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Indiana Pacers-Boston Celtics Injury Report, Betting Lines, How to Watch, Lineups & More
Game date, time and location: Monday, Dec. 26, 7:00 p.m. EST, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Indiana, NBC Sports Boston
Radio: 93.5 FM/107.5 FM The Fan (Indiana), 96.1 FM/1370 AM (Bloomington) 1380 AM (Fort Wayne), 92.5 FM/1340 AM (Muncie), 98.5 FM The Sports Hub (Boston)
VITALS: The Indiana Pacers (6-24) and Boston Celtics (18-11) meet for the second of four regular season matchups, with the first being a loss for the Pacers four days ago. The two teams met three times last season, with two resulting in wins for the Pacers. The Pacers are 87-111 all-time versus the Pacers during the regular season, including 58-41 in home games and 29-70 in road games.
PROJECTED STARTERS
PACERS
G Andrew Nembhard
G Ethan Thompson
C Jay Huff
F Bennedict Mathurin
F Pascal Siakam
CELTICS
G Payton Pritchard
G Derrick White
C Neeimas Queta
F Jaylen Brown
F Josh Minott
Spread: Pacers +8.5 (-114), Celtics -8.5 (-106)
Moneyline: Pacers +290, Celtics -360
Total points scored: 221.5 (over -114, under -106)
INJURY REPORT
PACERS
Isaiah Jackson: Out – Concussion
Aaron Nesmith: Out – Knee
Ben Sheppard: Out – Calf
Obi Toppin: Out – Foot
Tyrese Haliburton: Out – Achilles
CELTICS
Chris Boucher: Out – Personal Reasons
Jayson Tatum: Out – Achilles
QUOTABLE
Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle on offensive struggles: ” I agree. We’ve hit some droughts, for different reasons, I suppose. Some is make-or-miss, some is, there’s occasionally stagnancy that comes in, sometimes it’s decision-making, but the last thee games there have been positives, and so, we got to work at building on those.”