Final: Celtics 99, Pacers 91 - C's close out comeback with 10-0 run

Kyrie Irving finished with a game-high 37 points while Jayson Tatum added 26 points, keying a huge fourth comeback by the Celtics as they outscored the Pacers by a 31-12 margin, including 10-0 in the final minute on the way to a 99-91 win at the TD Garden. Indiana led by as many as 12 points in the second half, but they went through a seven-minute scoring drought midway through the frame which helped the C's get back into the game with an 18-3 run. Bojan Bogdanovic kept the Pacers in the game down the stretch (team-high 23 points) but the C's closed things out behind huge plays from Tatum and Brown in the closing seconds to seal the win and take a 2-0 series lead.

Third Quarter Notes

• Pacers offense continues to roll with four of their players in double figures and five different players hitting 3s in the frame.


• Celtics offense continues to hit the skids without Horford getting on the board for three quarters (0-of-2 shooting).


• Irving scored 10 of the C's 16 points in the frame as the rest of his teammates shot just 25 percent from the field.


• Turnovers continue to do in the C's offense as well as Indy has now scored 20 points off 13 Celtics miscues.

• Some tough matchups for Cs bench rotation as Marcus Morris is guarding Tyreke Evans early and doing his best to keep him out of the paint.


• Hayward has missed a couple of bunnies and Pacers are sharp on their rotations, doing their best to keep Horford from shooting. He's got zero shot attempts in first 11 minutes.


• Stevens staggering having Horford and Irving on the floor so far in a shift from last game.


• Irving with a team-high 10 points and five assists in his first 11 minutes.


• Bench has come up ice cold early in this one, shooting just 3-of-14 from the field with nine points. Rozier and Morris have been the man culprits with 1-of-8 shooting.


• Pacers playing with just one big as much as possible.


• A sensational first half from Kyrie with 18 points and 5 assists to help erase eight-point deficit.


• Tatum chipping in with 12 points on 5-of-7 FG. C's should probably look to get him more points.


• C's living and dying with a lot of Thaddeus Young jumpers by leaving a big on the floor to guard him with mixed success early on.

• Pacers and Celtics come out red-hot, shooting 9-of-10 from the field combined in the opening few minutes.


• Pacers making an effort more to run Tatum through the pick-and-roll with Collison, which has helped to produce a few easy jumpers.


• Young is being aggressive from the perimeter with Baynes while Matthews hasn't taken a shot in the first five minutes.


• Good offense from the Celtics except for Jaylen Brown who has been stripped in isolation siutations a few times.


• Pacers being aggressive with double teams on Horford


• Celtics going early to bench with Theis/Morris/Hayward as his first sub to give Horford/Baynes an early rest. May be related to Horford's illness or trying to keep one of Irving and Horford on the floor at all times.


• Bogdanovic getting mismatches early with 10 points on 4-of-5 FG.


• Two quick fouls on Brown, Collison and Matthews brings them to the bench early.


• Pacers playing with a lot more confidence in their actions tonight. Making strong cuts, quick passes and shooting with confidence as reflected with their 11-of-16 shooting from the field.


• Hayward providing some shooting with five points off the bench, but C's still struggling with turnovers (five turnovers, 10 points scored off of them) after one.


• Aaron Holiday getting his first look of the series off the bench as Pacers trend small instead of going with TJ Leaf. Got an early steal and finish a tough layup in traffic. Pacers shot 65 percent from field after one quarter.

• Al Horford is questionable due to illness. He missed the team's shootaround on Wednesday morning but was the first player at the TD Garden on Wednesday night.


• Marcus Morris scored 20 points in Game 1, the first time he has scored 20 or more points since mid-January.


• The Celtics scored a season-low 84 points in Game 1 and improved to 1-9 this season in game when they have scored 100 points or fewer.