On December 5th, the NBA midseason championship 8-in-4 game, the two sides led each other in the first three quarters, and after 105 in the fourth quarter, Haliburton led the team to play a 9-0 attack wave, and finally the Pacers defeated the Celtics 122-112 and advanced to the semifinals.
In the first quarter, the Pacers started the game with a five-point advantage and maintained it until the end of the quarter, and the Celtics scored consecutive points at the end of the quarter to end the first quarter with a 24-22 lead. In the second quarter, the score of the two sides was deadlocked, and with more than 3 minutes left in the final period, the Celtics launched a 12-0 attack wave to take a 55-46 lead. The Celtics ended the first half 55-48.
In the third quarter, Haliburton improved on the offensive end, and the Pacers spent more than four minutes chasing only one point. The two sides tug-of-war, and the Pacers then took a four-point lead. The Celtics came back from a timeout, and there was no response on the offensive end, and the Pacers opened up an 11-point deficit. The Celtics ended the third quarter 78-85.
In the fourth quarter, the Celtics chased only two points, the Pacers scored consecutive points to maintain the lead, the Celtics tied 7-0 in a wave, and then the two sides were deadlocked, after 105 draws, Haliburton scored 3 + 1, and then assisted Hield for three points, assisted Nesmith for a dunk, 9 points advantage, the Celtics' foul tactics were powerless, and the Pacers defeated the Celtics 122-112.
Haliburton had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, Hield 21 points, Toppin 12 points, Turner 17 points and 10 rebounds, Brown 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Nesmith 14 points, Mathurin 16 points and 5 rebounds.
Tatum had 32 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, Jalen had 30 points and 9 rebounds, Horford had 2 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, White had 18 points and 8 assists, Holiday had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and Hauser had 15 points and 6 rebounds.