Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons
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Jaylen Brown scores 33 points, NBA-leading Celtics beat Pistons 129-102 for 8th straight win
“It's an honor to coach Jaylen when is playing like this,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. “He's processing every possession on both ends of the floor and he's getting the shots he wants, both for himself and his teammates. He's playing very well-rounded basketball and it has been fun to watch.”
Boston improved to 56-15 — an .800 winning percentage. Detroit is tied with Washington at the bottom of the league at 12-58 — 44 games behind the Celtics.
Peyton Pritchard added 20 points, and Derrick White had 19 points and 11 assists. Jayson Tatum sat out against Detroit to rest an ankle for the second time in five days, also missing a 119-94 home victory Monday night.
Brown was 13 of 19 from the floor, including 10 of 11 on 2-point shots.
“I just wanted to be aggressive, because we had some guys out,” he said. ”When (Tatum) isn't out there, I know I have to play a little bit faster."
The Celtics were starting a season-long six-game road trip.
James Wiseman had a season-high 24 points for Detroit, and Jaden Ivey had 16. The Pistons have dropped nine straight against Boston.
“The stats and stuff really don't matter to me, because I want to win,” said Wiseman, who started for the first time this season. “We've had a lot of peaks and valleys this season, but there are still things we can get better at down the stretch.”
The Pistons were missing their top five post players in Jalen Duren (back), Stanley Umude (ankle), Simone Fontecchio (toe), Isaiah Stewart (hamstring) and Ausar Thompson (illness). That left them with a starting backcourt of Tosan Evboumwan, Troy Brown Jr. and Wiseman.
Tied at 43 in the second period, Boston took over in a stretch that included parts of the second and third quarters. The Celtics had a 47-21 run to take a 90-64 lead with 6:10 left in the third.
Brown finished with 17 points in the third to help Boston take a 104-83 lead. Mazzulla emptied the bench in the fourth.
UP NEXT
Celtics: At Chicago on Saturday night.
Pistons: Host New Orleans on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
BOS wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 129 - 102 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 129 - 102 |
| 4th 10.1 |  |
Neemias Queta makes 3-foot dunk | 129 - 102 |
| 4th 10.1 | |
Neemias Queta offensive rebound | 127 - 102 |
| 4th 11.1 | |
Jordan Walsh misses 23-foot three point jumper | 127 - 102 |
Statistics
 BOS |
 DET |
|
|---|---|---|
| 47-89 | FG | 42-83 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 16-45 | 3PT | 9-31 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 19-27 | FT | 9-13 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 58 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 15 | Fouls | 23 |
| 27 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Detroit Pistons Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan Robinson, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 14 |
| Ugonna Onyenso, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 11 |
| Isaiah Joe, G | Out | Nov 9 |
| Jalen Duren, C | Out | Nov 8 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,994 · Capacity:
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
10 | 2 | .833 | - | W5 |
 Philadelphia |
10 | 3 | .769 | 0.5 | W1 |
 New York |
6 | 6 | .500 | 4 | L2 |
 Toronto |
5 | 7 | .417 | 5 | L3 |
 Brooklyn |
3 | 9 | .250 | 7 | L1 |
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