Sam Hauser had a season-high 23 points Friday against the Pacers, making nearly all of his 3-pointers in the game.

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Payton Pritchard connects with Neemias Queta for a stunning alley-oop as the Celtics face the Pacers in a key eastern conference matchup.

Hauser closed with 23 points (7-8 FG, 7-8 3Pt, 2-2 FT) and four rebounds over 17 minutes during Friday's 140-122 victory over the Pacers.

Entering this season, the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics seemed to be in similar positions. Both teams had lost their superstars to Achilles' tendon tears. B

The Celtics will be virtually at full strength as they look for their fourth straight win when they take on the Pacers on Friday.

The Celtics are 111-87 overall, all time against the Pacers and 41-58 in games played in Indiana. The Celtics last played on Monday when they beat these same Pacers. The Pacers played back to back games and last played on Tuesday, when they lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 111-94. Both teams should be well rested with 3 and 2 days off respectively.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Tommy Heinsohn put up 45 points in the Celtics’ 127-122 victory over the Syracuse Nationals on the road on Christmas.

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