INDIANAPOLIS—Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and Kyrie Irving added 19 to help the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 104-96 on Friday night for a 3-0 lead in their first-round NBA playoff series. The Pacers’ Wesley Matthews reacts late in Indiana’s Game 3 loss to the Celtics. ( Darron Cummings / AP )Tyreke Evans matched his career playoff high with 19 points for the Pacers. The Celtics took control quickly by going 8 of 10 on threes in the first quarter to build a 37-22 lead. The Pacers closed the half on a 9-2 run to take the lead.

Source: thestar April 20, 2019 03:22 UTC