BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 28 factors with 9 assists and Kristaps Porzingis added 26 factors and 9 rebounds to guide the Boston Celtics to their ninth victory in 10 video games, a 130-120 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday evening.
Derrick White had 14 factors and 11 assists and Payton Pritchard scored 19 factors off the bench for Boston. The Celtics scored 12 straight to take an 18-4 lead lower than 4 minutes into the sport and led by 20.
The Celtics held a a double-digit lead till the fourth quarter, when Detroit hit 4 straight 3-pointers to return inside eight factors, 109-101, and power Boston coach Joe Mazzulla to place Brown again in. The Pistons lower it to 5 within the ultimate minute on Tobias Harris’ 3-pointer, however Pritchard’s 3 sealed it.
Cade Cunningham had 27 factors, 14 assists and 9 rebounds for Detroit. Harris additionally scored 27 factors, and Malik Beasley had 23 off the bench.
Takeaways
Pistons: Made 20 3-pointers — a season excessive — on 39 makes an attempt, together with three from Beasley and one from Marcus Sasser to get again within the recreation within the fourth.
Celtics: Even with Jayson Tatum and Jrue Vacation sidelined with accidents, the Celtics had been an excessive amount of for the Pistons.
Key second
With 3:46 left, Porzingis was fouled driving to the basket. His momentum took him into the seats, the place he slapped palms with a number of followers earlier than elevating his arms to the gang and getting an enormous cheer. He hit each free throws to present Boston a 121-107 lead.
Key stat
Sam Hauser made his second begin of the yr and scored 14 factors within the third quarter en path to a season-high 20 factors. He was 5 of 10 from 3-point vary.
Up subsequent
The Celtics host Milwaukee on Friday evening, and the Pistons go to New York on Saturday.
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