Boston took the lead thanks to a game-winning three-pointer from Derrick White with 43 seconds remaining, and they went on to defeat the Indiana Pacers 105-102 on Monday night to advance to the NBA Finals for the second time in three years.

White scored sixteen points in total. With 29 points, Jaylen Brown led Boston, and Jayson Tatum chipped in with 26 points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists to help overturn a nine-point halftime deficit.

“They took pride in their teamwork and battled us all the way to the end.” They were unwilling to give up,” Tatum remarked following the match. “All night, we missed bunnies.” We were overdue for one, I knew. That was a really risky move.

The Dallas-Minnesota Series winner will face the Celtics. With a 3-0 lead, the Mavericks can win the series on Tuesday night.

Indiana dropped their second straight game at home after blowing leads in the last minute, even though they were once again missing two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton. Despite missing a chance to tie the game in the final seconds, Andrew Nembhard finished with 24 points, 10 assists, and 6 rebounds. The Pacers were never able to get the ball back.

TJ McConnell scored 15 points, Aaron Nesmith scored 14, and Indiana’s Pascal Siakam added 19 points and 10 rebounds.

As always, the youthful team put up a strong fight to prolong their season, as Pacers coach Rick Carlisle had pledged. When Pacers center Myles Turner slammed White to the ground in the third, Brown grabbed Turner’s shoulder, and Turner shoved Brown away, there was a brief eruption of enmity.

Carlisle praised his team’s effort, saying, “Our guys embraced it.” “Acknowledge the moves they made to close out the previous two games. All they did was produce more plays.

Turner and Brown each received technical fouls after Turner was called for an offensive foul. However, neither the series nor the game’s back-and-forth tone were altered by that altercation.

Despite having leads or ties going into the last minute three times, Indiana lost, and Monday’s loss came courtesy of a late Boston comeback.

It’s the hardest game. Regarding the elimination process, Tatum remarked, “It’s the most enjoyable, too.

Tatum’s dunk with 3:12 remaining in the game brought the Celtics within 102–100, and Brown’s mid-range jumper with 2:40 remaining leveled the score. White’s three later gave the team the lead.

Between, Boston forced two turnovers, and with 1:05 remaining, Brown stopped Nembhard’s short shot at the hoop. With eight seconds remaining, Tatum missed a three-pointer, giving Indiana one more chance, but Jrue Holiday recovered the rebound and ran out the time before Indiana could foul.