Al Horford and Oshae Brissett also played crucial roles for the Celtics, plus other observations from Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.
News, notes and observations after the Boston Celtics’ 126–110 win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, giving Boston a 2–0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
“I mean, I watch guys get praised and anointed who I feel like half as talented as me on either side of the ball,” Brown said. “But at this point in my life, I just embrace it. It comes with being who I am and what I stand for and I ain’t really changing that. So I just come out and I’m grateful to step out on the floor each and every night and put my best foot forward. I get better every single year. And whether people appreciate it or not, it is what it is.
“He plays with such a high level of intensity and energy,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. “It’s big for us.”Said Jayson Tatum, “We see the stay-ready group guys work and show up for us every single day. So I love when they’re able to get their number called and get an opportunity to help us win the game.”
• Speaking of Horford, what the soon-to-be 38-year-old is doing is remarkable. After scoring 15 points in 40 minutes in Game 1, Horford chipped in a tidy six-point, 10-rebound, two-steal effort in 25 minutes in Game 2. With Kristaps Porziņģis out, Horford is Boston’s only reliable big man, and he has been exactly that, spacing the floor on the offensive end and providing physical, sturdy defense on the other.
Haliburton left Game 2 in the second half with a hamstring injury. / David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports “I thought J.B. Bickerstaff did an amazing job,” Carlisle said. “That was a complete culture makeover there. He was inventive. They started playing big 4½ years ago. A lot of people were going, ‘Huh? How is this ever going to work?’
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