{"id":427388,"date":"2023-02-23T23:59:47","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T04:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=427388"},"modified":"2023-02-24T00:47:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T05:47:05","slug":"celtics-survive-ot-shootout-vs-pacers","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/celtics-survive-ot-shootout-vs-pacers\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics survive OT shootout vs Pacers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jayson Tatum (31) and Jaylen Brown (30) scored 61 combined points to lead the Western Conference leaders Boston Celtics to a hard-fought 142-138 overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Got it done \u2705 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VV1PgkDSPb\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/VV1PgkDSPb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boston Celtics (@celtics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtics\/status\/1628948429404618752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was 138-all with 56.2 seconds left before Tatum hit a pair of free throws. He capped the scoring with a tip-in off the glass with 10.4 seconds to go.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JB&#39;s cold double-double performance makes him tonight&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gatorade?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Gatorade<\/a> Player of the Game \u2744\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YJ77gvB6bt\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/YJ77gvB6bt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boston Celtics (@celtics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtics\/status\/1628950358620880897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m glad we won,\u201d said Tatum, who had only six points at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just tried to find ways to make plays on both ends so we could win and everybody could feel better about themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NBA-leading Celtics returned to the court after the All-Star Game break with a game with 17 lead changes by the end of regulation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt had a playoff-like atmosphere, we had to withstand some runs, we had to adjust, we had to execute and make plays,\u201d Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI liked the fact we had to go through that. You have to win games like that and you have to be in games like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Myles Turner finished with career high 40 points for the Pacers. He made a career-best eight 3-pointers and Indiana shot 22 of 49 overall on 3s.<\/p>\n<p>Tyrese Haliburton poured in 22 points and added 14 assists. Buddy Hield, the league&#8217;s 3-point leader, made four 3s and finished with 18 points. Bennedict Mathurin finished with 19 points off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>The two teams posted nearly identical shooting lines, with the Celtics shooting 52% from the field, 42% from three and 86% from the line, while the Pacers recorded marks of 52%, 42% and 85%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Next up, the Celtics have a weekend primetime matchup with implications in the Eastern Conference. 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