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Celtics withstand 3-point spree to beat the Pistons 130-120
BOSTON (AP) Jaylen Brown had 28 points with nine assists and Kristaps Porzingis added 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to their ninth victory in 10 games, a 130-120 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
Derrick White had 14 points and 11 assists and Payton Pritchard scored 19 points off the bench for Boston. The Celtics scored 12 straight to take an 18-4 lead less than four minutes into the game and led by 20.
The Celtics held a a double-digit lead until the fourth quarter, when Detroit hit four straight 3-pointers to come within eight points, 109-101, and force Boston coach Joe Mazzulla to put Brown back in. The Pistons cut it to five in the final minute on Tobias Harris' 3-pointer, but Pritchard's 3 sealed it.
Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds for Detroit. Harris also scored 27 points, and Malik Beasley had 23 off the bench.
Pistons: Made 20 3-pointers - a season high - on 39 attempts, including three from Beasley and one from Marcus Sasser to get back in the game in the fourth.
Celtics: Even with Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday sidelined with injuries, the Celtics were too much for the Pistons.
With 3:46 left, Porzingis was fouled driving to the basket. His momentum took him into the seats, where he slapped hands with a few fans before raising his arms to the crowd and getting a big cheer. He hit both free throws to give Boston a 121-107 lead.
Sam Hauser made his second start of the year and scored 14 points in the third quarter en route to a season-high 20 points. He was 5 of 10 from 3-point range.
The Celtics host Milwaukee on Friday night, and the Pistons visit New York on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jalen Duren vs. Kristaps Porzingis (Cade Cunningham gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 |  | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Tobias Harris's two point driving dunk | ||
| 11:35 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Al Horford misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:54 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaylen Brown assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:43 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Cade Cunningham shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:31 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-3 |
| 10:12 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 2-3 |
| 9:54 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 2-6 |
| 9:46 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 9:46 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-6 |
| 9:46 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-6 |
| 9:25 | | Cade Cunningham shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:25 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-7 |
| 9:25 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:25 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 9:09 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running layup | 4-9 |
| 9:04 | | Jalen Duren turnover (bad pass) (Sam Hauser steals) | ||
| 9:02 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point pullup jump shot | 4-12 |
| 9:02 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:49 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Jalen Duren's two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:47 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 4-15 |
| 8:25 | | Tobias Harris misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point running jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 4-18 |
| 8:01 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Al Horford steals) | ||
| 7:52 | | Sam Hauser turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Duren steals) | ||
| 7:47 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point running pullup jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 7-18 |
| 7:09 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point pullup jump shot | 7-21 |
| 7:06 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:49 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 6:39 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 7-23 |
| 6:39 | | Tobias Harris shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:39 | | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | Ronald Holland II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 7-26 |
| 5:44 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | +3 | Marcus Sasser makes three point jump shot (Ronald Holland II assists) | 10-26 |
| 4:59 | | Al Horford turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Sasser steals) | ||
| 4:57 | | Marcus Sasser turnover (bad pass) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 4:52 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Sasser steals) | ||
| 4:46 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point running dunk | 12-26 |
| 4:43 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:24 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Isaiah Stewart misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:14 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Luke Kornet misses two point layup | ||
| 3:51 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | Payton Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Stewart steals) | ||
| 3:38 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point driving dunk (Marcus Sasser assists) | 14-26 |
| 3:21 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving reverse layup | 14-28 |
| 3:21 | | Marcus Sasser shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 3:21 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-29 |
| 3:09 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 17-29 |
| 2:46 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 17-32 |
| 2:29 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:27 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Ronald Holland II personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 2:19 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:19 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-33 |
| 2:06 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point pullup jump shot | 20-33 |
| 1:58 | | Payton Pritchard turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Sasser steals) | ||
| 1:54 | | +2 | Marcus Sasser makes two point driving layup | 22-33 |
| 1:33 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:32 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Malik Beasley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Drew Peterson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Payton Pritchard turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:06 | | Simone Fontecchio turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 1:01 | | +2 | Payton Pritchard makes two point running pullup jump shot | 22-35 |
| 0:49 | | Ronald Holland II turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:42 | | Ronald Holland II personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 0:42 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-36 |
| 0:42 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-37 |
| 0:30 | | +2 | Marcus Sasser makes two point driving floating jump shot | 24-37 |
| 0:12 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving dunk | 24-39 |
| 0:07 | | Luke Kornet blocks Ronald Holland II's two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:06 | | Xavier Tillman defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Ronald Holland II blocks Derrick White's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:40 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point pullup jump shot (Ronald Holland II assists) | 26-39 |
| 11:00 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 26-42 |
| 10:33 | | Marcus Sasser misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:32 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Malik Beasley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | +3 | Ronald Holland II makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 29-42 |
| 9:54 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point cutting dunk (Derrick White assists) | 29-44 |
| 9:33 | | Malik Beasley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point alley-oop layup (Payton Pritchard assists) | 29-46 |
| 9:02 | | +2 | Marcus Sasser makes two point stepback jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 31-46 |
| 8:43 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point cutting layup (Derrick White assists) | 31-48 |
| 8:35 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:26 | | Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point running layup | 33-48 |
| 7:56 | | Al Horford turnover (bad pass) (Tobias Harris steals) | ||
| 7:51 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 36-48 |
| 7:49 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving layup | 36-50 |
| 7:20 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:19 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | Payton Pritchard shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 7:18 | | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-50 |
| 7:18 | | Jalen Duren misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:18 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Jordan Walsh offensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Jordan Walsh turnover (bad pass) (Malik Beasley steals) | ||
| 6:41 | | Jalen Duren misses two point layup | ||
| 6:39 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Cade Cunningham blocks Jordan Walsh's two point running alley-oop layup | ||
| 6:31 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Jalen Duren turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:11 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point running layup (Tobias Harris assists) | 39-50 |
| 5:39 | | Tobias Harris shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-51 |
| 5:39 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-52 |
| 5:24 | | +3 | Tobias Harris makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 42-52 |
| 5:16 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 42-55 |
| 4:56 | | Al Horford blocks Tobias Harris's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:55 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 4:48 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point running finger roll layup (Payton Pritchard assists) | 42-57 |
| 4:48 | | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 4:48 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-58 |
| 4:39 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point pullup jump shot | 45-58 |
| 4:24 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul (Al Horford draws the foul) | ||
| 4:19 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 45-61 |
| 4:03 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 47-61 |
| 3:52 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 47-63 |
| 3:45 |