Al Horford will be back in the Boston starting lineup for the game, but Bruce Brown will not be playing for the Pacers. Aaron Nesmith and Isaiah Jackson, two rotation players for Indiana, are also uncertain.
Where on TV is the game being played? When does it begin? In Indiana, the game will begin at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday. In New England, NBC Sports Boston will broadcast the match on television.
Information about the live stream: NBC Sports | Sling | fuboTV – If you reside in New England and have cable, you may watch the game on NBC Sports by using your login. If you don’t have cable, you may use Sling and fuboTV, which both offer a free trial, to stream the game on smart TVs and streaming devices.
Additional reporting from the Associated Press
Indiana Pacers (20-14, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (27-7, first in the East)
Indianapolis; 7 p.m. EST on Saturday
FANDUEL BOOK NBA LINE: 246.5; over/under: Celtics -5.5
Bottom line: When the Pacers play Boston, Indiana will try to maintain its six-game winning run.
The Pacers are 17-10 while playing in conferences. Tyrese Haliburton leads the NBA in assists per game with 12.8, while Indiana tops the league with 31.2.
In conference play, the Celtics had a 21-4 record. Boston outscores opponents by 10.6 points per game and scores 121.0 points.
This season, the Pacers have hit 14.8 3-pointers per game, which is just 0.9 higher than the Celtics’ 13.9 turnover rate. The Pacers allow 124.4 points per game to opponents, whereas the Celtics average 121.0 points, which is 3.4 less.
This season’s third meeting between the clubs will take place. In their last meeting on December 5, the Pacers prevailed 122-112. With 26 points, Haliburton led the Pacers, while Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 32 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bennedict Mathurin leads the Pacers with an average of 3.8 rebounds and 14.3 points per game. Haliburton has averaged 21.6 points and 4.4 rebounds for Indiana throughout the last ten games.
For the Celtics, Tatum averages 27.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists. Over the previous ten games, Derrick White has averaged 3.3 made 3-pointers for Boston.
LAST TEN GAMES: Pacers: 7-3, shooting 53.2% from the floor and averaging 128.1 points, 40.5 rebounds, 33.5 assists, 7.4 steals, and 6.6 blocks a game. The average point total for their opponents is 120.3 per game.
Celtics: 8-2, shooting 48.5% from the floor and averaging 128.6 points, 51.0 rebounds, 28.5 assists, 6.3 steals, and 7.2 blocks per game. The opponents’ point average is 113.6.
