Malcolm Brogdon scored 29 points (12 in the fourth quarter), making all 15 of his free throws, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Boston Celtics 122-117.
Brogdon’s 2 free throws put the Pacers ahead for good with 1:59 left in the fourth quarter.
Domantas Sabonis’ turnaround jumper with 32.4 seconds left made it 116-113, and Brogdon’s 2 free throws with 2.0 seconds left put it away at 122-117.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Celtics 20-15. Brogdon scored 12 of the Pacers’ 20 on 1 for 1 shooting and 10 for 10 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Sabonis had 2 steals, and the Pacers scored 4 points off them.
For the Celtics, Kemba Walker had 44 points and 7 assists.
The Pacers went 30 for 36 at the line to the Celtics’ 17 for 22 and outscored them 47-19 off the bench. The Celtics forced 10 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Pacers were outscored 29-10 in 7 minutes with Lamb, Holiday, Warren, Turner and Brogdon on the floor together. Daniel Theis and Jaylen Brown fouled out.