It has been quite a series for Jrue Holiday, the former UCLA Bruins basketball guard. After scoring a playoff-high 28 points in Game 1, and then recording a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in Game 2, he had another massive impact in Game 3.
As a Pascal Siakam miss, Jaylen Brown rebounded, got the ball to Jayson Tatum, who got it to Holiday for a driving lay-up, and the foul. The lay-up tied the game, and the free throw put the Celtics up 1 with 0:38 to go. After a defensive stop, and a miss on the other end, Holiday then got a steal with 0:03 to go. He was fouled and buried the final two free throws of the game.
Scoring the final 6 points of the game, put Holiday at 14 for the game. He also recorded 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Holiday also had 3 steals in the game.
Jrue Holiday makes the steal of the game 𤯠pic.twitter.com/3JYV1CXQP6
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) May 26, 2024
The Celtics won the game 114-111 over the Pacers before going on to sweep the Pacers.
Abby Chin caught up with Jrue Holiday after the Celtics W. He talks about his steal at the end of the game, and how they managed an 18-point comeback âď¸ pic.twitter.com/0hwGdOUb1i
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Holiday is in his first season with the Celtics after being traded by Milwaukee this off-season. The 33-year-old played in 69 games for the Celtics. He was the 17th overall pick back in the 2009 draft out of UCLA.