Celtics Race Past Pacers with Second-Half Surge

Boston returns from West coast trip, picking up where they left off with Friday's victory being their sixth in the last eight with an eye toward retaking the top spot in the East.

If the Boston Celtics close out the regular season playing as well as they expect to, there’s a chance that the Indiana Pacers may be their first-round opponent. 

So games like Friday night’s matchup versus the Pacers has value behind moving Boston that much closer to overtaking Milwaukee for the top overall seed in the East.