BOSTON -- — Jaylen Brown scored 14 of his game-high 31 points in the final quarter and the Boston Celtics rallied from a 20-point, second-half deficit for a 103-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.

Derrick White finished with 19 points, and Payton Pritchard and Anfernee Simons each had 11 for Boston, which won its third straight game.

Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 25 points, and Andrew Nembhard had 20. Indiana, the NBA’s worst 3-point shooting team, missed 19 of its 20 attempts from beyond the arc in the second half in its fifth straight loss.

Brown’s best shot in the final quarter came on an off-balance 3 right in front of Boston’s bench, pushing the Celtics ahead 96-91 with 2:25 to play.

Nembhard’s 3-point play with 3:49 left had tied it at 91.

Trailing 82-74 entering the fourth, Boston went on an 11-2 spree, taking its first lead since the first half on Brown’s reverse layup.

Boston coach Joe Mazzulla pulled his starters early in the second half with the Pacers up 69-49.

The Celtics whittled the Pacers’ edge to eight points after three. Brown and White reentered with a minute left in the third quarter.

Brown was out due to an illness in Boston’s last game, a victory at Toronto on Saturday, when Pritchard scored 33 points.

Coming off a 19-point loss at home against New Orleans on Saturday, the Pacers hit 60% (12 of 20) of their 3-point attempts in the first half and led 61-43 at the break. Boston, meanwhile, came in second in the league with 15.7 made 3s per game and was just 5 of 18 in the opening half.

The loss delayed Rick Carlisle’s run to his 1,000th NBA head coaching victory. The Pacers have lost five straight since beating the Sacramento Kings 116-105 on Dec. 8, and Carlisle stands at 999 victories over 24 seasons.

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Pacers: Host Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Celtics: At Indiana on Friday.

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Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jay Huff vs. Neemias Queta (Payton Pritchard gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Derrick White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	3	0
11:21	Bennedict Mathurin misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:20	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	3	0
11:09	Jaylen Brown misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	3	0
11:08	Jay Huff defensive rebound	3	0
10:56	Jaylen Brown shooting foul	3	0
10:56	Andrew Nembhard misses free throw 1 of 2	3	0
10:56	Pacers offensive team rebound	3	0
10:56	Andrew Nembhard makes free throw 2 of 2	3	1
10:44	Jaylen Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	1
10:42	Ethan Thompson defensive rebound	3	1
10:36	Bennedict Mathurin misses 22-foot running jump shot	3	1
10:35	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	3	1
10:28	Payton Pritchard misses running pullup jump shot	3	1
10:27	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	3	1
10:17	Pascal Siakam makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	3	4
9:56	Andrew Nembhard shooting foul	3	4
9:56	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	4	4
9:56	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	5	4
9:38	Bennedict Mathurin makes 22-foot three point jumper (Pascal Siakam assists)	5	7
9:27	Payton Pritchard makes 3-foot two point shot	7	7
9:12	Pascal Siakam makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	7	10
8:58	Jaylen Brown makes 3-foot layup (Derrick White assists)	9	10
8:53	Josh Minott shooting foul	9	10
8:53	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 2	9	11
8:53	Pascal Siakam misses free throw 2 of 2	9	11
8:53	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	9	11
8:35	Neemias Queta misses 9-foot two point shot	9	11
8:34	Jay Huff defensive rebound	9	11
8:24	Pascal Siakam makes driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists)	9	13
8:24	Celtics Full timeout	9	13
8:24	Luka Garza enters the game for Neemias Queta	9	13
8:10	Derrick White makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Luka Garza assists)	11	13
7:55	Ethan Thompson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	11	13
7:54	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	11	13
7:47	Derrick White misses 26-foot running jump shot	11	13
7:46	Jay Huff defensive rebound	11	13
7:38	Jay Huff makes 25-foot running jump shot (Ethan Thompson assists)	11	16
7:22	Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point jumper	11	16
7:21	Celtics offensive team rebound	11	16
7:21	Bennedict Mathurin personal foul	11	16
7:11	Jaylen Brown misses 12-foot step back jumpshot	11	16
7:08	Jay Huff defensive rebound	11	16
7:01	Bennedict Mathurin makes 24-foot running jump shot (Ethan Thompson assists)	11	19
6:39	Jaylen Brown makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	13	19
6:27	Luka Garza blocks Bennedict Mathurin 's 7-foot driving layup	13	19
6:26	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	13	19
6:21	Josh Minott makes running layup (Jaylen Brown assists)	15	19
6:21	Pacers Full timeout	15	19
6:21	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Josh Minott	15	19
6:21	Sam Hauser enters the game for Derrick White	15	19
6:21	Jarace Walker enters the game for Bennedict Mathurin	15	19
6:21	Johnny Furphy enters the game for Jay Huff	15	19
6:21	Isaiah Jackson enters the game for Pascal Siakam	15	19
6:01	Isaiah Jackson lost ball turnover (Payton Pritchard steals)	15	19
5:54	Payton Pritchard misses 12-foot step back jumpshot	15	19
5:53	Luka Garza offensive rebound	15	19
5:48	Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)	18	19
5:37	Ethan Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Nembhard assists)	18	22
5:27	Sam Hauser misses 27-foot three point jumper	18	22
5:26	Ethan Thompson defensive rebound	18	22
5:19	Andrew Nembhard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ethan Thompson assists)	18	25
4:59	Anfernee Simons misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	18	25
4:58	Jarace Walker defensive rebound	18	25
4:51	Jarace Walker makes two point shot (Andrew Nembhard assists)	18	27
4:43	Isaiah Jackson personal foul	18	27
4:43	Neemias Queta enters the game for Luka Garza	18	27
4:31	Isaiah Jackson blocks Neemias Queta 's 9-foot two point shot	18	27
4:30	Jarace Walker defensive rebound	18	27
4:25	Ethan Thompson makes 26-foot running jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists)	18	30
4:05	Celtics Full timeout	18	30
4:05	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Jaylen Brown	18	30
4:05	Quenton Jackson enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	18	30
3:59	Payton Pritchard misses two point shot	18	30
3:58	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	18	30
3:58	Isaiah Jackson shooting foul	18	30
3:58	Neemias Queta misses free throw 1 of 2	18	30
3:58	Celtics offensive team rebound	18	30
3:58	Jay Huff enters the game for Isaiah Jackson	18	30
3:58	Neemias Queta misses free throw 2 of 2	18	30
3:58	Jarace Walker defensive rebound	18	30
3:41	Ethan Thompson misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	30
3:38	Johnny Furphy offensive rebound	18	30
3:28	Jarace Walker misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	30
3:27	Celtics defensive team rebound	18	30
3:16	Neemias Queta offensive foul	18	30
3:16	Neemias Queta offensive foul turnover	18	30
3:16	Derrick White enters the game for Payton Pritchard	18	30
3:16	Pascal Siakam enters the game for Jarace Walker	18	30
3:16	Bennedict Mathurin enters the game for Ethan Thompson	18	30
3:05	Bennedict Mathurin misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	30
3:04	Celtics defensive team rebound	18	30
2:46	Anfernee Simons makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Neemias Queta assists)	20	30
2:31	Quenton Jackson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	20	30
2:30	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	20	30
2:12	Sam Hauser makes 30-foot three point jumper (Neemias Queta assists)	23	30
1:51	Jay Huff traveling turnover	23	30
1:51	Luka Garza enters the game for Neemias Queta	23	30
1:36	Derrick White makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Luka Garza assists)	26	30
1:17	Sam Hauser personal foul	26	30
1:13	Bennedict Mathurin misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	26	30
1:09	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	26	30
1:03	Anfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	30
1:03	Pacers defensive team rebound	26	30
52.2	Quenton Jackson makes 5-foot two point shot	26	32
52.2	Hugo Gonzalez shooting foul	26	32
52.2	Quenton Jackson makes free throw 1 of 1	26	33
35.8	Derrick White misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	33
33.9	Pacers defensive team rebound	26	33
33.9	Anfernee Simons personal foul	26	33
33.9	Quenton Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2	26	34
33.9	Quenton Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2	26	35
18.2	Derrick White misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	35
16.0	Johnny Furphy defensive rebound	26	35
1.1	Bennedict Mathurin misses two point shot	26	35
0.5	Derrick White defensive rebound	26	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	35

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Venue

TD Garden

Boston, MA

Date & Time

12:30 AM, December 23, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN IN, NBC Sports BO, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,156

Referees

Kevin Scott, Nate Green, Simone Jelks

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	45	16	.738	L2
Cleveland	39	24	.619	W2
Milwaukee	26	35	.426	L4
Chicago	26	37	.413	W1
Indiana	15	48	.238	L8

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	42	21	.667	W1
New York	41	23	.641	W1
Toronto	35	27	.565	L2
Philadelphia	34	28	.548	W1
Brooklyn	15	47	.242	L10

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