7:05 pm
November 3

Celtics @ Pacers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Boston Celtics (6-2)

@ Indiana Pacers (6-3)

 

Current odds:

Boston Celtics: (-160)

Indiana Pacers: (+140)

 

• The line for the game is Boston by 3.5 points.

• The Boston Celtics look to continue their torrid outside shooting when they open a five-game road trip Saturday against the Indiana Pacers. Boston knocked down a franchise-record 24 3-pointers in Thursday’s 117-113 win over previously unbeaten Milwaukee.

• Indiana struggled with lowly Chicago on Friday but recovered from an 18-point, first-half deficit to record a 107-105 victory – its fourth win in five games.

• The point total against Milwaukee was Boston’s highest of the season, and point guard Kyrie Irving approved of the solid ball movement. “We’re having fun,” Irving, who made six 3-pointers, told reporters. “I don’t like to say that we’re playing care-free, but I think that we’re making the decisions that we want and we’re playing off one another. Before, we were not necessarily being aggressive in reading and reacting, but now we’re just playing off one another and reading and reacting.” Forward Marcus Morris, who made five 3-pointers, had a simple answer for Boston’s success from long range against Milwaukee: “We were open, so we let them have it.”

• Point guard Darren Collison drained the tiebreaking jumper with 17.8 seconds left against the Bulls while scoring 14 points for his fifth double-digit effort of the campaign. “He’s knocking down his shots,” McMillan said of Collison. “He’s been really good in the pick-and-roll. When they’re giving him single coverage, he’s able to knock down that shot. When they are double-teaming, he’s making the pass.” Shooting guard Victor Oladipo matched his season best of 25 points and collected 14 rebounds, the latter one shy of his career high.

• Indiana C Myles Turner matched his career high of six blocked shots against Chicago while scoring a season-best 18 points.

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