The Pacers and Celtics start their first-round playoff series in Boston on Sunday afternoon.
The Celtics closed the regular season by winning six of their last eight games, including a pair of wins over the Pacers. The second win, was a 117-97 drubbing of the Pacers at the Fieldhouse.
In hinsight, that beating may not have been so bad.
For one, it put a solid game by the Celtics and in particular, Gordon Hayward on tape available for adjustments. Plus, this time around, the Pacers will have Darren Collison available to give the Pacers a fully healthy playing rotation.