Overview
- Brown, recently named an All-Star starter, posted 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists after being listed probable with left hamstring tightness.
- Sam Hauser hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, while Neemias Queta added 17 points and nine boards as Boston controlled the game from an early 23-point lead.
- Pascal Siakam paced Indiana with 32 points and 10 rebounds, but the injury-depleted Pacers struggled to score efficiently.
- Indiana was without Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin and Obi Toppin, and fell to 10-35 for the East’s worst record.
- Boston improved to 27-16, closed out the compact four-game set with Indiana at 3-1, and remained without Jayson Tatum as he continues his Achilles rehab.