Celtics (18-11) at Pacers (6-24) Game #30 12/26/25

[Silas]

New game, Cs +5

[Silas]

The boys are back +11....how about Luka? 

[Silas]

47 point 2nd quarter....amazing, and so is PP.

[SCeltic34]

PP and JB are just carving the Pacers up in the midrange.  Nice to see rather than bombing 3's.  47 points in the 2nd quarter

[ozgod]

Wow what a scoring burst in the 2nd.

[ozgod]

PP and JB are just carving the Pacers up in the midrange.  Nice to see rather than bombing 3's.  47 points in the 2nd quarter

Jaylen has taken more shots from the midrange (15-19ft) per game than anyone in the NBA at 4.1, and he's making them at 55% which is the highest of anyone who takes more than 2 a game. Sometimes when he shoots his fadeaway he looks so much like Jordan that I have to blink.

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[SCeltic34]

PP and JB are just carving the Pacers up in the midrange.  Nice to see rather than bombing 3's.  47 points in the 2nd quarter

Jaylen has taken more shots from the midrange (15-19ft) per game than anyone in the NBA at 4.1, and he's making them at 55% which is the highest of anyone who takes more than 2 a game. Sometimes when he shoots his fadeaway he looks so much like Jordan that I have to blink.

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Good to see.  It's much better than a lot of the pull up 3's he was taking in higher frequency last season, which was a low % shot.  We've always known his mid range game is elite.

[Redz]

That is some fun offense.

Walsh not retaining his minutes.  You can?t argue with the replacements? production off the bench.

[jpotter33]

So what?s the deal with Walsh? Started but only played three minutes the first half, but then is back out there to start the second half?

[SCeltic34]

Very inconsistent reffing.  It looked like they swallowed their whistle early in the 3rd, but now a lot of calls.  Indy can complain, but a lot of them are actual fouls.  I mean Huff was grabbing Queta's jersey, and Indy still complained about the call.

[radiohead]

Not much from Walsh/Hugo but we?re still up double digits. JB and PP are dominating.

[Silas]

Walsh...-6
Hugo...-10
Sam...+8
Baylor...+24
Luka...+15

[smicker16]

So what?s the deal with Walsh? Started but only played three minutes the first half, but then is back out there to start the second half?

Maybe still recovering from being sick but I think it was mainly he picked up two quick fouls which led to him getting pulled early. Then the Cs made a run with him on the bench and Joe stuck with Baylor instead to ride the guy who was out there during the run which he has done quite a bit.

A bit interesting to see it seems Minott is now the odd man out and has not played at all this game.

[SCeltic34]

What a sequence by JB!  Tough midrange shot, steal, then behind the back assist.

[Silas]

JB doing it all and dominating, and hasn't taken a single 3.