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Detroit Pistons at Boston Celtics

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21-5, 9-3 Away
Final
112 - 105

15-11, 8-5 Home

Cade Cunningham has 32 points and 10 rebounds as Pistons beat Celtics 112-105

Cade Cunningham drops 32 as Detroit fends off Boston

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.

Up next Pistons: At Dallas on Thursday night.

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

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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

Game Information

TD Garden

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

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 60 22 .732 - W3
Cleveland 52 30 .634 8 W1
Milwaukee 32 50 .390 28 L1
Chicago 31 51 .378 29 L2
Indiana 19 63 .232 41 L2

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 56 26 .683 - W2
New York 53 29 .646 3 L1
Toronto 46 36 .561 10 W1
Philadelphia 45 37 .549 11 W2
Brooklyn 20 62 .244 36 L3
Full Standings

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