Aaron Nesmith was the butt of jokes when the Celtics traded him to the Pacers. He's playing best of his career, was key to Indiana eliminating Bucks.

Eventually the Celtics decided to move Nesmith and swapped him and pieces to the Pacers for Malcolm Brogdon. It was a trade many at the time lauded the Celtics and Stevens for. Boston robbed them.

The Boston Celtics reportedly reached out to the Pacers front office after Haliburton's Achilles tear in the NBA Finals.

One adjustment the Pacers made defensively was running Karl-Anthony Towns off the three-point line. It was the first game since Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Celtics that ...

The Pacers led by as many as 24, but a Celtics surge brought them back within striking distance. They closed the quarter with a 14-4 run that featured a Sam Hauser three and eight points from ...

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) and forward Jayson Tatum, right, reach for a rebound in front of Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday ...

The Celtics led 75-54 at halftime, Tatum already had 21 points at the break, and they had 1.41 points per possession. They kept cooking in the second half, outscoring the Pacers 80-50.

Three days, two games, two very different outcomes. After steamrolling the Indiana Pacers by 37 points Friday night at TD Garden, the Celtics were handled by the same team on the same court Sunday ...

Aaron Nesmith was the butt of jokes when the Celtics traded him to the Pacers. He's playing best of his career, was key to Indiana eliminating Bucks.