INSTANT REACTION: Celtics mount massive comeback in thrilling ending of Game 3 vs. Pacers

Tom Giles, Eddie House and Brian Scalabrine offer their instant reaction and analysis to the Celtics' 114-11 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
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[@BratatoChip]

Eddie house is who Perkins wishes he was. Real Celtic !!!

[@Ironfangzu]

Perk hates us now. Not hard to tell.

[@Robin-xt7yo]

Eddie is one of my faves while Perk is my least.

[@Jon7_11]

Jrue is a beast

[@TheRobversion1]

Jrue gets the game ball for this flu game.

[@karlliebknecht2987]

Latvian Moses is going to part the red sea in the Finals and drop 40 on Luka's head

[@Robin-xt7yo]

Thank you Milwaukee!

[@therealdarrell282]

@@Robin-xt7yoSend Milwaukee some clam chowder for trading Jrue to Portland.

[@adamstomberg9051]

"Even people I consider my friends are hating on the Celtics" AKA Kendrick Perkins. He is no longer with us.

[@remingtonporter1734]

I wish Perk would just give his ring to Kevin Garnett!

[@user-pe3uo6sc6q]

Because they are idiots

[@LifeIsSlim]

Facts and double facts, he is not allowed to be in boston celebrating with us 😂

[@jayy88]

It’s sad honestly dude straight up hates the Celtics

[@Ironfangzu]

@@jayy88 At least he could make a case for being bitter as he was traded away from here. The real mystery is why Kyrie stomped on the Celtics logo. He said he would re-sign here, then changed his mind, and went to the Nets. Celts fans tried real hard to keep this guy, but he left and he's the one who was bitter. Weird.

[@Ch0coB0y]

This is what Cs get Jrue for. His impact this ECF is insane. 1 more win to Finals. Let's go 🍀💪

[@Robin-xt7yo]

We thank Milwaukee!

[@wuwuisaac]

anyone outside of celtics fan base wouldn’t understand how big this is, our team was never clutch, so doing this is just incredible

[@Ironfangzu]

You're already forgetting Game 1 of this series?

[@wuwuisaac]

@@Ironfangzu didn’t think it was going in🤣🤣🤣 this was a series of plays on both ends of the floor with lots of great decision making, to me, it was really different

[@charlesbarkely3021]

Agree last year and years past we do t win games 1 and 3. This team is different

[@manlapas5710]

celtics now can play in clutch situation

[@mshahnazi7636]

Celtics are fortunate to have Jrue Holiday. Thank you Brad Stevens for building this team. ☘️☘️☘️☘️💚💚💚💚🍀🍀🍀🍀 #18

[@Ironfangzu]

Brad was not a good coach. He was a GREAT coach. I was very sad to see him give up the coaching chair and move upstairs. But it turns out he's even a better GM than a head coach. Every call he has made has been brilliant. My dream would be for him to step back down to the sidelines and give Mazulla a new job as the team waterboy. Mazulla is a lousy coach who's coaching a very talented team.

[@jacquesofallcontent]

​@@Ironfangzu bro I tell everyone this. Brad was a great coach taking no ones to the ECF and taking rookie tatum and 2nd year brown to ECF. Not his fault that game rozier and smart went like 3/24 in game 7. I was hoping after the ime firing he would coach for one more year while figuring out the new coach situation.

[@RafaelSang-tq8ur]

Have to thank Lillard for being in Milwaukee and Portland, because of his presence Milwaukee had trade Holiday away to Portland.

[@CzarsSalad]

Mazulla's math gamble in defense paid off in the end

[@Robin-xt7yo]

The Pacers had not lost a game at home since March 18th until the Celtics came. The Celtics broke Indy's home win streak 😤🍀

[@austin5019]

What an absolutely amazing and incredible comeback by the Boston Celtics!!! One win away now from the NBA Finals!!!

[@rednaxelahcitorfaznebo2830]

Twice Jrue saved the Celtics! He saved them in games 1 and 3 with his terrific defense.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

It's funny because the Buck's fans were all warning us that play-off Jru was going to come back to haunt us.

[@slytoe44]

Won all these games without our 7’3 shot blocking stretch 5 big

[@robbie4084]

Yes, but we need KP. Going forward

[@slytoe44]

@@robbie4084 absolutely. They won’t need him to finish this series. I could see him back for Game 4 on a minutes restriction off the bench just to get some rhythm and conditioning. But if they wrap the ECF up tomorrow, they could rest him til June 6.

[@michaelscalia1437]

Yes but needed against the West

[@robbie4084]

This shows everyone that the Cs can not only win close games, but they can do it from coming behind, what a win

[@cvgodd1432]

Yea Celtics can smell the ring now.. 5 more wins guys!! 5 more!!! Let’s do this one game at a time fellas!

[@RafaelSang-tq8ur]

Fo, fo, fo, fo#18

[@harrismust2851]

Jrue & Al experience carries us through this game💪

[@tatt4music]

Tatum made it all possible in this one.

[@Robin-xt7yo]

​@@tatt4music it's truly a TEAM of unselfish players.

[@elroz1675]

Well, they're without Porzingis. So it's not that Indy is the only one missing a key player. They're thin behind Al Horford without Porzingis.

[@charlescarter4836]

Let’s go Celtics 💯👍🏾

[@TyreseTyGetItTheOriginal05]

This definitely made my night a wonderful comeback story 🍀🎉❤️🙌🏾

[@dgabeau]

Refs tried to steal this game from the C’s. It was 5 vs 8. We get the win anyway!

[@julianp.heggieiii-medicare1877]

Yep!

[@Ac0ustics0ul]

gotta extend that series $$

[@Banner18TheTruth]

I usually don't get into that but you're right. Obvious

[@jayy88]

Definitely some suspect calls.

[@user-cj1tc8zi4e]

No idea what you or talking about 21 fouls to Pacers 18 including one that locked the victory that wasn’t called.

[@DemarcusCousinsSr]

“This team is never in a close game and can’t win them” Tonight on the road against a team playing for their season shooting 75% “Why were they in a close game…frauds” Haters everywhere 😂

[@tyrelljohnson6901]

We did it in game 1 too.

[@donywahlberg]

I saw so many posts immediately after the game saying this stuff. "Ok they won but why were they losing to the Pacers" I'm sorry were we not talking about how the Pacers could beat the Celtics a few days ago???

[@TommyTBags]

Eddie house is hilarious

[@patrickmcgeehin8944]

crazy how its opposite of 2022, warriors were "untested" and breezed thru west that year, celtics played long series thru east run up to finals. warriors experience ended up helping them win, hopefully celtics' will too

[@AquariumSurge]

Same thing I always think about! I feel being battle tested is important but in Celtic case in 2022, it literally burned me out watching them going to Game 7 vs Bucks and Heats, wondering what it did too them. I already had a feeling the Timberwolves were experience a similar run, Sweeping KD, Beating the defending champs in 7, etc. Whoever, make its to the finals from the West will be way more mentally and physically fatigued and that is not an advantage when your going up against a healthy team with experience. I am glad to be up 3-0 but these games being clutch wins is helping the team become battle tested for this run. I really hope they can get the job done this year and silence all the critics.

[@jasonasuncion1116]

"The non-Covid illness game" 😂😂😂 Celtics writer is always a legend 😂😂

[@JayFortran]

What does that reference?

[@griplimit]

“The Celtics defense got tighter than a Nat’s booty”🤛… Eddy, your wild! 😂😂😅

[@techbhoy121]

Lets get one more Celtics, 🔥🔥🔥 to the finals!

[@jayy88]

“But he didn’t score 40” media when they bash Tatum tomorrow.

[@Banner18TheTruth]

Boston fans too😂

[@Danny00732]

One word, RESILIENCE ☘️

[@Sam-jx8tv]

LETS GO 🍀

[@Hugoaguilucho]

Let's go Celtics ❤️🏀💯 this is the year 🎉

[@PalmHeal]

Mazz haters can just stay home for the parade when we bring that trophy home lol

[@Banner18TheTruth]

A lot of fans lol😂

[@carlosmartinezz3022]

Mazz inherited a loaded team.. With foundation set by Udoka.

[@paulreed7698]

Joe is like Doc Rivers

[@tayeld7171]

Been saying it all year. People will say Tatum had to much help if we win it all but those same people are the ones who are saying they want win and Tatum will choke lol. It’s just crazy the hate the Celtics get and definitely Tatum. This was a great win against a team who was undefeated at home. The thing is a dub is a dub. Yes should we not been down that bad no we shouldn’t but those guys was making every thing and tonight the Celtics showed heart of a champion. Not every win will be pretty. As long as you can find a way to win that’s all that matters

[@Banner18TheTruth]

Honestly I think the pacers are a hard team to stop. I said this before the series the offense is gonna have to be on point. This was one of the best final minutes of game execution on both sides of the ball I have seen as a team in awhile. JH, JT, JB, AL all doing it on offense. Then on defense all of them as a whole. I'm so hyped it's crazy. all team effort. That team is deep and can shoot the lights out. Plus they can score inside.

[@tayeld7171]

@@Banner18TheTruth yea they a solid team. Even though they played injured teams this team still made it the ECF. Also people forget these guys are pro baller and any guy can get hot any night. We all played ball before and some days you are hotter then others and you have some days when it feels like you are unstoppable so I couldn’t imagine how that would be at those guys level lol

[@bipblopblap]

Correct me if I'm wrong the Pacers were the only undefeated a team at home and the Celtics were the only team at road that undeated.

[@BratatoChip]

Yep

[@jayy88]

Even wilder they haven’t lost a home game since March or something crazy.

[@tm25598]

Great win C’s 🎉. Close it out and get some rest

[@thehybrid26]

I had to shower right when the game ended because I made a mess in my pants

[@jacklike2526]

Woah!

[@chilinchef]

😂😂😂

[@Mashless115525]

PAUSE lmao

[@CelticsGirlFlintWorld]

😂😂😂

[@ashvinvaradaraju3407]

lmao

[@BratatoChip]

Up 3-0 without porzingis is wild 😂😂😂

[@Banner18TheTruth]

Not really they've won plenty of games without him. Now that Denver is out I think they can still win it all but he will put them over the top.

[@timothy1450]

Milwaukee...you watching?

[@coolgenuinephil3051]

Jrue>Dame😁

[@buffalosoldier4045]

Lets go celtics all the way

[@brianpearl6640]

Holiday for president ☘️

[@jethrojacinto2798]

JRUE HOLIDAY FOR PRESIDENT ☘☘☘

[@Ironfangzu]

And even though Jrue, an NBA basketball player and a defensive specialist, would almost surely be unqualified to lead our nation, he would probably be a more qualified president than either of the two very old and crazy old men who are competing for the top job this November. Can you imagine how refreshing it might be to have a NORMAL person in the White House? He might not be experienced, but he would probably not continuously make decisions that leave the voting public completely bewildered.

[@jakerussell1232]

He has my vote.

[@PrinceCONCAF1]

Wow amazing performance by Boston Celtics and the whole team that has sacrificed so much for their team and their teammates they totally deserved this win by the way they played this game and this game one . If they keep playing like they played this series and elevating their game to adjust to their opponents they will definitely win the championship this year. And it definitely starts with winning the second round of this series Amazing and good job by the whole Celtics on the defense end and the offense end of the floor.This is what the Celtics is supposed to do if they want to keep advancing to the third and fourth when the NBA championship including beating who is awaiting them in the later rounds. This was a great night for Jaylen Brown,Derrick White ,Jrue Holiday And Al Holford who has a record of 7 3's for the oldest in player this recent game three. Al came out big tonight to help the Celtics this game three. They deserved the win tonight on both ends on the floor.

[@user-on8hq4xc6i]

1 more win to go till the nba finals let’s go Celtics

[@horacepollard368]

Celtics haters gonna eat ISH after Monday night.

[@charleshottleman9706]

Great game! Yes, I was pissed when they were losing to a team with there star player out. However, they found a way to win. 😊

[@chemicalhap]

Hallibuprtin is such a minus on defense that it might have been a positive for the pacers against the Celtics not to have such a defensive liability on the floor. But what an awesome march back from a deficit.

[@othatzmike2253]

Damn good game #gcogfys ❗️🍀

[@4440ch]

When you hear Mazullas words during the timeouts imploring his team...you know the brass chose the right guy and he has definitely gotten better with experience. Indiana is playing its ass off and they are still down 3-0. Celtic Pride is back.

[@TheUncancelable1]

The non covid illness game lmao

[@nightspeed2386]

It's our year.

[@Austin-316]

What a great win. To come back from 18 down, 1 more win and finals bound.

[@applejaneeduave368]

Let's Go Celtics 🤜☘️☘️ ☘️🤛

[@sfn2014]

“I aint know nothing tighter than a nasty butt” Eddie is wildin 😂😂😂

[@younggunna8726]

He said a gnats butt. lol

[@ryanc675]

A gnat is a small fly, an insect.

[@agabrielian]

Except for the starters, the Celtics scored only 4 points. That puts too much load on the starters.

[@zeppelinmexicano]

Character builder!

[@dillonwood3096]

I cannot believe this happened in the second half they comeback from 18 points down to win game 3

[@CLYMA1.5CHAINZ]

Cmon Sam Hauser. We believe in you to get outta that slump 🙏💪🏽☘️

[@ksh9504]

Celtic's sweeeweeep

[@joshuabucklin6108]

Lets goooooooooo Celtics!!!!! 🍀

[@jay-jay8191]

Great job Celtics big win as a team doing it together and coming back from a big deficit. It was fun n exciting to watch.

[@Banner18TheTruth]

That's why I'm so excited. I stated many times this was a team win and it feels great

[@jay-jay8191]

@@Banner18TheTruth Our starters was great tonight. I really hope this is the year Celtics become the champion.

[@Banner18TheTruth]

@@jay-jay8191 JT, JB, AL put in that work on offense. DW, JH, were exceptional on defense.

[@leodrosia4369]

Pacers kicked our ass for 2.5 qtrs , congrats celtics

[@user-se1gs2ei7o]

JJ Redick is not hating on the Celtics. He had a great podcast yesterday.

[@oxiemontana9100]

Lets Go Celtics whew that was a good comback got off my seat for that one

[@bjmcmahon722]

CARLISLE MVP...! LOL😅

[@triponykapwich9096]

Boston will win it all good luck for who ever came out from the west

[@Casortulfo23]

Marc Davis try to stole the game with us with those bs call

[@GodDid94]

THEY BUILT FOR A DYNASTY

[@erickyanes1154]

We only need one more win let's go celtics 💪 🙌

[@trevorrose1]

All this Jrue saved us s$%t, he's on the team! He didn't save us, he contributed to the won!

[@Banner18TheTruth]

But he turned the lights out at the end😂

[@creativeconcerts4511]

Why does this make you mad?

[@MalcolmDesigns]

GO CELTICS!!!!

[@michaelrobinstonemorales8256]

Uncle Jrue!

[@keithgrillo8096]

A dynasty in the making. KP aged 28, J.B. 27, and JT 26.

[@eggynyce]

Jrue is Robert Horrys child always plays best when the moment is the hardest

[@bsheffield5224]

Am concerned for the Celtics bench who scored all of 4 points. Sam Hauser is 1-10 in the 3 games with several shots not even close…sit him down if the moments are too big for him.

[@JeebyTube]

We get better each series 💪🏾 green flag

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

I didn't think they had any chance of winning this game in the third quarter. I wasn't even that mad about it. I figured that probably was one in Indiana. Amazing.

[@therealdarrell282]

This is the kind of win that makes your critics give you props.

[@arthurwatt5162]

Go 💚Green!

[@mickydem5920]

Wonder if Giannis was watching thinking wtf did I do 😂😂😂

[@quietude7500]

I don't care how many year E house played for the Celts, he is a Celtics

[@carolinadnm17]

Great win, but we desperately need KP back sooner than later. Kudos to JT for a very solid game. He was vintage Tatum. Shoutout to AH and JH for super games as well. Unfortunately though, the bench is not helping much. Hauser has been MIA the whole playoffs. It adds a lot of pressure to the starters when he doesn't get the job done. Pritchard wasn't great tonight either. They'll both be very much needed going forward!

[@SD-zx1uh]

LFG 🍀🏀💪!!!

[@zohairfares3903]

The Cotch who lose 2 games in the last seconds should be fired

[@alvincabagnot7465]

This series reminds me of Celtics/Warriors Finals 2022? We lost bec. of lack of maturity down the stretch Now? We have poised and experience.. Maturity wise we're above against the Pacers.

[@dchiffy]

Glad they won. But what happed to the bench???

[@Banner18TheTruth]

AL-starter now) n PP are the bench as for scoring. Porz n Luke out. Hauser too slow, Tillman can't score, OB defensive. Who's left. This isn't like regular season playing the same team over

[@LyleechanChan-ci5gt]

The Celtic’s bench is not solid, cannot depend on them, Hauser is the worst one.

[@Banner18TheTruth]

@@LyleechanChan-ci5gt I put some of the blame on Joe for not even trying others. He was forced into OB, Tillman. Try some of the others for defense at least a few minutes

[@patsfan4929]

@@Banner18TheTruthhausers a great defender though, 7th best in the nba according to defensive rating

[@Banner18TheTruth]

@@patsfan4929 Lol that was regular season. He's getting abused this series so just stop with the regular season. If he's not making shots than he's useless. He's not 7th best in the NBA I don't care what any ratings says. He's not even 7th best on the team . 😂

[@Ac0ustics0ul]

They probably lose by 20 with Smart in the game

[@norebab3818]

Smart was so overrated bro - and it pissed me off how important he acted on court. I’m glad he was traded

[@ambrosiomorales474]

Old man holford will finally get his ring and when he does hopefully he will extend and retires as a boston celtics

[@peteviksnins4656]

Scal had a few beers to celebrate the W…

[@asonharris954]

Al horford is the best

[@Robin-xt7yo]

To the whiners who moan about the Celtics having the easiest path.... That's what you get When you work hard All regular season long to achieve 1st seed. Tell your team to work harder over 82 games to get 1st seed next time!

[@bikinginboston]

Preach, Eddie! The haters are everywhere.

[@ambrosiomorales474]

Holiday-white-pirtchard-hauser-kornet they are playing like they want to win they wanna get that 18 and 19 banner hopefully pritchard -hauser- kornett will remain as celtics for role players them 3 getting better and better every year

[@charlesbarkely3021]

This team is different. Last year and years past we don’t win games 1 and 3

[@pswizz6051]

The haters won't stop till we shut them up with the ring..let's goooooooo

[@donywahlberg]

It may have been copium but I did not believe IND could sustain that shooting % long enough to keep us out of the game.

[@makgeoff]

Fact is, Celtics did face 3 injury riddled teams & apart from Miami (missing Butler & Rozier, 2 key 2 way players) that plays a bit tougher D, the Celtics did not face really tough D or truly potent offense. However, like the players said, you STILL need to go on the floor & win the game as the other team will NOT give it to you. It's the playoffs. So they will get truly tested facing the potent offense of Doncic + Irving, where these 2 will be attacked every single time down the floor by all 5 Celtics & no way can they defend them.

[@randomsockpuppet]

Jrue worth every penny

[@judahtunes2245]

Jrue and AL

[@TomDuff-ts5jk]

Im 65 my health is bad I turned it off Im not feeling well I really wasnt feeling good at all I figured they lost anyway I can't believe they came back and won it l just watch the games now Im too old to get emotional I'll croak lol

[@user-fy3qi1rp3r]

Brian really looks like Michael Rappaport

[@gordongrant444]

DEFENSE TO OFFENSE

[@QuietStormX]

I Posted Boston "D" won this game right after game.....;-D Match Over! Sweep!

[@wisedyer2133]

Yea Eddie talk that talk haters everywhere