The Pacers also came from setting a franchise record with 50 assists in the 150-116 victory over the Atlanta Hawks the day before, where Tyrese Haliburton accumulated 18 assists, 10 points and eight rebounds.
However, in the run-up to Saturday’s deadline, forward Bruce Brown warned about the danger of the best team in the championship so far.
The Celtics are a great team. They’re first (in the Eastern Conference) right now. They play extremely hard. They have six, seven, eight guys who can score the ball, so we have to be ready, he warned.
For its part, Boston is coming off a comfortable 126-97 victory this Friday over UTA, where they had a 36-point lead in the second quarter and rested their starters for much of the second half.
With the result, he tied a franchise record by scoring at least 120 points for the ninth consecutive game, something only the 1959-1960 Celtics did.
Saturday’s game will be the third between both quintets this season, where they have one win per side.
This Saturday they will also be rivals New York Knicks-Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz-Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks-Houston Rockets.
rgh/lp
2024-01-06 15:24:56
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