Celtics Come Up Short in Indy 105-98

Fielding only 8 players for the second game in a row, the Celtics never led in this game and lost 105-98 in spite of putting up a hard fight. Whenever the Pacers would make a run, it seemed as though the Celtics would come right back but could never get any closer than 5 points.

Rondo had a great game, coming close to a quadruple double with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 7 steals. I believe he will get one before his career is over. Telfair had his best game in a long time scoring 21 points with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in 31 minutes. Ray started again and had 22 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Green had a very tough night scoring 12 points on 4-18 shooting with 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 turnovers and 6 fouls. Gomes had 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. He didn’t show the 3 point accuracy he did against Miami, though, and was 0 for 2 from beyond the arc. He came down on his elbow after a drive to the basket with 9:41 left in the fourth and was wincing in pain on the bench afterwards. We don’t need another injury.

Perk was running a fever of 101 before the game and was suffering from the flu but played 18 minutes anyway. He had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Powe had another strong outing with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal. Pinkney played 16 minutes and didn’t score but pulled down 2 rebounds and had 1 steal.

The Celtics shot 44% from the floor while allowing the Pacers to shoot 54% from the floor. We were also out rebounded 42-36. The Pacers had an incredible 26 turnovers while the Celtics only committed 14. We shot only 60% from the free throw line. One thing every Celtic needs to work on this summer is their shooting and free throws.

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