BOSTON - After the Celtics watched promising rookie Marcus Smart go down with a frightening injury, Jeff Green preserved their victory with the biggest rebound of the night. Philadelphia Phillies Gear .Bostons lead was down to one when Avery Bradley missed a jumper with about 6 seconds remaining, plenty of time for the short-handed Pacers to take it the other way for a potential game-winner. All that was in Indianas way was Green, perfectly positioned in the lane to pluck the ball out of the air, draw a foul and sink two free throws that sealed a 101-98 win Friday night.That was a great play, Boston coach Brad Stevens said. He kept his position off of a cut, which allowed him to get the offence rebound.Green finished with 15 points and seven rebounds, and Jared Sullinger led Bostons fourth-quarter push by scoring 11 of his 17 points in the final period.It was Bostons first victory since beating Brooklyn in the season opener, but the celebration was tempered by Smarts injury.Smart was carted to the locker room after crashing to the floor on a hard foul as he drove to the basket with 11:07 left. Smart never got up and his teammates gathered around as medical personnel attended to the injury. Boston fans chanted Smarts name and gave the guard a standing ovation as he was taken off on a gurney with his left leg elevated.It was very difficult. You hate to see a teammate go down, especially when hes playing well, Green said. That game was for him. We had to win it for him.Stevens said he was waiting on X-rays to see whether Smart sprained his ankle or broke it. After taking the speedy Oklahoma State guard with the sixth overall pick in the draft, the Celtics were collectively hoping it was a sprain.You think about how he feels. Your team is clearly affected by it because they care about him, which is a good sign, Stevens said. And then you have to go play and thats hard.Kelly Olynyk scored 12 points and Bradley had 11 for Boston.The Pacers (1-5) dressed only 10 players and used nine of them while losing their fifth straight, matching Indianas worst start since opening 1-5 in 1996-97.Roy Hibbert had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers. Chris Copeland scored 17, Donald Sloan added 15 and Luis Scola finished with 11 points and eight rebounds.In the past we were able to close out games. Weve just got to learn how to do that again with a whole new group of people, Hibbert said. You kind of take that for granted sometimes — to be able to have closers out there. But I believe in this group of guys. We have to turn it around.Despite the depleted lineup, Indiana rallied from a 13-point deficit in the first half and held a 75-73 lead after three quarters. Boston opened the next period with a 9-2 run and made 10 of its first 14 shots in the fourth, taking the lead for good at 79-77 on Sullingers jumper.The Pacers stayed within range down the stretch and had a chance to pull ahead after Rajon Rondo missed a putback attempt with Boston up 97-96. Sloan drove for a layup that missed and Bradley pulled down the rebound with 19 seconds to play.After a timeout, Bradley missed his jumper but Green was there for the clutch rebound.___TIP-INSPacers: Indiana has six players out with injuries. C.J. Miles became the latest one when he was scratched before the game because of a migraine. Miles, Rodney Stuckey (sore left foot) and David West (sprained right ankle) were all on the active roster but not available to play.Celtics: After committing 28 turnovers Wednesday in a loss to Toronto, the Celtics were considerably better at protecting the ball. Boston had no turnovers in the first quarter, three in the first half and 12 in the game.___CENTURY MARKThe Celtics topped 100 points for the first time since beating Brooklyn 121-105 in their opener. Boston also had its best defensive game, holding an opponent under 100 points for the first time. The Celtics had allowed at least 104 points in their first four games.___PESKY PACERSBoston took a 55-42 lead with 2:50 left in the second quarter, but Indiana closed the half on a 10-0 run and scored the first seven points of the third period to take a 59-57 lead. Indiana led 75-73 entering the fourth, but could not hold off the Celtics down the stretch.___UP NEXTPacers: At home against Washington on Saturday night.Celtics: At the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. Philadelphia Phillies Pro Shop .C., won gold in the womens 200-metre backstroke, and Dominique Bouchard of North Bay, Ont. Fake Phillies Jerseys . PETERSBURG, Fla. https://www.cheapphilliesjerseys.us/ .Y. -- Phil Jackson lost out on his preferred coach, but hes working hard on keeping his star player.Opportunity can play a big part in how much or how little a player produces. With that in mind, I’ve examined average time on ice for all skaters that played at least 10 games last season and 10 games this season, to see which players are being used differently than last season. There have been 72 players to play at least two minutes more per game. Sometimes its a natural progression for a young player to take on a bigger role, but it can also be a result of a team needing to fill holes created by injuries or a team investing significant ice time in an offseason acquisition. Here are the 15 players with the greatest average increase of ice time per game this season: INCREASED TIME ON ICE PER GAME PLAYER TEAM POS 2013-14 ATOI 2014-15 ATOI DIFF. Brent Burns San Jose D 16.81 23.32 +6.50 Filip Forsberg Nashville LW 11.41 17.12 +5.71 Boone Jenner Columbus C 14.08 19.43 +5.35 Riley Nash Carolina C 12.67 18.02 +5.35 Clayton Stoner Anaheim D 13.33 17.86 +4.53 David Savard Columbus D 17.83 22.35 +4.53 Sami Vatanen Anaheim D 17.45 21.83 +4.38 Jack Skille Columbus RW 8.66 12.98 +4.32 Jake Muzzin Los Angeles D 19.03 23.23 +4.20 Yannick Weber Vancouver D 11.92 16.10 +4.19 Alec Martinez Los Angeles D 15.68 19.71 +4.02 Trevor Daley Dallas D 21.15 24.97 +3.82 Roman Polak Toronto D 17.34 21.12 +3.78 Chris Phillips Ottawa D 19.23 22.98 +3.75 Nikita Nikitin Edmonton D 17.11 20.68 +3.56 On the other hand, here are the 15 players with the greatest decline in average ice time: DECREASED ICE TIME PER GAME PLAYER TEAM POS 2013-14 ATOI 2014-15 ATOI DIFF Cody Hodgson Buffalo C 18.14 14.13 -4.02 Nate Schmidt Washington D 18.69 14.65 -4.04 Anders Lee N.Y. Islanders LW 15.72 11.63 -4.09 T.J. Galiardi Winnipeg LW 14.61 10.49 -4.12 Kyle Brodziak Minnesota C 16.22 11.76 -4.46 Marcel Goc Pittsburgh C 16.33 11.67 -4.66 Matt Halischuk Winnipeg RW 11.34 6.46 -4.88 Tuomu Ruutu New Jersey LW 14.57 9.61 -4.96 Brad Richards Chicago C 18.68 13.60 -5.08 Sven Baertschi Calgary LW 14.11 8.97 -5.14 Mike Santorelli Toronto RW 18. Philadelphia Phillies Shirts. 56 13.24 -5.33 Steve Ott St. Louis C 18.23 12.76 -5.47 Vincent Trocheck Florida C 18.89 13.00 -5.89 Grant Clitsome Winnipeg D 19.79 13.75 -6.04 Matt Stajan Calgary C 18.37 12.13 -6.25 For a full list of players with more than a two minute difference per game compared to last season, click here. From Thursdays game... HEROES Filip Forsberg – The Nashville rookie scored the only goal, and had nine shot attempts (only 2 SOG), in a 1-0 overtime win against Edmonton. He’s the top rookie scorer in the league with 10 goals and 23 points in 22 games, but is also a prime candidate for regression because his on-ice shooting percentage is awfully high. Among skaters with at least 200 minutes of 5-on-5 play: HIGHEST ON-ICE SHOOTING PERCENTAGE PLAYER TEAM POS ON-ICE SH% Rick Nash N.Y. Rangers LW 13.5% Mike Santorelli Toronto RW 13.3% Cody Franson Toronto D 13.3% Filip Forsberg Nashville LW 13.3% Tyler Seguin Dallas C 13.2% Pekka Rinne – Nashville’s defensive backbone stopped all 37 shots he faced against Edmonton. Rinne is once again playing at an elite level, tied with Jonathan Quick and Craig Anderson with a league-leading .932 save percentage. Viktor Fasth – Edmonton’s goaltender turned aside 24 of 25 shots he faced in the 1-0 loss, the most saves he’s recorded in a game this season while allowing fewer than two goals against. His .900 save percentage through 10 games is disappointing, though better than Ben Scrivens (.887). ZEROES Paul Gaustad – The Predators’ checking centre, along with LW Eric Nystrom, started fewer than 10% of his shifts in the offensive zone against Edmonton, but two shot attempts for and 10 against (16.7%) is a tough way to spend 8:39 of ice time. LINEUP NEED TO KNOW Mike Fisher – Played his first game of the season for the Predators, returning from an Achilles injury, and delivered solid possession stats (16 shot attempts for, 8 against, 66.7%) in 12:44 of ice time against Edmonton. Mark Fayne – With Justin Schultz scratched, the Oilers played Fayne a season-high 23:07 at Nashville, and Fayne responded with nine shot attempts (6 SOG). Oscar Klefbom – Inserted into the Edmonton lineup, Klefbom had the best possession stats (19 shot attempts for, 7 against, 73.1%) in the game. Matt Hendricks – Left the game after playing all of 42 seconds, suffering a lower-body injury after blocking a shot from Nashville’s Shea Weber. Much of the data included comes from www.war-on-ice.com, www.puckalytics.com, www.hockeystats.ca and www.naturalstattrick.com Scott Cullen can be reached at scott.cullen@bellmedia.ca ' ' '