Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics
· National Basketball AssociationCade Cunningham has 32 points and 10 rebounds as Pistons beat Celtics 112-105
Caris LeVert and Tobias Harris each added 13 points for the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons, who won their fourth straight. Detroit also got even for a frustrating loss in Boston late last month.
Jaylen Brown had 34 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead the Celtics. Derrick White scored 31 points as Boston lost its second straight after a five-game winning streak.
When the teams met three weeks ago, Boston ended Detroit’s franchise record-tying 13-game winning streak despite 42 points from Cunningham, who missed a tying free throw in the closing seconds.
Detroit opened the final quarter with a four-point edge and pushed it to 103-93 on Javonte Green’s steal and breakaway dunk with just under six minutes left.
Boston had cut it to 96-93 on White’s three-point play that sent Cunningham to the bench with his fifth foul, but Green had a corner 3 and followed that with his jam that pushed the Pistons up by 10.
The Celtics made one more charge, closing to 104-102 on White’s baseline jumper with 2:47 left, but Cunningham had a couple of key jumpers in the final two minutes.
In the clubs’ first meeting of the season, the Pistons edged Boston, overcoming Brown’s 41 points in their home opener.
From the end of the first quarter until early in the fourth, Boston missed 20 of 21 3-point attempts. The Celtics finished just 10 for 39 on 3s; while Detroit was 13 for 36.
Celtics: Host Miami on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
DET leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 112 - 105 |
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 112 - 105 |
| 4th 16.2 | ![]() |
Javonte Green defensive rebound | 112 - 105 |
| 4th 19.9 | ![]() |
Anfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 112 - 105 |
| 4th 24.3 | ![]() |
Duncan Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 112 - 105 |
Statistics
DET |
BOS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-89 | FG | 38-82 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 13-36 | 3PT | 10-39 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 17-25 | FT | 19-27 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 12 |
| 15 | Lead Changes | 15 |
| 43 | Percent Led | 51 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Hauser, F | Day-To-Day | Dec 15 |
| Ron Harper Jr., G | Day-To-Day | Dec 12 |
| Jayson Tatum, F | Out | Oct 9 |
Detroit Pistons Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Jones, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 14 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York |
18 | 7 | .720 | - | W5 |
Toronto |
16 | 11 | .593 | 3 | W1 |
Boston |
15 | 11 | .577 | 3.5 | L2 |
Philadelphia |
14 | 11 | .560 | 4 | L1 |
Brooklyn |
7 | 18 | .280 | 11 | W1 |
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