Pascal Siakam scored the last of his 29 points on a 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left in overtime to give the Indiana Pacers a 135-132 victory over the previously unbeaten Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
Siakam tied his single-game career high with six 3s and grabbed 11 rebounds. Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 of his 30 points in the second half, and Tyrese Haliburton had 17 points and 12 assists.
Jaylen Brown missed a three-point attempt that would have tied the game on Boston’s final possession.
Boston was down by 24 with 3:35 left in the third quarter and trailed by 21 with 8:55 remaining but tied the game on Jayson Tatum’s 3-pointer with 14.4 seconds to play.
Tatum scored a game-high 37 points but was 5 of 18 on 3-point attempts. The Celtics received 25 points from Brown and 23 from Derrick White. Brown was 1 of 11 from long range.
The victory ended Indiana’s three-game losing streak.