Celtics’ Jrue Holiday makes history with stellar Game 2 performance originally appeared in NBC Sports Boston
Jrue Holiday had his best performance as a Boston Celtics player in Game 1 of the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers, and the veteran guard followed up with another stellar outing in Game 2 on Thursday night.
He also made history.
According to StatMuse, Holiday became the first NBA player since 1990 to record 10 or more assists and shoot 80 percent or better from the field in a conference finals game.
Holiday scored 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting (3-of-4 from 3-point range), along with 10 assists and three rebounds in 37 minutes. The Celtics ultimately secured a 126-110 victory to take a 2-0 series lead over the Pacers.
Holiday scored 28 points with seven rebounds, eight assists and three steals in the Celtics’ thrilling overtime victory in Game 1. He also played stellar defense against Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton in the series opener. He now has 43 points in his last two games with a true shooting percentage of 86.8%. Only Eddie House (2009) and Ray Allen (2011) have reached those marks in two playoff games for Boston, according to Taylor Snow of Celtics.com.
In the last two games, Jrue Holiday has scored 43 points with an 86.8% true shooting percentage.
Only two other Celtics have reached those marks through two postseason games:
Ray Allen in 2011 – 50 PTS, 90.1 TS%
Eddie House in 2009 – 46 PTS, 97.3 TS% pic.twitter.com/G6JbtZTmTF-Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) May 24, 2024
Jaylen Brown was the Celtics’ best player in the series so far, and he’s probably the series’ leading MVP candidate, but Holiday’s contributions have also played a huge role in Boston’s success against Indiana thus far.
He is making a huge impact on both ends of the court as a scorer, playmaker and defender.
Game 3 of the series is scheduled for 8:30 pm ET on Saturday in Indiana. NBC Sports Boston coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. ET with Celtics pregame live.
