Boston faced Indiana twice within 48 hours, and after a dominating 142:105 victory for the Celtics in their first encounter, it appeared that the NBA champions had overcome their mini-crisis.

However, the second game between the same teams revealed that things were not as straightforward – this time the Pacers stunned TD Garden with a 123:114 win.

This marked the fourth loss in the last six games for the reigning champions, orchestrated by the impressive Tyris Halibarton, who scored 31 points, dished out seven assists, and grabbed six rebounds.

Indiana also received support from Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard, contributing 17 points each.

On the Celtics’ side, Jaylen Brown led the team with 31 points, while Jason Tatum followed with 22.

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In other games from last night, Miami triumphed over Houston on their home turf with a score of 104:100, with Tyler Herro shining brightly, scoring 27 points and providing nine assists. Nikola Jović added 18 points to the tally.

For Houston, Dillon Brooks led with 22 points, followed by Jalen Green with 19 points, and Alperen Şengün with a noteworthy 18 points and 18 rebounds.

Minnesota secured a 112:110 home win against San Antonio, marking their third consecutive victory.

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Donte DiVincenzo propelled the Wolves to victory with 26 points and seven rebounds, while Rudy Gobert added 17 points and 15 rebounds. The standout for the Spurs was French player Victor Wembanyama, who scored 34 points and collected eight rebounds.

As the host team, Oklahoma City defeated Memphis 130:106, Atlanta secured a road win against Toronto with a score of 136:107, and Orlando narrowly triumphed over Brooklyn at home with a 102:101 victory.

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