The Boston Celtics dropped their first pair of games back to back since April 2024 against the Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers early this week, so it was no surprise to see the Celtics come out locked on defense in their home tilt against the Indiana Pacers on Friday (Dec.

Boston hasn’t lost three in a row since March of 2023 — it didn’t happen all of last season — and will look to keep it that way with Indiana in town for a pair of games on Friday and Sunday.

With 6:08 remaining in the third quarter of Friday’s game, Al Horford sank a pair of free throws to put the Boston Celtics up 30 points over the visiting Indiana Pacers, 87-57. That’s right, the Pacers had just 57 points through two-and-half quarters and only wound up with only 105 at the end of the night.