Summer League Game Thread #3: Pacers vs. Celtics

The Summer Pacers return to action on Tuesday morning in Orlando.

By Tom Lewis@IndyCornrows Jul 9, 2013, 7:00am EDT

Former Butlers coach Brad Stevens should have an interesting morning in Orlando as he watches his Celtics take on his hometown team. Granted the Summer Pacers and Summer C's is far from the big stage of the NBA, but seeing that logo and some familiar coaching faces on the other side should make for a nice moment for Stevens.

The Pacers and Celtics tip off at 11 a.m. ET in the Orlando Pro Summer League which is televised on NBA TV. Yesterday the Pacers shot the lights out as Miles Plumlee and rookie Solomon Hill both made a strong impression. I really liked seeing Plumlee chase down a few rebounds out of area, while Hill looked extremely comfortable on the floor in his second game.

Coach Dan Burke summed up Hill's play quite nicely.

"He was steady," said Pacers assistant coach Dan Burke who is coaching this team. "What I like about him is he has this quiet confidence and he's showing us multiple skills."

We'll see if the Summer Pacers can back up their strong performance yesterday with an early wake up call today against the Celtics and rookie centery Kelly Olynyk who has also shown promise in his first two games.

Please leave your thoughts on the game and anything else going on in and around the NBA.

Check out the links:

NBA Summer League 2013 standings: Orlando Pro Summer League leaderboard after July 8th - Orlando Pinstriped Post

NBA Summer League 2013 schedule: Orlando Pro Summer League play continues Tuesday - Orlando Pinstriped Post

Indiana Pacers drop Orlando in summer league play as Solomon Hill scores 22 points | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com

Has all the Pacers’ activity produced a better bench? - 1070 The Fan

Sloan finally finds NBA home with Pacers - 1070 The Fan

Paul George 'very happy' Larry Bird's back with Pacers - USA Today

Larry Bird, Indiana Pacers president, believes Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett have 'got plenty left' - ESPN

Chris Copeland agrees to deal with Pacers, where he'll provide much-needed bench spacing - SBNation.com

Got Shooting? It’s Going Fast « Hang Time Blog | NBA.com

Indiana Pacers – Jonny Flynn Talks About His Chance to Rewrite His Pro Basketball Story | KentSterling.com