Kyrie Irving and the Celtics take command of the series with the match 3 Wins against Pacers | Bleacher's report

The Boston Celtics continued their dominance over the Indiana Pacers with a 104-96 win Friday night to strengthen their lead of the series to 3-0 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

In the first half, both teams played their best offensive ball in the series before things settled in the second half. It seemed that neither of the two teams could miss it.

Unlike the game, it was not until the second half for the leader of the Celtics All-Star Kyrie Irving to go there. Once he did, the Celtics moved away. The 27-year-old finished with 19 points, 10 assists and five rebounds.

Boston goalkeeper Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 23 points on 8 shots from 9 shots from the field. The Pacers' top scorer is out of the bench. Goalkeeper Tyreke Evans scored 19 points and earned 4 of 6 points on three points.

The offensive success of the Celtics is based on Jaylen Brown

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Before Irving closed the game, the third match belonged to Brown.

While the 22-year-old has now reached the 20-point mark nine times in the post-season, Celtics stats, Friday night scored its first 20-point performance of these playoffs. The No. 3 pick of 2016 was on fire, missing no field goal until 4:44 remains in order.

In the first two games of the series, Brown scored eight points combined and failed to score three points. On Friday, he was 4 out of 5 in the three-point range.

While Match 3 saw the guard of 6 "7" and 220 pounds appear more in the score, Brown played a crucial role in Game 2, contributing to the 99-91 win of the C.

At just under a minute from the end, Indiana led 91-89. Brown grabbed a defensive rebound before finding a Jayson Tatum open for three points that would give Boston the advantage with 50.8 to play.

"It started with Jaylen sending in the transition, which is one of the best pieces I've ever seen playing," said the head coach. Celtics, Brad Stevens, according to the news agency " Greg Dudek from the Celtics blog of SB Nation. "I told him after the match, I'm so happy for him."

Thursday, the Boston Herald published an article by Mark Murphy that examined Brown's growth. Brown commented on the high standards he held: "This is where the series change, the games change, I have to manage to defend myself, whether in boxing, keeping the 4, 2, some goods We need guys who can cheer, play and get things moving in the fourth quarter. "

If Brown can combine his Match 2 performances with his breakout in Match 3, it will certainly help build confidence in a team that has struggled to close matches all season.

Evans must give the spark to the pacers

The Pacers led 49-35 to score 8:28 in the second quarter before taking a 61-59 lead at halftime on a 26-10 record. Evans was responsible for much of this return, combining with striker Thaddeus Young for 20 points on 8 shots out of 9 in the second frame.

Indiana struggled to win in the first two games of the series, and the team's spark on Friday night came from Evans on the bench. Although this may seem unlikely, it's not unprecedented for these Pacers.

The Pacers are 10-3 this season when Evans scores at least 15 points, according to NBC Sports Boston A. Sherrod Blakelyand the only team in the East to beat them in this scenario is Boston. In the third game, the No. 4 pick in 2009 broke the 15-point mark in the first half in just 11 minutes.

On January 9, the Pacers lost 135-108 against the Celtics when Evans scored 15 points. While Indiana is still losing, the difference between this match and that of Friday night can be seen from beyond the bow.

The 29-year-old shot four out of six, while he made two out of six in January. Evans shot 35.6 percent of three in the regular season. When Evans fires long distance, Indiana is more likely to get into an offensive flow.

That said, the Pacers are in an undesirable hole. Given that Indiana had had long periods of drought in games 1 and 2 and then he could not win the match in match 3 after Evans left, l 'Evans avait,,,,,,,,,,,. hope is dark. However, if the Pacers have to succeed what seems to be impossible, Evans will have to continue playing basketball inspired.

And after?

The fourth game will be played Sunday at 1 pm And from Indianapolis and will be broadcast on ABC. The Celtics can win the first-round series and rest before facing the Milwaukee Bucks or the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference semifinal.