Celtics hold off 3-point streak to beat Pistons 130-120
Jaylen Brown had 28 points with nine assists and Kristaps Porzingis added 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to their ninth victory in 10 games, a 130-120 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
BOSTON– Jaylen Brown had 28 points with nine assists and Kristaps Porzingis added 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to their ninth victory in 10 games, a 130-120 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
Derrick White had 14 points and 11 assists and Payton Pritchard scored 19 points off the bench for Boston. The Celtics scored 12 straight goals to take an 18-4 lead less than four minutes into the game and led by 20.
The Celtics held a double-digit lead until the fourth quarter, when Detroit made four straight 3-pointers to pull within eight points, 109-101, and force Boston coach Joe Mazzulla to put it back. Brown. The Pistons cut it to five points. the last minute on Tobias Harris’ 3-pointer, but Pritchard’s 3 sealed it.
Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds for Detroit. Harris also scored 27 points and Malik Beasley had 23 off the bench.
Pistons: Made a season-high 20 3-pointers on 39 attempts, including three from Beasley and one from Marcus Sasser to get back in the game in the fourth.
Celtics: Even with Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday injured, the Celtics were too much for the Pistons.
With 3:46 left, Porzingis fouled while driving to the basket. His momentum carried him toward the seats, where he slapped the hands of a few fans before raising his arms toward the crowd and receiving loud cheers. He made both free throws to give Boston a 121-107 lead.
Sam Hauser made his second start of the year and scored 14 points in the third quarter en route to a game-high 20 points. He was 5 of 10 from 3-point range.
The Celtics host Milwaukee on Friday night and the Pistons travel to New York on Saturday.
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