National Basketball Association
Boston 130, Detroit 120
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #29 Mark Lindsay, #88 Matt Kallio
Attendance: 19156

Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 28 points and dished out nine assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 130-120 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

Boston's Kristaps Porzingis added 26 points and nine rebounds, and Sam Hauser made 5 of 10 3-point attempts while logging 20 points. Payton Pritchard contributed 19 points, Derrick White added 14 points and 11 assists, and Al Horford also had 14 points.

The Celtics extended their home winning streak to six games and won for the ninth time in 10 games overall. Detroit took its third straight defeat.

Cade Cunningham amassed 27 points, nine rebounds and 14 assists for the Pistons, who lost despite making 20 of their 39 3-point attempts (51.3 percent). Tobias Harris also tossed in 27 points for Detroit, and Malik Beasley finished with 23.

Boston played without Jayson Tatum (right knee) and Jrue Holiday (left knee). Tatum is averaging a team-high 28.4 points per game and a team-best 8.6 rebounds per game. Holiday is averaging 11.7 points per contest.

Before the game, Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said Tatum is working through an ailment that is getting better each day.

The Celtics led 39-24 after one quarter and 72-58 at halftime. Before the break, Boston made 11 of 26 3-point attempts (42.3 percent) and shot 56.5 percent from the field.

Brown scored 23 of his 28 points in the first 24 minutes.

The Pistons were within 10 points after a Harris 3-pointer made it 90-80 with 5:19 remaining in the third quarter, but Boston stoked the advantage to 103-88 entering the fourth.

The Celtics led by 20 early in the final quarter before Detroit went on a 12-0 run to make it 109-101, capped by a Beasley 3-pointer. A Cunningham jumper cut the deficit to six with 6:48 to play, but the Pistons failed to get closer than five the rest of the way.

The contest was the second between the Celtics and the Pistons this season. Boston won 124-118 at Detroit on Oct. 26. The teams meet again in Boston on Dec. 12 and in Detroit on Feb. 26.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   Boston
Cade Cunningham 27 Scoring Jaylen Brown 28
Cade Cunningham 14 Assists Derrick White 11
Cade Cunningham 9 Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 9
Jaden Ivey 4 Free Throws Made Jaylen Brown 7
Marcus Sasser 3 Steals Jaylen Brown 3
Cade Cunningham 1 Blocks Luke Kornet 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Detroit 120 51.2 20-39 14-18 27 34 5 10 19
Boston 130 47.9 21-53 19-25 30 43 7 11 16
Upcoming Games
  • Boston will play their next game at home against Milwaukee. The Celtics have a W/L % of .765 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against New York. The Pistons have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .500 after a loss.