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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 29 | 15 | 29 | 18 | 91 |
 Pistons | 21 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 81 |
BOSTeam statsDET| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 33-7941.8% | 11-3036.7% | 14-1877.8% | 50 | 16 | 13 |
| DET | 28-8433.3% | 10-3330.3% | 15-1978.9% | 46 | 14 | 9 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Boston Celtics91| 34 | 18 | 7-15 | 2-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +7 | +5.2 | ||||||
| 34 | 16 | 4-12 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −2.7 | |||||
| 31 | 12 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −5.9 | |||||
| 30 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −0.8 | |||||
| 27 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | −1.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 12 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −6.4 | ||||||
| 23 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.2 | |||||
| 13 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.2 | |||
| 13 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | −6 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −8 | −2.7 | ||||||
| Team | 91 | 33-7941.8% | 11-3036.7% | 50 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 14-1877.8% | 9 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 28 points on 10 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Guerschon Yabusele, Abdel Nader and Kadeem Allen (coach’s decision).
Detroit Pistons81| 38 | 19 | 5-15 | 3-9 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | −4 | +1.7 | ||||||
| 32 | 12 | 5-16 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −7.5 | ||||||
| 31 | 6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −3.4 | ||||||
| 19 | 2 | 0-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −22 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.7 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 11 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +12 | +1.1 | |||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −4.0 | |||||
| 22 | 15 | 6-9 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +2 | +4.2 | |||||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +1.1 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.0 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.6 | |||
| Team | 81 | 28-8433.3% | 10-3330.3% | 46 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 15-1978.9% | 11 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 37 points on 15 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Henry Ellenson (coach’s decision).
Celtics91Pistons81ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 91-81.
The Celtics took control with a 25-7 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 18.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Pistons 8-0.
Al Horford had 18 points (8 during a 13-0 run in the first quarter), 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
For the Pistons, Tobias Harris had 19 points (8 in the third quarter) and 8 rebounds but shot 5 for 15.
The Celtics shot 41.8% from the field and 36.7% from 3 to the Pistons’ 33.3% and 30.3%. They held the Pistons to 81 points. The Pistons did not make a field goal in the last 3:06. The Pistons’ starters were outscored 22-10 in 8 minutes together.
Boston CelticsDetroit PistonsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
77 points from the field on 79 shots: 3.5 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-18 | 61.1% | 63% |
| In the paint | 7-17 | 41.2% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-14 | 28.6% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-8 | 12.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-22 | 45.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Harris | 29 | 13 | 6-7 | +8 |
| Anthony Tolliver | 10 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Andre Drummond | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Eric Moreland | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Bradley | 41 | 0 | 0-4 | −14 |
| Reggie Jackson | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Andre Drummond | 4 | 5 | 2-5 | +4 |
| Ish Smith | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 11 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jackson | 20 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Tobias Harris | 17 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Luke Kennard | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 10 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DET win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
DET
Highest Leverage Moments
Harris 25' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS)
Q4 4:55
12.1%
8→21
Brown 6' Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Horford 5 AST)
Q4 3:29
10.6%
24→14
Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Horford 6 AST)
Q4 1:55
10.4%
15→4
Horford 26' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Irving 3 AST)
Q4 2:56
9.7%
21→11
Tatum 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Smart 3 AST)
Q2 0:22
8.3%
45→37
