Boston
Celtics
140
–
122
FINAL
Indiana
Pacers
Date
Friday, December 26, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 28 | 47 | 36 | 29 | 140 |
| IND | 39 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 122 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jaylen Brown
BOS
30
PTS
3
REB
4
AST
+19
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.35
Impact Composite44.4
Hustle: 11.0Defense: 30.1Impact: 3.3
30 points65.0% FG4 steals+19 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 63.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Payton Pritchard
BOS
29
PTS
9
REB
5
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-17 (58.8%)
3PT3-8
FT6-8
TS%70.7%
eFG%67.6%
STL1
TOV3
ORTG137
DRTG126
NET+11
58.8% FGheld opponents to 41.7% FGonly 17 pts allowed on 64.4 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Walsh | 18:57 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Payton Pritchard | 37:42 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10-17 | 59% | 3-8 | 38% | 6-8 | 75% | +8 |
| Jaylen Brown | 32:10 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13-20 | 65% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +19 |
| Derrick White | 33:06 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-15 | 40% | 3-7 | 43% | 6-7 | 86% | +16 |
| Neemias Queta | 20:43 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-6 | 67% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Sam Hauser | 17:03 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-8 | 88% | 7-8 | 88% | 2-2 | 100% | +17 |
| Hugo González | 12:23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Anfernee Simons | 21:11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | +7 |
| Luka Garza | 26:38 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-5 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 4-6 | 67% | +26 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 20:07 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| TOTAL | — | 140 | 43 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 47-83 | 57% | 20-39 | 51% | 26-34 | 76% | — |
Xavier Tillman —
Chris Boucher —
Josh Minott —
| IND | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | 28:24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-13 | 31% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-6 | 50% | -10 |
| Quenton Jackson | 15:44 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 29:51 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-13 | 39% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | -13 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 29:32 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7-13 | 54% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Jay Huff | 21:08 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-6 | 17% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jarace Walker | 18:08 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 44% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| T.J. McConnell | 14:20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-6 | 83% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | -18 |
| Taelon Peter | 6:42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Kam Jones | 6:42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Johnny Furphy | 18:22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Ethan Thompson | 26:19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Tony Bradley | 6:59 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Micah Potter | 17:49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 4-4 | 100% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 122 | 35 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 44-89 | 49% | 18-44 | 41% | 16-20 | 80% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS47/83 (57%)
Paint
19/32 (59%)
Mid
17/26 (65%)
3PT
20/39 (51%)
ATB3 53%Paint 67%RA 56%Mid 57%Corner 3 40%
IND44/89 (49%)
Paint
21/36 (58%)
Mid
7/15 (47%)
3PT
18/44 (41%)
ATB3 45%RA 75%Paint 33%Corner 3 31%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Bennedict Mathurin
defended Jaylen Brown
6.2 min • 2 pts • 25%
Best Defender
Ethan Thompson
held Payton Pritchard
3.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Pascal Siakam
vs Hugo González
2.0 min • 4 pts • 33%
| IND Defense | Anfernee Simons | Baylor Scheierman | Derrick White | Hugo González | Jaylen Brown | Jordan Walsh | Luka Garza | Neemias Queta | Payton Pritchard | Sam Hauser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | — | 2.2m 2pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 2.0m 4pts 33% | — | 2.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Ethan Thompson | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Bennedict Mathurin | — | — | 1.1m 5pts 40% | — | 6.2m 2pts 25% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Nembhard | — | — | 1.0m 7pts 100% | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | 4.5m 3pts 20% | — |
| Jay Huff | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 20% | 2.5m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Micah Potter | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% |
| Jarace Walker | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 3pts 25% | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 100% |
| Quenton Jackson | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Furphy | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Tony Bradley | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| T.J. McConnell | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 6.1m 9pts 75% | 5.5m 7pts 50% | 2.8m 7pts 100% | 2.8m 3pts 33% | 3.6m 5pts 20% | 2.6m 9pts 80% | 2.7m 14pts 75% | 4.3m 9pts 100% | 5.2m 4pts 67% | 1.7m 9pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = IND leads, negative = BOS leads
IND Largest Lead
15
Q1 6:47
BOS Largest Lead
28
Q4 6:17
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 9-0 run
Q2 0:11 – Q2 1:29
+8 → +2
BOS 9-0 run
Q2 4:15 – Q2 5:25
+1 → -5
BOS 11-0 run
Q2 4:15 – Q2 5:56
+1 → -7
BOS 12-0 run
Q2 4:15 – Q2 6:12
+1 → -8