On February 24, Beijing time, the 2022-23 NBA regular season Celtics faced the Pacers. The Celtics led by as many as 16 points in the first half, and in the second half, the home Pacers fought back wildly, and they completed a comeback in the fourth quarter. The two sides then went into overtime, only to tie the winner in the final minute, and Tatum scored four key points in the final 56 seconds to finally keep the league first place 142-138 with the Celtics.
Field data
Celtics: Tatum 31 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, Brown 30 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, Brogdon 24 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, White 17 points, Smart 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
Pacers: Hield 18 points and 5 rebounds, Turner chipped in a career-high 40 points, plus 10 rebounds, Haliburton 22 points and 14 assists, and Marcelin 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
The star of the field
In the final 56 seconds of overtime, Tatum scored four key points, and he shot 9-of-25 for 31 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and two steals.
Trivia shots
Smart shows muscle defiance to eat technical fouls
High-light lens
Tatum 2 plus 1
Tatum turned and broke through the buckle
Brown breaks through the snap
Brogdon 2 plus 1
Lowe Snap
Marcelin key 3-pointer
Match Review
As soon as the game started, Turner and Hield hit consecutive 3-pointers to give the Pacers an 8-2 start. Tatum returned with a three-pointer, and Horford also had a three, and the two sides drew 10. Lowe cut the snap and the pacers paused. Timeout came back, Brown made a steal and countered a dragon, Turner hit a three-pointer, Horford hit a jumper, Haliburton hit a layup, White hit a three-pointer, Hield also had a jumper, Tatum hit three free throws, White hit a layup, Theis cut for a layup, Hield hit a jumper, White hit another three-pointer, and the two sides went into a timeout. Back on the court, Brogdon faced the old master's three-point shot, Marcelin 2-plus-1, Walla hit a three-pointer, Gwie Air hit a layup, Duarte hit a whistle, and the first quarter ended with the Celtics leading 34-31.
In the second quarter, White hit a layup, Brogdon went 2-on-1, Brown countered with a layup, the Celtics led 46-37, and the Pacers called a timeout. The timeout came back, Marcelin made a steal and countered with a dragon dunk, Hauser returned with a layup, and the Pacers took another timeout. The game went on, with Turner hitting a three-pointer, Brogdon making another three, and the Celtics leading by 11 points. Smart hit a jumper, Brown also had a 3-pointer, Turner responded with a layup, Brog hit a layup, and Horford hit a layup to give the Celtics a 16-point lead. Haliburton hit a three-pointer, Nemhard also had a three, and the Celtics took a timeout. Back on the court, Turner hit a free throw, Brown broke through the dunk, Smart hit a 3-pointer, Marcelin hit a layup, Haliburton hit back for a layup, and at halftime, the Celtics led 68-58.
Returning from the break, Turner made a 2-plus-1, Haliburton countered with a dragon 2-plus-1, Hield hit a layup, and the Pacers went 11-2 to just one point. Halliburton hit a jumper and the Pacers rallied to take the lead. Tatum dunks 2 plus 1, Turner hit a three-pointer, Haliburton also had a three-pointer, Lowe cut a dunk, Turner hit a three-pointer, Tatum hit a layup, Brown made a steal and countered a dragon, Turner hit a three-pointer, Brown responded with a jumper, and the two sides tied 83. Hield hit a three-pointer, Brown returned with a three, Hield hit another three-pointer, Smart hit a layup, showed his muscles to celebrate a clash with Haliburton, and ate a technical foul. White hit a layup, Hauser hit a 3-pointer, Theis cut for a dunk, Lowe hit a layup, Theis hit a 3-pointer, Brogdon hit a 3-pointer, White hit two free throws, and the third quarter ended giving the Celtics a 100-97 lead.
In the fourth quarter, Tatum hit a three-pointer, Walla returned with a three, Brogdon also had a three, Tatum made a free throw, Hauser hit a three-pointer, and the Pacers took a timeout. The timeout came back, Turner made a layup, Marcelin countered for a layup, Turner hit a three-pointer, Tatum returned with a three, and Marcelin hit a three-point shot, making the two sides 114 drawn. Nesmith countered with a dragon and the Celtics timed out. Back on the court, Brown hit a three-pointer, Turner hit a layup, and Tatum hit two free throws. Brogdon hit a key three-point shot to give the Celtics a four-point lead, Haliburton returned with a three, and then he hit two free throws to tie the two sides at 125. With 22.2 seconds left, Brown countered with a pass and missed a 3-pointer, and the two sides went into overtime.
Both sides start
Pacers starters: Hield, Nesmith, Turner, Nemhard, Haliburton
Celtics starters: Tatum, Horford, Lowe, Brown, Smart