Celtics (122) vs Pistons (120) · Jan 3, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Jan 3, 2021

Game Recap

Jayson Tatum knocked down a mid-range jumper from the elbow with 2.9 seconds remaining to lift the Celtics over the Pistons, 122-120. Tatum finished the game with 24 points, eight rebounds and a career-high twelve assists, while Jaylen Brown tallied a game-high 31 points in the victory. Jerami Grant recorded 22 points and six rebounds for the Pistons in the losing effort. The Celtics improve to 4-3 as the Pistons fall to 1-5.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	31	30	30	31	122
DET	33	24	31	32	120

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
0Jayson TatumSF	36	10-22	4-8	0-0	8	12	0	2	0	1	24	+2
13Tristan ThompsonPF	26	5-10	0-0	2-4	11	1	0	0	1	3	12	-1
27Daniel TheisC	25	7-8	1-2	0-1	4	1	1	0	2	5	15	-1
7Jaylen BrownSG	34	13-16	5-8	0-0	1	3	0	0	6	2	31	+1
36Marcus SmartPG	34	5-10	1-5	6-6	3	10	0	1	2	1	17	-1
11Payton Pritchard	27	2-6	1-3	0-0	4	4	1	1	2	5	5	+7
55Jeff Teague	15	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	+1
44Robert Williams III	17	2-4	0-0	1-2	5	2	2	1	2	1	5	+3
37Semi Ojeleye	22	4-7	3-6	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	3	11	-1
4Carsen Edwards	— did not play —												— did not play —
99Tacko Fall	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Aaron Nesmith	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Tremont Waters	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Grant Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		49-8756.3%	15-3345.5%	9-1369.2%	41	35	4	5	17	22	122

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9Jerami GrantSF	34	8-16	2-6	4-4	6	2	1	0	2	2	22	+1
23Blake GriffinPF	29	4-14	3-10	2-4	3	4	1	0	0	0	13	-4
24Mason PlumleeC	24	3-4	0-0	7-8	8	2	1	1	0	4	13	+2
20Josh JacksonSG	13	5-10	2-4	1-1	1	2	1	0	0	0	13	+6
7Killian HayesPG	24	2-5	1-2	0-0	1	4	0	0	2	4	5	-3
25Derrick Rose	23	4-12	1-3	4-4	1	8	0	1	4	0	13	+6
28Isaiah Stewart	15	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	2	0	3	2	+1
55Delon Wright	18	1-2	0-0	2-2	3	3	2	1	1	0	4	-10
41Saddiq Bey	19	2-6	2-3	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	2	6	0
45Sekou Doumbouya	14	3-3	2-2	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	1	8	-8
13Jahlil Okafor	8	3-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	6	-5
19Svi Mykhailiuk	14	5-8	3-6	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	15	+4
8Wayne Ellington	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Rodney McGruder	— did not play —												— did not play —
91Deividas Sirvydis	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		41-8647.7%	16-3644.4%	22-2588.0%	33	29	8	7	9	16	120

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterbosdet

(11:57) Jump Ball Plumlee vs. Thompson: Tip to Griffin
(11:42) MISS Jackson 11' Floating Jump Shot
(11:40) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:35) MISS Tatum 3PT Jump Shot
(11:27) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:24) Grant 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
03
+2 (11:10) Theis 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
23
+3 (10:43) Griffin 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hayes 1 AST)
26
+2 (10:20) Brown 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
46
+2 (10:09) Grant 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Plumlee 1 AST)
48
+3 (9:52) Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
78
+2 (9:40) Plumlee Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Hayes 2 AST)
710
+3 (9:26) Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
1010
(9:17) Hayes Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:05) MISS Brown 3PT Jump Shot
(9:02) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:59) MISS Thompson 1' Hook Shot
(8:59) Plumlee BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:53) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(8:47) MISS Smart 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:45) Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:43) MISS Griffin 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:41) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:35) MISS Tatum 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:33) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:12) Plumlee 3' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS)
1012
+2 (7:59) Thompson 9' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
1212
+2 (7:40) Grant 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)
1214
(7:40) Theis Violation:Defensive Goaltending (S.Wall)
+2 (7:30) Thompson 7' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
1414
+2 (7:13) Hayes Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1416
+3 (7:02) Theis 28' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Tatum 3 AST)
1716
+2 (6:48) Grant 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Hayes 3 AST)
1718
(6:34) MISS Thompson 3' Hook Shot
(6:32) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:24) Jackson 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Plumlee 2 AST)
1720
+2 (6:09) Tatum 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Smart 3 AST)
1920
+2 (5:46) Plumlee 3' Driving Hook Shot (6 PTS) (Griffin 1 AST)
1922
(5:42) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (5:33) Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Smart 4 AST)
2222
(5:19) MISS Jackson 3' Layup
(5:19) Pritchard BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:18) PISTONS Rebound
(5:17) MISS Jackson 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:12) Rose REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:07) MISS Rose 18' Jump Shot
(5:03) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:51) Brown Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T1) (A.Nagy)
(4:51) Brown Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (4:38) Grant 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Griffin 2 AST)
2225
+3 (4:20) Brown 28' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
2525
(4:08) Rose Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:08) Theis STEAL (1 STL)
(4:01) Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(4:01) Grant STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (3:55) Jackson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Rose 1 AST)
2528
+2 (3:36) Smart Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
2728
(3:15) MISS Griffin 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:12) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:04) MISS Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:01) Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (2:50) Rose 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Griffin 3 AST)
2731
+2 (2:33) Brown Layup (13 PTS)
2931
(2:32) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:20) MISS Rose 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:16) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:57) Tatum 15' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Williams III 1 AST)
3131
(1:36) Rose Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(1:36) Pritchard STEAL (1 STL)
(1:34) Brown Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P3.T3)
(1:12) MISS Grant 3' Driving Layup
(1:12) Williams III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:08) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:54) MISS Williams III 17' Jump Shot
(0:52) Wright REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:35) Rose 14' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Wright 1 AST)
3133
(0:29) MISS Teague 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:27) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:09) Rose Kicked Ball Violation Turnover (P3.T4)
(0:03) Bey P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Capers)
(0:00) MISS Tatum 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Celtics Rebound

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4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

DET

122Points120

49-87(56.3%)Field Goal(%)41-86(47.7%)

15-33(45.5%)3-Point(%)16-36(44.4%)

9-13(69.2%)Free Throw(%)22-25(88.0%)

41(12)Rebounds(Offensive)33(8)

35Assists29

4Steals8

5Blocks7

17Turnovers9

22Fouls16

52Pts In The Paint44

6Fast Break Pts9

12Pts Off Turnovers22

23Bench Pts54

8Largest Lead4

Game Details

Sunday, January 3, 2021 · 3:00 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

capacity: 20,491