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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pistons | 28 | 30 | 13 | 34 | 105 |
 Celtics | 31 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 108 |
DETTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 37-8842.0% | 8-3026.7% | 23-2785.2% | 50 | 17 | 17 |
| BOS | 37-8444.0% | 9-3129.0% | 25-3278.1% | 46 | 25 | 14 |
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Boston Celtics108| 33 | 31 | 10-16 | 4-7 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | +1 | +11.9 | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 1-2 | +2 | −2.3 | ||||||||
| 32 | 14 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-2 | +1 | +0.5 | |||||||
| 30 | 16 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 26 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.4 | |||||
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| 31 | 15 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −3.0 | |||||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +5 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 19 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 12 | 9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +1.9 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −0.5 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 108 | 37-8444.0% | 9-3129.0% | 46 | 25 | 14 | 20 | 25-3278.1% | 8 | 8 | 4 | |||
Bench 30 points on 9 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Brad Wanamaker and Semi Ojeleye (coach’s decision).
Detroit Pistons105| 35 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −10.0 | ||||||
| 34 | 24 | 8-17 | 0-4 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 33 | 16 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.1 | |||||
| 31 | 17 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-4 | +1 | +3.5 | |||||||
| 27 | 8 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −8.4 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 13 | 4-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | +3 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 17 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −4 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 13 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | +1 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.9 | |||
| 11 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.4 | ||||
| Team | 105 | 37-8842.0% | 8-3026.7% | 50 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 23-2785.2% | 11 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 31 points on 10 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Henry Ellenson, Langston Galloway and Jon Leuer (coach’s decision).
Celtics108Pistons105ClickTap 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.
Kyrie Irving scored 31 points (13 in the third quarter), and the Boston Celtics held off the Detroit Pistons 108-105.
The Pistons came back from 8 down to lead by 2 early in the third quarter, but the Celtics answered with a 23-7 run to lead 81-67 with 2:22 left in the third quarter. The Pistons got within 103-102 with 12 seconds left.
The Pistons had the ball down 3 with 10 seconds left, but Marcus Smart stole the ball from Blake Griffin. A 3-pointer would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Pistons 18-14. Irving (No. 1 in clutch wins added, 2018-19) scored 6 of the Celtics’ 18 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
For the Pistons, Griffin had 24 points and 15 rebounds.
The Celtics shot 44.0% from the field and 29.0% from 3 to the Pistons’ 42.0% and 26.7%.
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).
83 points from the field on 83 shots: 1.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-16 | 81.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 8-13 | 61.5% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 7-24 | 29.2% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-5 | 20.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-26 | 30.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jackson | 32 | 8 | 4-5 | 0 |
| Ish Smith | 13 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Andre Drummond | 10 | 10 | 3-3 | +8 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 9 | 2-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Johnson | 23 | 2 | 0-4 | −3 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 13 | 5 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Glenn Robinson III | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Reggie Jackson | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6 | 2-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Johnson | 22 | 0 | 0-2 | −6 |
| Blake Griffin | 22 | 9 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Ish Smith | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Andre Drummond | 4 | 2 | 0-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 17 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.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Smith 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Johnson 4 AST)
Q4 0:12
19.2%
98→79
Bullock 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Griffin 3 AST)
Q4 0:26
16.0%
98→82
Drummond 1' Tip Layup Shot (17 PTS)
Q4 4:22
13.7%
77→64
Bullock 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Griffin 2 AST)
Q4 2:55
12.9%
95→82
Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
Q4 0:11
12.9%
79→92
