The Boston Celtics take a commanding 3-0 lead in their NBA playoff series over Indiana after beating the Pacers 104-96 Friday night.

Jaylen Brown had a near perfect night shooting the ball (8-for-9) (4-for-5 three-pointers) and finished with 23 points.

Kyrie Irving added 19, Jayson Tatum 18 and Al Horford 16.

The C's had another dominant third quarter, outscoring the Pacers 21-12. In fact, Indiana scored only 35 total points in the second half.

NOTE: The Celtics can sweep the series by winning game four. It is Sunday afternoon at 1pm.

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