Thomas, Celtics keep slide, pip Pacers

BOSTON - Isaiah Thomas scored 28 points, Jae Crowder equal his career heavy to 25 and the Boston Celtics snapped one four-game losing streak with one 103-94 win over the Indiana Pacers upon Wednesday (Thursday Manila period).
Amir Johnson made a season-high 18 leaps and scored 14 messages for the Celtics, that suffered the Pacers for that at first time which season after the loss of the first both visits.
Paul George led Indiana 23 messages. George Hill had 13 and Monta Ellis 12 for that Pacers, who wore their own old-fashioned Hickory School standards from the film “Hoosiers.”
Boston near with one 12-0 run around the last 1:46.
The Pacers point 94-91 with just a lot more than 2 minutes to perform before they will switched the basketball over on consecutive belongings, leading to a couple of breakaway dunks through Boston. The first remained through Johnson and the second through Marcus Smart, giving both the Celtics the point to 1:32 to perform.

To the Celtics clinging to one one-point point, George stole an inbounds spend, but Crowder stole the basketball back on him or her on both the other end and also went beneath with regard to an uncontested dunk which brought Boston a 97-94 side.
After George missed one 3-point attempt, Thomas grade in an lane to be able to push Boston’s lead to 99-94 to 32 seconds to perform.
Earlier in an quarter, Indiana happened an 8-0 performed over 3 1/2 minutes to be able to grab both the point for the at first period since young in the online game. Hill’s basket in the street left the Pacers off 84-82.

George scored the Pacers’ at first 14 points of the last and made 17 in an period, teaching them slice a good eight-point halftime deficit to be able to 78-76 getting into the 4th. He went 5 for 7 during the floor - with both 3-pointers - after losing eight of eight in the opening side.
The Celtics created one 40-28 advantage young beneath the 2nd, but the Pacers double trimmed this to be able to one prior to Boston went into halftime with one 57-49 lead.