NBA

Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons

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3-0, 2-0 Away
Final
124 - 118

0-3, 0-2 Home

Tatum scores 37 points and Celtics hold to beat stubborn Pistons 124-118

Jaylen Brown highlights vs. Detroit Pistons

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.

Takeaways Celtics: Boston started the game looking like they would break the NBA record of 29 3-pointers they tied on Tuesday against the Knicks. They had 15 in the first 18 minutes of the game, building a 64-44 lead. In the next 18 minutes, they went 4 of 14 on 3s.

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.

Key Moment After cutting Detroit's lead to 110-106 with 8:16 left, the Celtics failed to score on their next six possessions until Holiday hit a 3-pointer with 3:32 to play. However, the Pistons only scored two points in the stretch.

Key Stat The Pistons led 110-106 with 8:16 to play, but only scored eight more points.

Up Next The Celtics play host to the Milwaukee Bucks while the Pistons face the Heat in Miami on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Pistons: 24.7%
Celtics: 75.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/det.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDET
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

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,311 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 22 6 .786 - W1
New York 18 10 .643 4 W3
Brooklyn 11 17 .393 11 L1
Philadelphia 9 17 .346 12 L1
Toronto 7 22 .241 15.5 L7

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 25 4 .862 - W4
Milwaukee 15 12 .556 9 W1
Indiana 14 15 .483 11 W4
Chicago 13 16 .448 12 L1
Detroit 12 17 .414 13 W1
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