Overview
- Pascal Siakam banked in the go-ahead floater with 6.8 seconds left, and Derrick White’s deep three at the horn missed.
- Joe Mazzulla answered six postgame questions with the words “Illegal screen,” pointing to contact on White before the winning shot.
- Crew chief Pat Fraher’s crew called 14 total fouls, seven per team, with zero offensive fouls, the lowest foul count reported this season.
- Boston played without Jaylen Brown due to low back spasms and went 9-for-35 from three, while Indiana hit 16 threes and logged 29 assists to the Celtics’ 22.
- The loss put Boston at 24-15 with a road game at Miami on Jan. 15 next, and there was no immediate league review or reversal reported.