No. 1 Boston Celtics vs. No. 6 Indiana Pacers. Scout’s outlook: The addition of Siakam is huge for the Pacers, obviously. It gives them a true go-to guy. I wasn’t sure how he would be integrated, but he’s fit in quite well. I love the way they play. They share the ball. It all starts with Haliburton. They move it. It’s not an accident that they’re the highest-scoring team, because they play team basketball and they’ve got a lot of guys who can shoot it. I think their bench is better than Boston’s bench. I would take (Obi) Toppin, (T.J.) McConnell, (Ben) Sheppard and (Isaiah) Jackson over (Sam) Hauser, (Payton) Pritchard and (Luke) Kornet. … The absence of Porziņģis is going to be a factor since he’ll miss the first two games, and I think that gives the Pacers an advantage. I mean, who would you rather have, (Myles) Turner or (Al) Horford? Right now, I think you’d rather have Turner.
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