The Celtics delivered a jaw-dropping defeat to the Pacers on Wednesday night, as the Boston offense put up 155 points on Indiana in a 51-point victory.
Final score: 155-104.
Fans at the TD Garden were treated to an explosive offensive performance from the Celtics, spearheaded by a 30-point outing from superstar forward Jayson Tatum, who only played 27 minutes.
Eight of the 13 players who saw the floor for Boston had 11 or more points. As for Indiana, T.J. McConnell’s 18 points were the team-high as the Pacers shot an abysmal 13.5% from three-point range.
The Celtics’ 155 points were the second-most in a regular-season game in franchise history, per Jay King of The Athletic.
After suffering the worst loss of the young ‘23-‘24 NBA season, fans on social media were unrelenting with their mockery of the Pacers.
Pacer fans after losing by 51 pic.twitter.com/FmP3YzPJIA
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 2, 2023
Final score:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 2, 2023
155 — Celtics
104 — Pacers
The Celtics most points in a game in over 30 seasons. pic.twitter.com/fDLG2IieWX
Indiana Pacers defense tonight pic.twitter.com/1y6wFiRBt6
— Celtics Direct (@CelticsDirect) November 2, 2023
mike gorman 🐐
— brad auerbach (@CelticsPost) November 2, 2023
“if you bet the pacers plus +50, you lost”
How do you let a team score 157 points thru 4 quarters
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) November 2, 2023
Pacers should be fined for this
the indiana pacers players need to be sentenced to prison for tonight’s performance
— ziyan (@ziyanm_) November 2, 2023
CELTICS WON BY 51
— SmartsWrld (@SmartsWrld) November 2, 2023
WE COMING FOR THAT BANNER 18 BABY pic.twitter.com/JWkAUqUni2
THE BOSTON CELTICS JUST WON A REAL NBA GAME BY 51 POINTS TO STAY PERFECT ON THE SEASON
— Dan Greenberg (@StoolGreenie) November 2, 2023
HIT IT!!!! pic.twitter.com/xRbjvaJW6q
