Andrew Nembhard had a team-high 18 points for the Pacers in the setback as Indiana dropped their seventh straight game. The Celtics continue their five-game road trip on Sunday with a matinee matchup against the Blazers. Here are four takeaways from the Celtics’ win on Friday night.

The Celtics kept their win streak alive at the start of their road trip despite an early surge from the Pacers.

Entering this season, the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics seemed to be in similar positions. Both teams had lost their superstars to Achilles' tendon tears. B

Jordan Walsh and TJ McConnell were called for double technical fouls late in the third quarter of the Celtics' blowout win over the Pacers.

The Pacers led 28-13 with 5:13 to play in the first quarter but the Celtics scored 47 points in the second quarter to put the game away

For the second time this week, the Boston Celtics take on the Indiana Pacers, this time as road favorites.  Boston orchestrated a comeback win on Monday, beatin

Luka Garza has reemerged as a factor in the Celtics rotation this week, and that's led to a domino effect down the roster.

Boston shot 56.6 percent from the field and nailed 20 3-pointers in outscoring the Pacers by 29 in the final three quarters.

Payton Pritchard was frying the Pacers all night long, finishing with 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists while shooting 10-17 from the field. Where Pritchard did most of his damage was in the second quarter where had 14 of his 29 and was the conductor for the Celtics 47-point quarter.

It wasn't entirely clear what set off Pacers' 6-1, 190-pound T.J. McConnell guard in going after the Celtics' 6-6, 205-pound Jordan Walsh