Overview
- Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, with the game streaming exclusively on Peacock.
- Brown is listed as doubtful with lower back spasms after playing 43 minutes Saturday, and Jayson Tatum remains out for the season following Achilles surgery.
- Indiana is 8-31 but has won two straight after a 13-game skid, including a 123-99 home win over Miami on Saturday.
- The Pacers are shorthanded with Bennedict Mathurin ruled out (thumb) and Andrew Nembhard questionable (lower back), while Tyrese Haliburton is out for the season.
- Boston has taken the first two meetings this season and enters off a 100-95 loss to San Antonio, with sportsbooks listing the Celtics as roughly 5–6 point favorites.