Jayson Tatum collected 30 points, 12 rebounds and four assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 155-104 home victory against the short-handed Indiana Pacers Wednesday night.
Tatum shot 9 of 15 from the field, and made nine of his 10 free throw attempts.
The victory stretched Boston's winning streak to four games. It's the first time the Celtics have started a season with more than three straight wins since 2009, when they won their first six games.
The Pacers played without point guard Tyrese Haliburton (ankle) and backup center Jalen Smith (knee). Haliburton recorded a double-double in Indiana's first three games this season and leads the team in both points per game (20.0 ) and assists per game (12.3). Smith averaged 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in Indiana's first three games.
T.J. McConnell scored a team-high 18 points and had seven rebounds for the Pacers. Andrew Nembhard tossed in 14 points, and Obi Toppin finished with 11.
It was the 10th time the Celtics have scored at least 150 points in a game. Indiana trailed by as many as 53 points in the fourth quarter.
Derrick White added 18 points for the Celtics, who received 15 points and seven rebounds from Jrue Holiday. Sam Hauser (17), Jaylen Brown (16), Payton Pritchard (15), Kristaps Porzingis (13) and Dalano Banton (11) were the other Celtics who scored in double figures. Boston's starters scored 92 points in the first three quarters.
Boston made 20 of 35 3-point attempts and outrebounded Indiana 57-31.
Boston led 44-27 after one quarter, 75-54 at halftime and 109-71 entering the fourth. The Celtics shot 76.2 percent from the field in the first quarter (16 of 21), making 8 of 11 3-point attempts.
Tatum had 21 points, seven rebounds, and three assists in the first half. The Celtics had a 28-14 rebounding edge through the first two quarters.
—Field Level Media