NBA playoffs: Jaylen Brown’s clutch 3 stuns Indiana as Celtics rip Game 1 from Pacers in OT

D’Angelo Russell

The Indiana Pacers appeared to have a Game 1 upset in hand.

Jaylen Brown had other ideas.

The Boston Celtics All-Star stunned the Pacers with a 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation to tie Tuesday’s Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at 117. The game then went into overtime, where the Celtics prevailed, 133-128, to take a 1-0 series lead.

The Pacers led 115-110 late and appeared to be in control with the ball and a 117-114 advantage with 10 seconds left in regulation. But they committed a turnover on a sloppy inbounds pass to breathe new life into the Celtics. Brown took full advantage.

With Pascal Siakam in his face, Brown launched a 3-pointer from the left corner that found the bottom of the net as the clock read 5.7 seconds to secure the extra session.

There, Jayson Tatum scored 10 points, including a 3-pointer with 42.8 seconds remaining to extend a Boston lead to 127-123. From there, the Celtics controlled the game that saw dramatic swings for both sides from the opening tip. Boston walks away with the early advantage in a series it’s heavily favored to win.

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