Boston
Celtics
96
–
98
FINAL
Indiana
Pacers
Date
Monday, January 12, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 24 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 96 |
| IND | 19 | 34 | 26 | 19 | 98 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Andrew Nembhard
IND
13
PTS
6
REB
9
AST
+12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots3
Opp FG% When Defending27.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.20
Impact Composite71.3
Hustle: 10.5Defense: 58.8Impact: 2.0
3 deflections+12 plus/minusheld opponents to 27.3% FGonly 8 pts allowed on 40.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Pascal Siakam
IND
21
PTS
8
REB
6
AST
+11
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-15 (66.7%)
3PT0-1
FT1-2
TS%66.1%
eFG%66.7%
STL2
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG107
DRTG94
NET+13
66.7% FG+11 plus/minusonly 25 pts allowed on 56.0 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scheierman | 20:28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| Neemias Queta | 31:44 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-9 | 78% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | -12 |
| Derrick White | 36:27 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7-21 | 33% | 2-9 | 22% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| Sam Hauser | 32:52 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Payton Pritchard | 37:27 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-22 | 46% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan Walsh | 25:58 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Hugo González | 14:38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Anfernee Simons | 24:19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-15 | 47% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Luka Garza | 16:06 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 96 | 46 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 40-88 | 45% | 9-35 | 26% | 7-9 | 78% | — |
Amari Williams —
Max Shulga —
Jaylen Brown —
Chris Boucher —
Ron Harper Jr. —
Xavier Tillman —
| IND | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Furphy | 15:46 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +12 |
| Pascal Siakam | 34:25 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10-15 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +11 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 33:18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-14 | 36% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 32:23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-9 | 22% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Jay Huff | 28:15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-12 | 67% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jarace Walker | 24:47 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Micah Potter | 12:50 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| T.J. McConnell | 14:42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -10 |
| Ben Sheppard | 23:12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Quenton Jackson | 14:41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| TOTAL | — | 98 | 40 | 5 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 39-84 | 46% | 16-37 | 43% | 4-6 | 67% | — |
Kam Jones —
Ethan Thompson —
Tony Bradley —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS40/88 (45%)
Paint
28/39 (72%)
Mid
9/22 (41%)
3PT
9/35 (26%)
ATB3 29%RA 73%Paint 50%Mid 29%Corner 3 14%
IND39/84 (46%)
Paint
19/33 (58%)
Mid
8/20 (40%)
3PT
16/37 (43%)
ATB3 52%RA 62%Paint 47%Corner 3 20%Mid 22%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Andrew Nembhard
defended Payton Pritchard
5.1 min • 6 pts • 40%
Best Defender
Ben Sheppard
held Anfernee Simons
4.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jarace Walker
vs Luka Garza
2.6 min • 6 pts • 33%
| IND Defense | Anfernee Simons | Baylor Scheierman | Derrick White | Hugo González | Jordan Walsh | Luka Garza | Neemias Queta | Payton Pritchard | Sam Hauser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | — | 3.7m 5pts 50% | 1.3m 8pts 100% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | 2.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.5m 8pts 80% | — |
| Aaron Nesmith | — | — | 4.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Andrew Nembhard | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 5.1m 6pts 40% | 1.6m 2pts 33% |
| Jay Huff | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9m 8pts 60% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 4pts 67% |
| Ben Sheppard | 4.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jarace Walker | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 6pts 33% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| T.J. McConnell | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Quenton Jackson | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | 1.6m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Micah Potter | — | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 33% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Furphy | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% |
| Tony Bradley | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.2m 6pts 40% | 3.1m 10pts 80% | 1.9m 2pts 100% | 3.2m 9pts 43% | 3.2m 2pts 17% | 4.4m 4pts 40% | — | 2.2m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = IND leads, negative = BOS leads
IND Largest Lead
13
Q3 7:17
BOS Largest Lead
9
Q2 0:44
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 8-0 run
Q1 7:58 – Q1 11:05
0 → -7
IND 8-0 run
Q2 3:23 – Q2 3:57
-6 → -1
BOS 8-0 run
Q2 8:07 – Q2 10:31
+1 → -5
IND 10-0 run
Q2 10:44 – Q3 3:35
-3 → +5