers appeared to be in control and destined to force a Game 5 until the game’s final minutes. With the Celtics closing the gap, Pascal Siakam hit a layup in traffic to extend Indiana’s lead to 102-98 with 3:32 remaining. But the Pacers didn’t score again.
Over the last 3:32, the Pacers went 0-4 from the field and turned the ball over twice. Andrew Nembhard‘s last-gasp 3-point attempt to match White’s missed the mark with 32.1 seconds remaining. Jayson Tatum secured the rebound for the Celtics, and Indiana never possessed the ball again.
Jaylen Brown paced the Celtics in an other sensational effort while posting 29 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists. He shot 11 of 22 from the field and 4 of 8 from 3-point distance.
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