In what was an absolute rollercoaster of a basketball game, the Celtics survived a late game push by the Indiana Pacers to capture a 112-111 victory. Boston saw their 19-point lead slowly evaporate, mostly at the hands of Victor Oladipo's 38 points, but Kyrie Irving (30 points) came up clutch and Terry Rozier made a game-changing steal in the final seconds to win the game.
The Celtics were clicking on all cylinders from the opening tip-off. Led by the backcourt, Boston got off to a blazing start from the field, hitting their first 10 shots to open up a rapid 23-8 lead.