Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons

Feb 26, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	20	35	24	18	97
DET	29	26	35	27	117

Game Recap

The Detroit Pistons defeated the Boston Celtics, 117-97, for their 8th consecutive victory which is their highest win streak since the 2008-09 season. The Detroit Pistons move to 33-26, while the Boston Celtics fall to 42-17.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jayson TatumSF	33	10-19	4-9	3-4	6	3	0	0	4	1	-11	27
42Al HorfordPF	30	3-10	3-9	0-0	10	2	2	1	0	1	-14	9
8Kristaps PorzingisC	25	4-11	2-3	1-3	2	1	3	0	2	5	-24	11
9Derrick WhiteSG	31	6-12	5-10	1-2	3	3	0	0	2	2	-11	18
4Jrue HolidayPG	31	2-10	0-5	0-0	2	6	0	0	3	2	-11	4
11Payton Pritchard	31	6-10	5-8	1-1	3	4	1	0	1	0	-5	18
27Jordan Walsh	15	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	-7	0
30Sam Hauser	12	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	-7	3
88Neemias Queta	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	1	-2	0
20JD Davison	4	0-1	0-1	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	3
26Xavier Tillman	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	2	0	-2	0
13Drew Peterson	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	-2	3
55Baylor Scheierman	4	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	1
12Torrey Craig	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Anton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	33-8041.3%	21-4942.9%	10-1566.7%	32	21	9	1	17	15	-	97

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Ausar ThompsonSF	26	3-6	0-0	1-2	6	2	5	0	3	2	+15	7
12Tobias HarrisPF	34	6-10	2-4	2-2	9	2	1	2	1	2	+13	16
0Jalen DurenC	25	6-7	0-0	1-2	11	2	1	0	1	3	0	13
8Tim Hardaway Jr.SG	28	3-8	1-4	2-2	4	2	1	0	0	0	-1	9
2Cade CunninghamPG	34	9-21	1-4	2-2	4	11	0	0	4	3	+12	21
5Malik Beasley	21	10-15	6-11	0-0	5	2	1	1	0	0	+12	26
25Marcus Sasser	20	3-8	2-6	0-2	1	3	0	0	0	1	+19	8
28Isaiah Stewart	19	1-2	0-0	2-4	5	1	0	2	0	2	+19	4
00Ronald Holland II	18	4-8	0-3	0-0	3	3	3	0	2	1	+8	8
43Lindy Waters III	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	+1	3
7Paul Reed	2	1-3	0-0	0-1	3	1	0	0	1	0	+1	2
34Bobi Klintman	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
24Daniss Jenkins	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
71Dennis Schroder	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	47-8952.8%	13-3339.4%	10-1758.8%	51	29	13	5	12	16	-	117

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSDET

(11:57) Jump Ball Duren vs. Porzingis: Tip to Tatum
(11:43) MISS Holiday 3PT Jump Shot
(11:42) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:35) Harris 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
03
(11:18) MISS Porzingis 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:17) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:02) Cunningham 11' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
05
(10:47) MISS White 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:43) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:39) MISS Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:36) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:25) MISS Tatum 18' Jump Shot
(10:22) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:10) Horford S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Ransom)
+1 (10:10) Cunningham Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
06
+1 (10:10) Cunningham Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
07
(9:54) MISS Porzingis 6' Driving Hook Shot
(9:51) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:40) MISS Harris 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:37) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:37) MISS Duren Tip Layup Shot
(9:37) Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:37) Harris Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:37) Porzingis STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:32) Tatum 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
27
(9:12) MISS Cunningham 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:09) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:04) Tatum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:04) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:59) Duren 4' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Hardaway Jr. 1 AST)
29
(8:29) MISS Horford 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:26) Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(8:22) MISS Hardaway Jr. 5' Running Layup
(8:21) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:04) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:03) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:52) Cunningham 5' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
211
(7:38) MISS Porzingis 12' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:37) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:33) Porzingis S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Malloy)
+1 (7:33) Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
212
+1 (7:33) Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
213
+2 (7:23) Porzingis 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
413
(7:23) Harris S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
+1 (7:23) Porzingis Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
513
(7:06) MISS Cunningham 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:04) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:53) Holiday 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
713
(6:42) Cunningham Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:42) Porzingis STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (6:34) Tatum 5' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
913
+2 (6:17) Thompson 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Cunningham 2 AST)
915
(6:01) MISS Holiday 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:58) Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(5:49) MISS Cunningham 4' Driving Layup
(5:47) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:39) MISS Holiday 5' Driving Layup
(5:38) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:33) Thompson Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:33) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:18) MISS Pritchard 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:18) Beasley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:17) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:01) MISS Harris 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:58) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:49) Tatum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1215
(4:37) Duren Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:37) Pritchard STEAL (1 STL)
(4:30) Hauser Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:30) Duren STEAL (1 STL)
(4:28) Porzingis S.FOUL (P2.T3) (E.Malloy)
+1 (4:28) Duren Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1216
(4:28) MISS Duren Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:25) Queta REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:04) Tatum 15' Turnaround Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1416
+2 (3:51) Cunningham 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1418
+3 (3:36) Tatum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
1718
(3:18) MISS Cunningham 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:17) Celtics Rebound
(3:17) Duren L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
+3 (2:54) Pritchard 31' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
2018
(2:35) Queta S.FOUL (P1.T4) (R.Mott)
(2:35) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:35) MISS Stewart Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:35) PISTONS Rebound
+1 (2:35) Stewart Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2019
(2:13) Tatum Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(2:13) Thompson STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (2:09) Beasley 3' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
2021
(1:45) MISS Walsh 5' Driving Dunk
(1:45) Stewart BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:43) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (1:27) Beasley 30' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sasser 1 AST)
2024
(1:11) Tatum Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)
(1:11) Harris STEAL (1 STL)
(1:11) Tatum P.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Malloy)
(1:11) MISS Sasser Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:11) PISTONS Rebound
(1:11) MISS Sasser Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:09) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:55) Tatum Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T5)
(0:55) Thompson STEAL (3 STL)
+2 (0:51) Sasser 3' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
2026
(0:32) Queta Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:32) Thompson STEAL (4 STL)
(0:26) MISS Beasley 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:25) Beasley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (0:25) Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2029
(0:00) Celtics Turnover: Shot Clock (T#7)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

DET

97Points117

33-80(41.3%)Field Goal(%)47-89(52.8%)

21-49(42.9%)3-Point(%)13-33(39.4%)

10-15(66.7%)Free Throw(%)10-17(58.8%)

32(7)Rebounds(Offensive)51(14)

21Assists29

9Steals13

1Blocks5

17Turnovers12

15Fouls16

20Pts In The Paint62

8Fast Break Pts29

13Pts Off Turnovers24

28Bench Pts51

2Largest Lead23

Game Details

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 20,062 (97.9%)