MATCH DETAILS:
What competition it is? NBA regular season
Teams: Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics
Jump Ball Time: Saturday 06 April @ 05:30 AM IST
Where the game is played? Bankers Life Fieldhouse (21,000)
TV Info: Sony Sports Network has the rights to stream NBA matches in India. Premier members can also catch the Live Action on SonyLiv App.
BOS vs IND Dream11 MATCH PREVIEW:
Indiana Pacers will be looking to extend their winning streak to three games when they host Boston Celtics in a regular season NBA match at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, on Saturday morning (IST).
If Indiana Pacers do end up at 5th in the regular season, and head into the playoffs with no home advantage, it will all be their fault.
After a treacherous few weeks, Indiana slipped down to 5th in the Eastern Conference, while both Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics gained the advantage on the table after a good run in the same period.
For long Pacers have been doing wonders, winning games after games without having their best player and injured Victor Oladipo in their ranks. Nobody gave Indiana enough backing to sustain the good run, but they did and rose to 3rd in the table.
But a 1-7 run in March was a waking call for Nate McMillan and his men. Not only Pacers lost the games, but that streak gave us an idea of how far they can tread in the post-season.
Indiana finally snapped their losing skid with two consecutive wins over Detroit Pistons. The last one was on the road which saw Pacers ending their 10 games away losing streak.
Both the teams showed little intent in the first quarter, combining for just 33 points. But Pacers scored 26, 34 and 30 points in the next three quarters, producing a much better offensive approach.
“It was a team win,” head coach Nate McMillan said after the Pacers’ first away win in 11 matches.”
“Both the offense and the defense played well. For us, the challenge was facing Detroit again after getting the win in Indiana and staying hungry. I thought our group came out, played hungrily, played aggressively and both units played solid.”
With the win, Pacers improved their season record to 47-32.
While Gordon Hayward was in a lethal mode as he helped Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 112-102 at AmericanAirlines Center.
The former Utah Jazz small forward scored 25 points from the bench, also adding 8 rebounds to his efforts.
While Kyrie Irving scored 23 points, and Al Horford added 21 points as the Greens kept pace with the Indiana Pacers.
Regular Season Record-
Indiana Pacers: W-47, L-32
Boston Celtics: W-47, L-29
BOS vs IND Dream11 TEAM NEWS:
Indiana Pacers:
Injured – Victor Oladipo is still out and there is no timeline for his return as of yet.
Meanwhile, Darren Collison (groin injury) and Wesley Matthews (muscle injury) both are out as well.
Questionable – None at the moment.
Suspended – None.
Boston Celtics:
Injured – The Greens have no fresh injury concerns ahead of this match.
Questionable – But they could still be without two players as Jaylen Brown (Lower Back Injury) and Marcus Morris (Knee injury) are both questionable for this match.
Suspended – None.
BOS vs IND Dream11 Teams (Starting Lineup; Probables):
Indiana Pacers: Thaddeus Young (F), Bojan Bogdanovic (F), Myles Turner (C), Cory Joseph (G), Tyreke Evans (G)
Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum (F), Al Horford (F), Aron Baynes (C), Kyrie Irving (G), Marcus Smart (G)
From the bench (Probables):
Indiana Pacers: Aaron Holiday, Domantas Sabonis, Doug McDermott, T. J. Leaf
Boston Celtics: Gordon Hayward, Terry Rozier, Brad Wanamaker, Semi Ojeleye, Daniel Theis
BOS vs IND Dream11 Team:
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