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Jaylen Brown’s 40 points push Celtics to 126-110 win vs Pacers
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Boston have 2-0 lead in the series before flying to Indianapolis for Game 3 and 4

Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 40 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 126-110 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday. Brown shot 14 of 27 from the floor, made 8 of 11 free throws, and grabbed five rebounds.

The Celtics held a 13-point lead after three quarters, and the Pacers couldn’t cut the deficit to fewer than 11 points in the fourth. This win gave Boston a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, which shifts to Indianapolis for Game 3 on Saturday. Boston had previously won Game 1 133-128 in overtime.

The Pacers are uncertain if point guard Tyrese Haliburton will be available for the next game after he left in the third quarter with left hamstring soreness. Before exiting, Haliburton scored 10 points and dished out eight assists in 28 minutes. He had missed 10 games in January due to a left hamstring strain.

Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 28 points, hitting 13 of 17 field-goal attempts. Andrew Nembhard added 16 points for Indiana. For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum and Derrick White each scored 23 points, and Al Horford contributed six points along with a game-high 10 rebounds. Boston center Kristaps Porzingis missed his eighth consecutive game with a calf strain.