Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers Game 2 Full Highlights | 2024 ECF | FreeDawkins

Welcome everyone to a Thursday night at Boston. It was just two nights ago, the Celtics put their fans through an anxiety-filled 53-minute game. But they prevailed to take game one. Now the fans hoping they'll take game two. Always fun to see the adjustments. Snimhard, nice feed inside, and Siakam with the first points. Nice pass inside, but Nismith all over Tatum. Tatum finds some room, can't finish. The tip won't go. Still fighting. And Holliday comes up with it. Jalen Brown, a three. Boston Celtics are so good on offensive rebounding, at relocating, finding shooters. It's a great time to shoot a relocation three. Nismith, nice fake, finds a spot. Two-point shot is good. Nismith, the foul-line jumper. He's got a couple of two-pointers down. He takes special relish in the fact that he wants to play well against his former team, but the chippy giving up quick. Tatum, good-looking jumper. Holliday on Halliburton, a step back, three-pointer, got it. Halliburton had six threes in game one. Nismhard, catch, fire, and hit. On the drive, Al Horford. Easy bucket there for Boston. Halliburton. McConnell, foul-line jumper, got it. Wow, small, small pick and roll. Pritchard gets in there, in the paint, jumper is good. McConnell. Hauser's also come on. D.J. McConnell knocks down the three. McConnell just five of 20 in the playoffs from three-point range. Pritchard knocks down the three. This is the second three-pointer, and it has Rick Carlisle calling timeout. McConnell. Halliburton comes right back to get it, knocks down the shot. Tatum goes inside, blocked by Toppin. Obie Toppin with some defense. Holliday leans in. Hauser coming through, lays it up and in. Well, Drew Hoffman almost traveled there. McConnell weaves in and banks it home. It was right at Pritchard. Tatum up top, Holliday, nobody near him. Three-pointer's good. Well, that ball movement led to 38 assists, but they don't get back defensively. And Al Horford gets behind the defense, and an easy bucket to tie it. Hauser, corner three, in and out. Brown, our offensive rebound, puts it up and in. Brown kicks it out, good ball movement. White gets a clean look, three-pointer, just good. Everybody touched it on that position. Brown punishes from downtown, his second three-pointer. Aliukta Brown banks it in on a gorgeous feed from Holliday. Tatum drives, goes inside, left-handed, just his second field goal. Halliburton lobs it out. Neesmith knocks it down. Neesmith with nine points. He's their leading scorer. Nimhard spins, turns, shoots, and scores. Halliburton, three-pointers up, got it. We've seen them go down double digits. We've seen them go down in a series, and they just keep playing. Time and time again, Doris. Holliday inside, using the left hand. Tatum lost the handle. That's seven turnovers for Boston. Siakam running the floor and finishes. Holliday, again, left alone and hits another three. He's four for four overall. 10 points for Drew Holliday. Brown with four scores. Nimhard gets inside, beautiful move from Nimhard. Finds some room, drives inside, little clutch on the shot, and he banks it home. 21 first-half points for Jalen Brown. Neesmith, too much dribbling, lost the ball. Tatum, Holliday, back to Brown, up and in. Unselfish play from the Celtics. Timeout paces, the lead back up to 13. Siakam, good move there. Siakam, first pacer in double figures with 10. Siakam works against Brown, pulls up, chopper's good. 12 points for Siakam. Halliburton on the bounce. White doesn't go for the fake. Siakam, turnaround jumper, rattles it in. Siakam coming alive. Shot clock turned off. Siakam finds some room, goes inside, and throws it down. Poor defense that time from Boston. Jalen Brown finds some room. Jumper's got it. He has got it going tonight. 26 for Brown. Jalen Brown spins Nimoy, trying to stay with him. Doesn't bite. Difficult shot, and Brown gets it a go. Hey, Mike, just checking in with Rick Carlisle. He said, we've got to take away their offensive rebounds. He says, that was a big problem for us in the first half. Not only does it give them more chances, he said, but it keeps us from getting out in transition. White, got a three. His second three-pointer. He was only one for seven before that. Halliburton, run off the spot by Holliday, and jumper is good. Siakam goes at Horford. In the paint, jump shot, got it. Pascal Siakam now, 10 of 12 from the field. Brown discourages him for a moment. Now Siakam turns, shoots, scores again. Pascal Siakam, red hot, unstoppable right now, and it's a three-point game. Siakam right now, on fire. White again, gets to the rim and the finish. He thought he was fouled, as Tatum has the ball. Goes inside and finishes. Celtics need Tatum to get going. Perhaps that will do the trick. Brown drives past Turner, back up top. White gets a clean look, another three. Derek White's third. Tatum goes at Halliburton, gets some space, jumper is good. Tatum now, with a couple of buckets, he's got eight. Turner, three-pointers up, it's good. Miles Turner has the Pacers back within six. Tatum aggressive. Out to Brown, corner three, it's good. Brown with the answer. 31 for Brown. Brown, the pass, and Brissette throws it down. Timeout Pacers, the lead back up to 11. Richards wide open, connects on a three. The lead back up to 14. Turner with a big answer right now. Before this game gets away from them. Tatum so far is on a quiet night. Elbow jumper, turnaround is good. Now he's in double figures. Tatum finds a spot, jumper, got it. Tatum has come alive. Tatum wants it, fires up a three. Back of the rim, scramble for the rebound. McConnell to Toppin, Toppin down the other end, throws it down. Great pass from McConnell, as Toppin leaked out. Pascal Siakam, what do you have to do defensively against him? Big four-quarter right here. We've got to make sure we stay maintained on defense. Well, not much they can do as Siakam knocks it down. Tatum the fake, tripped up, goes to the basket, counted at one. McConnell racing inside, blocked by Houser. McConnell thought he got hit. Holliday, left wide open three-pointer, puts it in. McDermott, Shepard, Shepard the drive, clear path to the basket. Nice screen set by Jackson. Nimmoar drives on Tatum, pulls back, jump shot foul line. Got it. This kid is good. Houser, thought about a three, back to White. No hesitation on the three, and it's good. 19 now for White. Brown drives inside, layup is good. He's got 35. Nimmoar goes right at White, shot is up, and good. How about that deceleration? Nobi Toppin, good, smooth-looking jumper. He's hit a couple. Brown fires away off the mark. Holliday the rebound, kicks it back out. Tatum, three-pointer, that's good. Mason Tatum, now with 20. And another corner crash for the Boston Celtics that leads to a three. Shepard comes right back, gets hit, banks it all. Turner, Nimmoar, Neesmith, and obviously Halliburton all out right now. Pacers felt we gave it away. It's a tough pill to swallow, but they were confident coming back here tonight in game two. And the Celtics took this one away as White knocks that one down. And you certainly wonder about the emotional turnaround in 48 hours. Tatum banks it home, and a foul. Nice feed inside. McDermott floats it up. Pacers led by two after the first quarter. And then in the second quarter, Celtics scored the first 17 points of the period. Brown knocks it down. He's got 40. Inside, Jackson lays it up and in. They haven't lost on the road in these playoffs. The last several years, they've been dynamite. Steve McCullough is able to knock that down in the crowd responding as Jalen Smith knocks down a three-pointer. Boston up 2-0 here in these Eastern Conference finals. Dominant second half. They shoot 53% from the field, 40% from three.