National Basketball Association
Boston 109, Detroit 102
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials:
#72 J.T. Orr, #59 Gary Zielinski, #24 Mike Callahan
Attendance:
15870
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Celtics 109, Pistons 102 (OT): Jared Sullinger scored 10 of his 14 points in overtime as Boston dominated the extra session and handed visiting Detroit its 10th straight setback.
Jeff Green nailed a 3-pointer during an 8-0 run to start overtime and finished with 32 points for the Celtics, who snapped a five-game slide. Kelly Olynyk collected 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench and gave Boston a 103-94 lead on a 3-pointer with 54 seconds left in overtime to help seal it.
Andre Drummond scored a season-high 27 points to go along with 14 rebounds and a season-best five blocks while Greg Monroe scored a season-high 29 points off the bench for the Pistons. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 15 points and hit a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left in overtime to close the gap to 105-102 before Green and Sullinger closed it out at the line.
Caron Butler’s 3-pointer drew the Pistons within 62-61 less than a minute into the fourth but Olynyk scored seven points and handed out a pair of assists during a 13-3 surge that left the Celtics on top 75-64 with 7:26 left. It was an 84-73 edge before Monroe scored 11 straight points for Detroit during a 12-2 run, and Butler’s 3-pointer with 14.1 seconds left knotted it at 88-88.
Caldwell-Pope and Kyle Singler each buried a 3-pointer during an 8-0 burst finishing the second quarter that gave the Pistons a 43-42 lead at the half. The Celtics ended the third with a 7-3 spurt to grab a 61-58 advantage heading to the final 12 minutes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Boston rookie G Marcus Smart (ankle) returned from a 10-game absence and went 0-of-3 with two assists in five minutes off the bench. … Pistons PG Brandon Jennings recorded 12 assists but was held to one point on 0-of-11 shooting. … Pistons F Josh Smith recorded 12 points and 11 rebounds but fouled out in the fourth quarter.
Top Game Performances
Detroit |
|
Boston |
Greg Monroe 29 |
Scoring |
Jeff Green 32 |
Brandon Jennings 12 |
Assists |
Rajon Rondo 8 |
Andre Drummond 14 |
Rebounds |
Tyler Zeller 10 |
Greg Monroe 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Jeff Green 10 |
Andre Drummond 4 |
Steals |
Rajon Rondo 3 |
Andre Drummond 5 |
Blocks |
Kelly Olynyk 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Detroit
|
102 |
36.3 |
8-27 |
20-29 |
20 |
55 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
Boston
|
109 |
39.8 |
13-30 |
22-27 |
28 |
49 |
6 |
8 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Celtics have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .273 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Pistons have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .133 after a loss.