NBA

Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics

· National Basketball Association
10-16, 6-9 Away
Final
99 - 123

20-5, 11-3 Home

Pritchard scores 27 and hits 7 3-pointers to help Celtics earn 20th win, power past Pistons 123-99

Ron Holland II with the acrobatic move midair for the basket

Pritchard finished with seven 3-pointers to continue to build his early case for Sixth Man of the Year honors. Derrick White added 23 points and also had seven 3s help the Celtics win for the fourth time in five games. Pritchard made his 500th career 3-pointer, becoming the 10th Celtic to reach that mark.

Boston connected on 20 3s for the night and led by as many as 32 points in the fourth quarter. Six Celtics reached double figures.

Cade Cunningham had 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Pistons.

Boston played without All-Star Jayson Tatum, who rested with a sore right knee. Sam Hauser also sat out with a strained abdominal muscle. Coach Joe Mazzulla said Tatum's knee issue isn't serious.

Takeaways Pistons: Coach J.B. Bickerstaff hoped his team would carry over the momentum from its previous win over the Knicks. Consistency remains elusive for a young team that has only posted back-to-back victories twice this season.

Celtics: After a slow start, Boston settled in during the second half and had a relatively easy outing. With Tatum resting, the offense was balanced, a positive sign for a team coming off its longest break between games this season.

Key moment Boston outscored Detroit 34-24 in the third quarter to increase a 15-point halftime lead to 93-68 entering the fourth.

Key stat The Pistons went 2 of 19 from the 3-point line in the first half and 7 of 37 for the game.

Up next The Pistons host the Miami Heat on Monday. The Celtics visit the Washington Wizards on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 3-0

Matchup Prediction

Celtics: 83.5%
Pistons: 16.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 99 - 123
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 99 - 123
4th 22.0 Pistons defensive team rebound 99 - 123
4th 25.1 Drew Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper 99 - 123
4th 43.1 Ronald Holland II makes 26-foot three point jumper (Paul Reed assists) 99 - 123

Statistics

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42-98 FG 46-90
42.9 Field Goal % 51.1
7-37 3PT 20-48
18.9 Three Point % 41.7
8-10 FT 11-13
80.0 Free Throw % 84.6
43 Rebounds 51
9 Offensive Rebounds 8
34 Defensive Rebounds 43
27 Assists 34
8 Steals 6
4 Blocks 4
8 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
18 Fast Break Points 22
48 Points in Paint 46
12 Fouls 9
2 Largest Lead 32

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 26 4 .867 - W5
Milwaukee 16 12 .571 9 W2
Indiana 15 15 .500 11 W5
Chicago 13 17 .433 13 L2
Detroit 13 17 .433 13 W2

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 22 7 .759 - L1
New York 19 10 .655 3 W4
Brooklyn 11 18 .379 11 L2
Philadelphia 10 17 .370 11 W1
Toronto 7 23 .233 15.5 L8
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