Derrick White scored a season-high 33 points and tied a career-high with nine 3-pointers to help the Boston Celtics pull away in the second half for a 129-116 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night.

The Celtics enter their matchup with the Pacers facing short-term injury uncertainty, with multiple starters listed as questionable.

The Celtics are 110-87 overall, all time against the Pacers and 63-28 in games played in Boston. The Pacers are playing in the first of back to back games and will play at home against the Bucks on Tuesday.

BOSTON — Jaylen Brown will return from a one-game absence when the Celtics face the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. Brown, who missed Friday’s win against the Toronto Raptors with a non-COVID illness, has been on a tear as of late, averaging 32.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 6.5 assists in his last 10 games.

Jaylen Brown had 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and the Boston Celtics cruised past Los Angeles 126-105 on Friday night, with the Lakers playing without LeBron James and Luka Doncic.

On a night when they were badly outrebounded, the Celtics' hot outside shooting helped them run away from the Heat.

The Celtics are among the slowest teams in the NBA, ranking ahead of only the Houston Rockets in most pace metrics. They play to an average of just 227.0 ppg, while holding opponents to 110.5 ppg on 44.7% shooting. Boston has held each of its last 11 opponents to below 120 points.

The Boston Celtics suffered through a tale of two halves on Thursday, starting out red hot against the Milwaukee Bucks in Wisconsin, only to go completely ice cold in the second half. Holding a seven-point lead at halftime, the Celtics would not make a single 3-point attempt in the third quarter, in which they only scored a total of 13 points.

Payton Pritchard scored 19 of 33 points in the third quarter, Derrick White and Anfernee Simons each had 15 and the short-handed Boston Celtics beat the slumping Toronto Raptors 112-96.