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The Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics met for Game 2 of the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday night. Heres what went down in TD Garden.

The Celtics Game 2 win over the Pacers perfectly captured their identity this season, as complementary basketball and critical contributions from the

The Pacers were the NBAs highest-scoring team this season. Thats why it was shocking to see the Celtics hold them scoreless for more than six minutes.

Indiana's starters played a combined 7:09 in the fourth quarter as the Celtics rolled to a Game 2 win.

The Knicks dominated all types of winning plays to push the Pacers to brink of elimination.

The 48 minute edge the Pacers and Knicks played with in Game 3 seems impossible to replicate, but both teams refuse to let up in this Eastern Conference semi.

The Pacers have shown an ability to bounce back from bad losses, but this one went past bad which ramps up the challenge for Game 2.

The Pacers recovered from an 0-2 deficit to win four of the next five games and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Pacers level the series as the teams head to New York for Game 5.

The Pacers bounced back to take Game 6 at the Fieldhouse, with a strong effort across the playing rotation.