Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons
· National Basketball AssociationTatum scores 37 points and Celtics hold to beat stubborn Pistons 124-118
The Celtics led by as many as 23 points in the first half, but trailed for much of the third quarter. Jrue Holiday tied the game with back-to-back 3-pointers, and Tatum put the Celtics up 116-114 by hitting a pair of free throws with 1:05 left.
The Pistons missed two shots on the ensuing possession and Tatum's jumper made it 118-114 with 29 seconds left.
Malik Beasley's 3-pointer pulled Detroit within one, but Derrick White hit two free throws and Boston clinched the game from the line.
Jaylen Brown had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Boston. Jaden Ivey had 26 points for Detroit while Cade Cunningham finished with 21 points and 10 assists.
Pistons: A young team could have rolled over when they were getting blown out by the defending champions, but Detroit outshot Boston 59.1% to 33.3% in a 31-point third quarter. But they couldn't create good shots down the stretch.
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 124 - 118 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 124 - 118 | |
4th 0.0 | Pistons offensive team rebound | 124 - 118 | |
4th 1.1 | Cade Cunningham misses 47-foot three point pullup jump shot | 124 - 118 | |
4th 3.1 | Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2 | 124 - 118 |
Statistics
BOS | DET | |
---|---|---|
38-90 | FG | 43-88 |
42.2 | Field Goal % | 48.9 |
22-48 | 3PT | 14-39 |
45.8 | Three Point % | 35.9 |
26-30 | FT | 18-22 |
86.7 | Free Throw % | 81.8 |
37 | Rebounds | 44 |
13 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
24 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
19 | Assists | 27 |
10 | Steals | 4 |
6 | Blocks | 7 |
10 | Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
5 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
28 | Points in Paint | 56 |
16 | Fouls | 22 |
23 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,311 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W4 |
New York | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | L1 |
Brooklyn | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | W1 |
Philadelphia | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | W1 |
Toronto | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | L2 |
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