FINAL SCORE: Celtics 114, Pacers 111
IN BRIEF: Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and Gordon Hayward 27 in his return to his home state of Indiana as the Boston Celtics, after losing four of their past five, blew another late double-digit lead but recovered and hung on for a 114-111 victory over the Pacers that clinches a playoff spot. BOX SCORE
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CELTICS RECORD: 43-21, 3rd in Eastern Conference
HIGHLIGHTS
THEIS' BLOCK LEADS TO HAYWARD 3:
TATUM STRONG TO THE HOOP:
TATUM COAST TO COAST:
MORE FROM A DOMINANT 1ST HALF FROM TATUM:
DEFENSE LEADS TO OFFENSE FOR SMART:
HAYWARD BACK HOME AGAIN IN INDIANA:
KEMBA BEATS THE CLOCK:
TATUM'S 29TH & 30TH POINTS ARE BIG ONES:
UP NEXT:
@Milwaukee Bucks, Thursday, 8 p.m., NBC Sports Boston
Vs. Washington Wizards, Friday, 7:30 p.m., NBC Sports Boston
@Chicago Bulls, Sunday, 8 p.m., NBC Sports Boston
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