LOS ANGELES, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Celtics star Kyrie Irving scored 37 points and led a fourth quarter comeback to defeat the Indiana Pacers 99-91 on Wednesday for a 2-0 lead in Eastern Conference series.
The Pacers appeared to be closing in on a series-levelling victory after taking an 11-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.
But some superb shot-making from Irving and a 26-point display from Jayson Tatum helped Boston outscore the Pacers by 31-12 in the final quarter to seal a roller-coaster win at the TD Garden.
The win puts the Celtics firmly in control of the best-of-seven series as the two sides head to Indianapolis for game three on Friday.
Irving finished with six rebounds and seven assists in addition to his points tally. Gordon Hayward had 13 points and five rebounds off the bench as the Celtics punished a disastrous Pacers display in the final period.
The Pacers shot only four of 17 from the field in the fourth quarter, and coughed up two vital turnovers in the final 15 seconds to gift Boston victory.
Bojan Bogdanovic led the scoring with 23 points for Indiana. Thaddeus Young added with 15 points.
