Boston's defense has been dreadful. Brad Stevens realizes that. So he's made adjustments. Rookie Jaylen Brown goes back to the bench. Into the starting line-up goes Kelly Olynik and Marcus Smart, two defensive-minded players. They're joined by Avery Bradley, one of the best defensive guards. A Smart/Bradley backcourt is one of the better defensive tandems in the league.

The Pacers are going through a transition period under new coach Nate McMillan. The Pacers are running more, but carry a high fatigue rating playing for the third time in four days and second in two nights. The Pacers' last two games - both against the lowly 76ers - went into overtime. The Pacers could manage only 105 points against the 76ers last night despite playing overtime. Philadelphia ranks third-from-the-bottom in defensive shooting percentage.