Live stream: Pistons 43, Celtics 37

The Detroit Pistons (2-28) play against the Boston Celtics (23-6) at TD Garden

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Game Time: 7:30 PM EST on Thursday December 28, 2023

Detroit Pistons 43, Boston Celtics 37 (Q2 6:42)

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Pistons gave up a 14-2 run to give Boston the lead, but things stabalized after Bogey and Duren checked back in. Can’t go five-deep with this group, they need starters to function –

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The turnovers are flowing from the now, which has been a constant through their losing streak. Hayes tossed a ball into the stands after his own steal and Bogdanovic hit Horford right in the hands in what became a Pritchard layup. down 37-35. –

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The Celtics have given Detroit every reason to be up double digits right now.
Only up four because of the bench group and turnovers. –

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Beating the Celtics on the road would mean so much for the Pistons –

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end 1Q on a 10-2 run, trail 30-27. Tatum 12, Porzingis 6; Cunningham 10.
BOS 3-13 3pt FG –

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Pistons lead the Celtics, 30-27, after one quarter.
It couldn’t have been more perfect … until the all-bench unit came in.
Detroit led by 11 with 2:33 left.
This team can’t afford a single second of the all-bench unit. –

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end 1Q on a 10-2 run, trail 28-17. Tatum 12, Porzingis 6; Cunningham 10.
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Your small sample size stat of the first quarter…
Pistons
Cade on the floor: +11 in 9:29
Cade off the floor: -8 in 2:31
Cade Cunningham has 47 points in his last three quarters…and Detroit is just a +4 in those quarters. –

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Queta made a ROCK SOLID screen on that last Tatum 3 make. –

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Celtics go on a 10-2 run to end the 1st quarter, so it’s only a 30-27 Pistons lead now. Cunningham went to the bench and the lead was cut down quickly. –

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Tatum hit a 3, and then stole the ball from Hayes with time left. Shot was late, Pistons dodged a bullet.
Pistons 30, Celtics 27 after the 1st. Detroit lost steam once Monty went all-bench toward the end, but have otherwise been in control. –

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close on a 10-2 run out of timeout and Tatum got a look to tie it after a last second steal, but couldn’t get the shot up in time.
get off to another good start and lead 30-27. Cunningham 10 PTS on 5/8 FG. –

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End of the 1st quarter: 30, 27.
Cunningham: 10 pts, 1 ast
Livers: 6 pts, 1 reb
Ivey: 5 pts, 3 rebs
Jayson Tatum: 12 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts
Detroit led by as many as 11 until the all-bench unit came into the game. –

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After 1: Pistons 30, Celtics 27
Cade Cunningham gets Detroit off to a good start, but Boston has cut what was an 11-point lead down to 3 by the end of the quarter.
Cunningham has 10 for Detroit, while Jayson Tatum has 12 – though on 3-for-9 shooting – for Boston. –

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Bogey is now back in as Detroit’s double-digit lead quickly evaporated with an all-bench unit. –

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The Celtics have cut the Pistons’ 11-point lead to four and Williams subs Bogey back into the game. –

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The Pistons have an all-bench unit out there again –

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Tatum is really locked in on these pull up 3s over the past week or two. Have to wonder if it’s the ankle. –

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I thought more than anyone on this team that Livers was in his head a bit. He’s still got a lot to prove at this level, but he’s not as bad as he’s been lately.
Curious to see if this start unlocks him a bit. Detroit could very much use the version of him many expected. –

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Pritchard-Hauser-Tatum-Brissett-Queta out of timeout. –

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This is Detroit’s best sustained stretch of good play in … a while. They’re running hard and capatilizing in transition, hitting 3’s and defending. Second unit picked up where the first unit left off, with a Livers 3 giving Detroit a 28-17 lead –

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And of course the Pistons jump out to an 11-point lead –

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Some murmurs in the crowd here in Boston as Joe Mazzulla calls timeout following the Pistons racing out to a 28-17 lead late in the first.
Boston has started the game 1-for-9 from 3, while Detroit is led by 10 quick points from Cade Cunningham. –

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Pistons up 28-17 now and Mazzulla calls timeout. Celtics are either going on a 42-10 run here or it’s gonna be an ugly night for them. –

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8-0 Pistons run forces a Celtics timeout. 28-17 lead for Detroit. Pistons making shots while the C’s are 1-9 from 3. –

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trail 28-17. Offense is off to a slow start and defense is letting DET have whatever it wants. –

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The Burks to Livers alley-oop connection. Pistons up 23-17.
Hayes is about to check in, possibly for Cade. –

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Burks, Wiseman, Livers and Thompson all just checked in at the same time, joining Cade. That’s new –

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Cade Cunningham has 10 of Detroit’s 18 points.
He never scored 40 in a game prior to Dec. 18.
He’s had two 40-point games since then. –

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Neemias Queta checking in, even with Kornet returning tonight.
Joe pregame: “Luke’s done a lot for us over the last 2 years. He’s going to play…Luke’s ability to pass & off-ball situations. Neemie’s ability to screen, get behind bigs. So it’s just a matter of using both now.” –

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Cunningham up to 5/7 with another knock down mid range shot. 10 points in 7 minutes. off to a great start. –

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Ausar and Livers are the first two off the bench. Wiseman is set to check in as well. –

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Queta in for Horford. –

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7-12 shooting for Detroit to start, 5-13 for Boston.
Slow start in these games is not surprising. Again, 1st game back from the road trip is always sloppy to some degree. It’s just a matter of if (or when) they’ll snap out of it. –

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Celtics start 1-6 from 3 while the Pistons are making shots. Early 16-13 Detroit lead, which all the doomers probably expected lol –

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Celtics trail Detroit, 16-13, at 5:42 timeout. … Pistons wishing this was baseball so they could pray for rain. –

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security guard going to check kevin knox’s credentials to make sure he’s not a youtuber pulling a prank. –

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Pistons lead the Celtics 16-13 with 5:42 left in the first quarter. –

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Pistons are up 12-6….if they just hit force win from here like I do on 2k their streak would be over –

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Another good start for the Pistons. The starters, for the most part, haven’t been the problem.
It’s the bench.
Can’t have an all-bench unit tonight, and I don’t think Monty will do it. –

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Nov. 9, 2022 was the last time Cade Cunningham was inside TD Garden. He struggled scored just 4 points. It was his last game before he was shut down due to season-ending surgery.
He has 8 points on 4-5 from the field in the first four minutes tonight. –

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Detroit not playing this five-man unit a second before tonight is hilarious –

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have 12 pts in the first three minutes. –

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Cade has been acting different since “We’re bad” lol –

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Cade is starting out where he left off on Tuesday. He has six of Detroit’s first eight points. –

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Cade Cunningham opens 3/3 FG carving the up inside. –

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Jrue Holiday’s first assist tonight against Detroit is his 6,000th in the NBA. With his 15,000th point last month, he’s now in some truly elite company…
15,000 points
6,000 assists
1,300 steals
NBA Championship
LeBron
Kobe
Payton
Pippen
Isiah
Magic
Kidd
Lowry
JRUE HOLIDAY –

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Cade gets things going with a floater and Tatum counters with a dunk on the other end. –

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Pistons are on. –

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It’s always fun to have a front row seat to Cedric Maxwell and Rick Mahorn talking shit to one another when the Pistons come to town. If they sat any closer to one another, they might spend the whole game in a slap fight.
The rivalry dies hard –

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In 2 games on the West Coast trip, Kristaps Porzingis averaged 26 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Tonight, @DKSportsbook has KP at +100 odds to combine for over 32 PTS + REB + AST. The real question is, how much will he need to play against the Pistons.
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if you’re actually worried about the Celtics losing, you should sprinkle a little on Pistons ML lol. even like $5 could win you $40 or something like that. so if it does happen, you make a little cash lol (this is not that serious) –

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As the Celtics enter this 96-hour period with games against the Pistons and Spurs, there have only been 15 teams in NBA history that have gone through an 82-game season getting outscored by 10+ points/game.
This year, there are currently four (Detroit, SA, Washington, Charlotte) –

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Curious to see if Boston defends Knox like some of you think.
Stewart shoots 50 percent on “open” 3 and Knox 15 percent.
Knox is the team’s best “wide open” shooter this season, though.
Thought Knox was the best alternative though with Stew out. –

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Pistons at Celtics – TD Garden – December 28, 2023 – Starters
Boston – Holiday, White, Tatum, Horford, Porzingis
Detroit – Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kevin Knox II, Jalen Duren
Out – Boston: Brown Detroit: Monte Morris, Isaiah Stewart –

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Pistons starters: Cunningham, Ivey, Knox, Bogdanovic and Duren. –

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Ivey, Cunningham, Bogdanovic, Knox and Duren will start tonight. Stewart is out. –

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starters vs. : Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Kevin Knox II, Bojan Bogdanovic and Jalen Duren. –

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No Jaylen Brown, so who lights the fuse for C’s tonight?
Brown tops the team having scored C’s 1st field goal in 10 games this season. Jrue (8), Jayson (5), KP (4) behind him.
Only one first field goal for Derrick White. Over at @DKSportsbook, he’s at +450 for 1st. –

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Spotted in Boston. –

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Monty Williams on Killian Hayes/Ausar Thompson’s status: “They should be OK. We’ll find out more, but they went through shootaround this morning.” –

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Fan giveaway tonight… The PR push for All Star votes.
I like what they’ve done here. White is driving, best buds Porzingis & Jaylen are high fiving, Tatum is the the middle of everything, and Holiday is just happy to be along for the ride. –

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Joe Mazzulla says Jaylen Brown just woke up sore today with his back contusion and this is not expected to be a long-term issue. Celtics play again tomorrow night against the Raptors. –

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Joe Mazzulla says Jaylen Brown woke up with a sore back today, but doesn’t envision he’ll be out long-term. –

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2023-24 Detroit Pistons vs. 2011-12 Charlotte Bobcats: Who would win?
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Cannot believe Joel Embiid actually injured his ankle and didn’t charter a private plane so that he could arrive just in time for the Christmas Day game.
But, hey, a sprained ankle would’ve been fine by now if the Sixers were playing in Detroit or San Antonio! –

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Teams with a top 10 ORTG and DRTG this season:
— 76ers
— Celtics
— Thunder
— Nuggets –

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On todays @lockedonlions Podcast: Can the Detroit Lions keep the Dallas Cowboys losing streak alive?
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Now that their February 26 game against the Knicks has been moved to New York, it’s going to be a lot harder for the Pistons to break their 54-game losing streak –

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Lots of smart talk about the Celtics and Derrick White from @jshector and @coachthorpe on the new TrueHoop Podcast.

But also a question that has been on my mind a ton: –

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Now that their February 26 game against the Knicks has been moved to New York, it’s going to be a lot harder for the Pistons to break their 55-game losing streak –

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Last episode of 2023 and a TrueHoop subscriber wants to know what is Derrick White doing that has him playing at an All-NBA level?
@coachthorpe and @jshector discuss.
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The four IST semiinalists were 40-41 or 41-40 home/road with one neutral game, but Knicks were only team with a 40-42 or 42-40 imbalance. That imbalance now belongs to Detroit. –

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The Pistons have lost a home game. Their Feb. 26 game against the Knicks has been moved from the LCA to Madison Square Garden because of “unique scheduling complications associated with the In- Season Tournament,” per the NBA. –

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The Pistons’ home game on Feb. 26 against the Knicks has been changed to a road game at Madison Square Garden, the NBA just announced. The game also has a new tip time of 7:30 p.m.
The change was due to unique scheduling complications associated with the In-Season Tournament. –

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The Knicks’ Feb. 26 matchup against the Detroit Pistons has now been related to Madison Square Garden, the league announced.
The Knicks previously had 42 scheduled road games and 40 home games because of the NBA’s new In-Season Tournament.
Now it’s an even 41 and 41. –

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The Knicks-Pistons game on Feb. 26 is being moved from Detroit to MSG. Makes up for the Knicks home-road disparity after the in-season tournament left them with 42 road games and 40 home games. Their schedule is now back to even. –

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The NBA has moved the Pistons Feb. 26 game with the Knicks to Madison Square Garden. “The cause for the change was unique scheduling complications associated with the In-Season Tournament,” the league says.
Knicks were down to have 40 home, 42 road because of IST. No more. –

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The Knicks-Pistons game on Dec. 26 is being moved from Detroit to MSG. Makes up for the Knicks home-road disparity after the in-season tournament left them with 42 road games and 40 home games. Their schedule is now back to even. –

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Someone call in a heat check ’cause Mr. Hot Hands is here 🔥🙌🏽
Vote D-White for now: –

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Celtics Flex DEPTH Out West + Pistons PREVIEW | BIG 3 NBA Podcast w/ @ASherrodblakely, @GwashburnGlobe & @KwaniALunis | Presented by @FDSportsbook & @Indeed –

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Last call for questions for this week’s mailbag. Send all your player, roster, trade, team or any other questions here or to brobb@masslive.com –

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Christmas came early for @GwashburnGlobe when the Celtics turned to this guy out West.

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we are LIVE with @_devongivens
@DerekBodnerNBA
and @KyleNeubeck discussing whether the Sixers can pounce on the historically inept Pistons, who want to trade for Tobias Harris. Plus, a mailbag.
Join them at the link:
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Live at 2:30 with @DerekBodnerNBA
and @_devongivens.
On the docket:
—The historically bad Pistons, their interest in Tobias Harris, and whether there’s a workable deal there
—Mailbag questions
and more!
See you soon:
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Top 5:
1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2. Donovan Mitchell
3. Jaylen Brown
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo
Guess the stat. –

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Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis credits Jayson Tatum & Jalen Brown for his strong. Porzingis to @Sportskeeda: “They’re making the right reads & the right plays for everybody. It’s a chain reaction. If they’re doing it, then everybody is going to be doing it.” –

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LeBron almost forgot to actually say hi to Jayson Tatum after seeing Deuce pregame on Christmas 😅
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