Pascal Siakam’s floater lifts Pacers past Celtics

Pascal Siakam scored a go-ahead basket with 6.8 seconds left on Monday night to propel the Indiana Pacers to a 98-96 victory over the Boston Celtics in Indianapolis.

Siakam produced 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists while Jay Huff scored 20 points and Andrew Nembhard chipped in 13 points and nine assists for the Pacers, who have won a season-high three straight games. Jarace Walker added 11 points off the bench.

Payton Pritchard led Boston with 23 points, followed by Derrick White's 18 and Anfernee Simons' 16.